Oligomerization and hemolytic properties of the C-terminal domain of pyolysin, a cholesterol-dependent cytolysin

Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 59-66

  Pokrajac, Lisa ^a   Harris, J Robin ^b,c   Sarraf, Naghmeh ^d   Palmer, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cholesterol; Hemolysis; Oligomerization; Pyolysin

Indexed keywords

C-TERMINAL DOMAINS; HEMOLYSIS; HEMOLYTIC ACTIVITY; MEMBRANE BINDING; MEMBRANE INSERTION; MONOMER STRUCTURES; PROTEOLYTIC FRAGMENTS; PYOLYSIN;

CELL MEMBRANES; CHOLESTEROL; CYTOLOGY; MONOMERS; OLIGOMERIZATION; REACTION KINETICS; TOXIC MATERIALS;

OLIGOMERS;

CHOLESTEROL; CYTOLYSIN; OLIGOMER; PROTEIN PYOLYSIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; HEMOLYSIS; OLIGOMERIZATION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CELL MEMBRANE; CHOLESTEROL; ERYTHROCYTES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; HEMOLYSIS; KINETICS; MEMBRANE LIPIDS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN MULTIMERIZATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SHEEP, DOMESTIC; STREPTOLYSINS;

EID: 84875762324     PISSN: 08298211     EISSN: 12086002     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/bcb-2012-0065     Document Type: Article

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