Staphylococcus aureus alpha-toxin. Dual mechanism of binding to target cells.
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Staphylococcal alpha-toxin was radiolabeled to high specific radioactivity (1,500-3,000 Ci/mmol) under retention of its hemolytic activity. Binding studies with susceptible rabbit erythrocytes and highly resistant human erythrocytes revealed that binding of alpha-toxin to target cells can occur via two different mechanisms. Binding of alpha-toxin to rabbit erythrocytes initially involves specific binding sites and occurs at low concentrations, with half-maximal binding at 1-2 nM. In contrast, toxin binding to human erythrocytes is absorptive and nonspecific, in this case, significant binding as well as hemolysis occur only at alpha-toxin concentrations exceeding 1 microM. Autoradiographic analyses of membrane-associated alpha-toxin from either cell species proved that hemolysis was inevitably associated with the formation of toxin hexamers. Our data indicate that the high susceptibility of certain target cells toward alpha-toxin is caused by the presence of specific binding sites. However, membrane damage of both susceptible and nonsusceptible target cells occurs via a common mechanism involving toxin oligomerization and pore formation.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Journal of biological chemistry
دوره 266 26 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1991