EXFOLIATIVE TOXIN AEXFOLIATIVE TOXIN A

Structural highlights

1exf is a 1 chain structure with sequence from Staphylococcus aureus. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Method:X-ray diffraction, Resolution 2.1Å
Ligands:
Resources:FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT

Function

ETA_STAAU Has serine protease-like properties and binds to the skin protein profilaggrin. Cleaves substrates after acidic residues. Exfoliative toxins cause impetigous diseases commonly referred as staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome (SSSS).[1] [2]

Evolutionary Conservation

 

Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf.

References

  1. Bailey CJ, Smith TP. The reactive serine residue of epidermolytic toxin A. Biochem J. 1990 Jul 15;269(2):535-7. PMID:2117445
  2. Dancer SJ, Garratt R, Saldanha J, Jhoti H, Evans R. The epidermolytic toxins are serine proteases. FEBS Lett. 1990 Jul 30;268(1):129-32. PMID:2384148

1exf, resolution 2.10Å

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