Role for caspase-2 during pore-forming toxin-mediated apoptosis
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Role for caspase-2 during pore-forming toxin-mediated apoptosis
Pore-forming toxins (PFT) form the largest family of secreted toxins from pathogenic bacteria. Staphylococcus aureus produces different hemolysins, and α-hemolysin is one of the well-studied PFTs for which the X-ray structure of the pore is available. These toxins form heptameric pores of 1–2 nm in size in cell membranes, leading to various outcomes, including apoptotic cell death, in the host ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Cell Cycle
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1538-4101,1551-4005
DOI: 10.4161/cc.22046