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The H35A mutated alpha-toxin interferes with cytotoxicity of staphylococcal alpha-toxin.
Infection and immunity - 1 Mar 2009
Liang Xudong, Yan Meiying, Ji Yinduo
Abstract excerpt
Staphylococcal alpha-toxin is an important virulence factor for Staphylococcus aureus to cause severe infections. In this study, we explored whether the toxoid of alpha-toxin may be utilized to block the toxicity of wild-type alpha-toxin. We created a series of H35A mutated alpha-toxin expression strains and revealed that the H35A mutation eliminates the activity of alpha-toxin using a human lung epithelial cell...
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