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Redirecting pore assembly of staphylococcal α-hemolysin by protein engineering

Abstract:

α-Hemolysin (αHL), a β-barrel pore-forming toxin (βPFT), is secreted as a water-soluble monomer by Staphylococcus aureus. Upon binding to receptors on target cell membranes, αHL assembles to form heptameric membrane-spanning pores. We have previously engineered αHL to create a protease-activatable toxin that is activated by site-specific proteolysis including by tumor proteases. In this study, we redesigned αHL so that it requires 2-fold activation on target cells through (i) binding to speci...

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Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.1021/acscentsci.8b00910

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MPLS Division
Department:
Chemistry
Sub department:
Chemical Biology
Role:
Author
Publisher:
American Chemical Society
Journal:
ACS Central Science More from this journal
Volume:
5
Issue:
4
Pages:
629-639
Publication date:
2019-03-25
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EISSN:
2374-7951
ISSN:
2374-7943
Pmid:
31041382
Language:
English
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Pubs id:
pubs:995499
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uuid:7e1af29e-a741-475f-84ae-7723047e26fe
Local pid:
pubs:995499
Source identifiers:
995499
Deposit date:
2020-01-15

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