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Inactivation of Vibrio vulnificus hemolysin through mutation of the N- or C-terminus of the lectin-like domain.
Toxicon : official journal of the International Society on Toxinology - 1 May 2011
Miyoshi Shin-ichi, Abe Yuki, Senoh Mitsutoshi, Mizuno Tamaki, Maehara Yoko, Nakao Hiroshi
Abstract excerpt
Vibrio vulnificus is an etiological agent causing serious systemic infections in the immunocompromised humans or cultured eels. This species commonly produces a hemolytic toxin consisting of the cytolysin domain and the lectin-like domain. For hemolysis, the lectin-like domain specifically binds to cholesterol in the erythrocyte membrane, and to form a hollow oligomer, the toxin is subsequently assembled on the...
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