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Staphylococcus aureus α-Toxin’s Close Contacts Ensure the Kill

Gisela Von HovenMatthias Husmann

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Microbiology (medical)Staphylococcus aureusVirulence FactorsBacterial ToxinsBiologymedicine.disease_causeMicrobiologyVirulence factorCell LineMicrobiologyAdherens junctionADAM10 ProteinHemolysin Proteins03 medical and health sciencesVirologymedicineAnimalsHumans030304 developmental biology0303 health sciencesPore-forming toxin030306 microbiologyMembrane ProteinsEpithelial CellsAdherens JunctionsStaphylococcal InfectionsEpitheliumInfectious Diseasesmedicine.anatomical_structureStaphylococcus aureusPinocytosisCarrier Proteins

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The membrane pore-forming α-toxin is an important virulence factor of Staphylococcus aureus. Target cells can remove pores from their surface, but recent work shows that α-toxin may undermine this self-defense by clinging to epithelial cell junctions. The findings could lead to the development of novel remedies against S. aureus infections.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2018-11-23Trends in Microbiology
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tim.2018.11.010