Modification of the signal sequence cleavage site of listeriolysin O does not affect protein secretion but impairs the virulence of Listeria monocytogenes.

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Listeriolysin O (LLO, hly-encoded), a major virulence factor secreted by the bacterial pathogen Listeria monocytogenes, is synthesized as a precursor of 529 residues. To impair LLO secretion, the four residues of the predicted signal sequence cleavage site (EA-KD) were deleted and the mutant LLO protein was expressed in a hly-negative derivative of L. monocytogenes. Unexpectedly, the mutant protein was secreted...

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