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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
40
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-9-29
pubmed:abstractText
A recombinant form of CAMP factor of Streptococcus agalactiae has been expressed as glutathione S-transferase-CAMP fusion protein in Escherichia coli. After thrombin cleavage of the fusion protein, the recombinant CAMP factor exhibited hemolytic activity comparable with that of the native form. Osmotic protection experiments with polyethylene glycols show that CAMP factor forms discrete transmembrane pores with a diameter upward of 1.6 nm on susceptible membranes; electron microscopy reveals circular membrane lesions of heterogeneous size, up to 12-15 nm in diameter. Liposome permeabilization studies show that pore formation is a highly cooperative process, which suggests that it involves the oligomerization of CAMP factor. Chemical cross-linking experiments also support an oligomeric mode of action.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0021-9258
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
3
pubmed:volume
278
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
38167-73
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:12835325-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:12835325-Bacterial Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:12835325-Cattle, pubmed-meshheading:12835325-Cell Membrane, pubmed-meshheading:12835325-Chromatography, Gel, pubmed-meshheading:12835325-Circular Dichroism, pubmed-meshheading:12835325-Cloning, Molecular, pubmed-meshheading:12835325-Cross-Linking Reagents, pubmed-meshheading:12835325-Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, pubmed-meshheading:12835325-Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel, pubmed-meshheading:12835325-Erythrocytes, pubmed-meshheading:12835325-Escherichia coli, pubmed-meshheading:12835325-Fluoresceins, pubmed-meshheading:12835325-Glutathione Transferase, pubmed-meshheading:12835325-Hemolysin Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:12835325-Liposomes, pubmed-meshheading:12835325-Microscopy, Electron, pubmed-meshheading:12835325-Plasmids, pubmed-meshheading:12835325-Protein Structure, Secondary, pubmed-meshheading:12835325-Recombinant Fusion Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:12835325-Recombinant Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:12835325-Sheep, pubmed-meshheading:12835325-Streptococcus agalactiae, pubmed-meshheading:12835325-Time Factors, pubmed-meshheading:12835325-Toxins, Biological
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Characterization of Streptococcus agalactiae CAMP factor as a pore-forming toxin.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Chemistry, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't