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| - | '''Alpha-hemolysin''' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemolysin#.CE.B1-hemolysin] is secreted by Staphylococcus aureus as a pore-forming | + | '''Alpha-hemolysin''' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemolysin#.CE.B1-hemolysin] is a toxin secreted by Staphylococcus aureus as a pore-forming heptamer that binds to eukaryotic cell membranes. This protein belongs to a family of beta-barrel pore-forming exotoxins[http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/P09616]. |
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Revision as of 17:35, 15 April 2016
Function
Alpha-hemolysin [1] is a toxin secreted by Staphylococcus aureus as a pore-forming heptamer that binds to eukaryotic cell membranes. This protein belongs to a family of beta-barrel pore-forming exotoxins[2].
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Let us color the two main forms of regular in this protein. Alpha Helices appears in red, Beta Strands in yellow.

