ALPHA-HEMOLYSIN FROM STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUSALPHA-HEMOLYSIN FROM STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS

Structural highlights

7ahl is a 7 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 1.89Å
Resources:FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT

Function

HLA_STAAU Alpha-toxin binds to the membrane of eukaryotic cells resulting in the release of low-molecular weight molecules and leading to an eventual osmotic lysis. Heptamer oligomerization and pore formation is required for lytic activity.

Evolutionary Conservation

 

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

See Also

7ahl, resolution 1.89Å

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