Human-Specific Bacterial Pore-Forming Toxins Induce Programmed Necrosis in Erythrocytes

A subgroup of the cholesterol-dependent cytolysin (CDC) family of pore-forming toxins (PFTs) has an unusually narrow host range due to a requirement for binding to human CD59 (hCD59), a glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)-linked complement regulatory molecule. hCD59-specific CDCs are produced by seve...

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Autores principales: LaRocca, Timothy J., Stivison, Elizabeth A., Hod, Eldad A., Spitalnik, Steven L., Cowan, Peter J., Randis, Tara M., Ratner, Adam J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Society of Microbiology 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4173772/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25161188
http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/mBio.01251-14

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4173772/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25161188
http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/mBio.01251-14

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