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Regulated translation of listeriolysin O controls virulence of Listeria monocytogenes.
Molecular microbiology - 1 Aug 2006
Schnupf Pamela, Hofmann Jennifer, Norseen Julie, Glomski Ian J, Schwartzstein Hal, Decatur Amy L
Abstract excerpt
Listeria monocytogenes is an intracytosolic bacterial pathogen that escapes from the phagosome using a secreted cytolysin, listeriolysin O (LLO). In the host cytosol, LLO activity is minimized to prevent pore formation in the host plasma membrane; premature lysis of the infected host cell exposes the bacteria to extracellular immune defences of the host and is detrimental to infection. Here we identified...
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