Bacterial alpha-hemolysin toxin,molecular model. This toxin is secreted by the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus. It is an example of a pore-forming toxin,forming pores in the membranes of affected cells,damaging or killing them (making it a cytolytic protein). This toxin forms a heptameric (seven-part) transmembrane pore. Seven protein chains form the outer beta barrel-type pore,with an inner,smaller barrel inside the outer one. The overall structure is mushroom-shaped | |
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