Non-thiol-activated cytolytic bacterial toxins: current status
Kato, I.; Morinaga, N.; Muneto, R.
Microbiological Sciences 5(2): 53-57
1988
ISSN/ISBN: 0265-1351 PMID: 3152763 Document Number: 320062
Among non-thiol-activated cytolytic toxins, staphylococcal alpha-toxin, staphylococcal leucocidin, and pseudomonal leucocidin are characterized by their interaction (with susceptible cell membranes) as a biomembrane response modifier. The transmembrane signalling by the receptor-toxin complex follows the activities of membrane-associated enzymes, which lead to changes in membrane ion-permeability.