The H35A mutated alpha-toxin interferes with cytotoxicity of staphylococcal alpha-toxin

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 977-983

  Liang, Xudong ^a   Yan, Meiying ^a   Ji, Yinduo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; AMINO ACID; STAPHYLOCOCCUS ALPHA TOXIN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS TOXOID; PORE FORMING CYTOTOXIC PROTEIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL LINE; CHANNEL GATING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; LUNG ALVEOLUS EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; MUTATION; PATHOGENICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

CELL LINE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMANS; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; MUTATION; PORE FORMING CYTOTOXIC PROTEINS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 62449093979     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: 10985522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.00920-08     Document Type: Article

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