SUBSTITUTION OF LYSINE FOR ARGININE IN THE N-TERMINAL 217TH AMINO-ACID RESIDUE OF THE H-GAMMA-II OF STAPHYLOCOCCAL GAMMA-HEMOLYSIN LOWERS THE ACTIVITY OF THE TOXIN

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作者
SUDO, K [1 ]
CHOORIT, W [1 ]
ASAMI, I [1 ]
KANEKO, J [1 ]
MURAMOTO, K [1 ]
KAMIO, Y [1 ]
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[1] TOHOKU UNIV, FAC AGR, DEPT APPL BIOL CHEM, AOBA KU, SENDAI, MIYAGI 981, JAPAN
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10.1271/bbb.59.1786
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
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The staphyloccocal toxin gamma-hemolysin consists of two protein components, LukF and H gamma II. Staphylococcus aureus P83 was found to have five components, LukF, LukF-PV, LukM, LukS, and H gamma II for leukocidin or gamma-hemolysin. H gamma II of S. aureus P83 was demonstrated to be a naturally-occurring analogous molecule of H gamma II [H gamma II(P83)], in which the 217th arginine residue was replaced by lysine. The H gamma II(P83) showed about 50% of the hemolytic activity of normal H gamma II in the presence of LukF.
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页码:1786 / 1789
页数:4
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