The molecular mechanism of pneumolysin, a virulence factor from Streptococcus pneumoniae

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 284, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 449-461

  Rossjohn, Jamie ^a   Gilbert, Robert J C ^b   Crane, Dennis ^c   Morgan, Peter J ^b   Mitchell, Timothy J ^b   Rowe, Arthur J ^b   Andrew, Peter W ^b   Paton, James C ^d   Tweten, Rodney K ^e   Parker, Michael W ^a  

^a ST VINCENT'S INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STANDARDS AND CONTROL   (United Kingdom)

^d WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cholesterol; Membrane insertion; Pneumolysin; Thiol activated cytolysin

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHOLESTEROL; CYTOLYSIN; PNEUMOLYSIN; TRYPTOPHAN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CHANNEL GATING; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EUKARYOTIC CELL; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TOXIN STRUCTURE;

STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 13144275228     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1998.2167     Document Type: Article

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