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Role of NADase in virulence in experimental invasive group A streptococcal infection.
Infection and immunity - 1 Oct 2005
Bricker Angela L, Carey Vincent J, Wessels Michael R
Abstract excerpt
Group A streptococci (GAS) produce several exoproteins that are thought to contribute to the pathogenesis of human infection. Two such proteins, streptolysin O (SLO) and NAD(+)-glycohydrolase (NADase), have been shown to interact functionally as a compound signaling toxin. When GAS are bound to the surface of epithelial cells in vitro, SLO forms pores in the cell membrane and delivers NADase to the epithelial...
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