Low density lipoprotein inactivates Vibrio vulnificus cytolysin through the oligomerization of toxin monomer

Medical Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 194, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 137-141

  Park, Kwang Hyun ^a   Yang, Haet Bit ^a   Kim, Hyung Gue ^a   Lee, Young Rae ^a   Hur, Hyoun ^a   Kim, Jong Soo ^a   Koo, Bon Sun ^a   Han, Myung Kwan ^a   Kim, Jong Hyun ^a   Jeong, Young Ju ^a   Kim, Jong Suk ^a  

^a Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cholesterol; Lipoprotein; Low density lipoprotein; Oligomerization; Vibrio vulnificus cytolysin

Indexed keywords

CYTOLYSIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; MONOMER; PHOSPHOLIPID; TOXIN;

ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; HEMOLYSIS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; OLIGOMERIZATION; PEROXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; HEMOLYSIS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MICE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PROTEIN DENATURATION; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS;

EID: 23944446283     PISSN: 03008584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00430-004-0227-0     Document Type: Article

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