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Rodney Tweten to Bacterial Toxins

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7.673
  1. How protein engineering has revealed the molecular mechanisms of pore-forming toxins. Methods Enzymol. 2021; 649:47-70.
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    Score: 0.575
  2. An Intermolecular p-Stacking Interaction Drives Conformational Changes Necessary to ß-Barrel Formation in a Pore-Forming Toxin. mBio. 2019 07 02; 10(4).
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    Score: 0.514
  3. The Structural Basis for a Transition State That Regulates Pore Formation in a Bacterial Toxin. mBio. 2019 04 23; 10(2).
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    Score: 0.507
  4. The Cholesterol-dependent Cytolysin Membrane-binding Interface Discriminates Lipid Environments of Cholesterol to Support ß-Barrel Pore Insertion. J Biol Chem. 2015 Jul 17; 290(29):17733-17744.
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    Score: 0.387
  5. The cholesterol-dependent cytolysin signature motif: a critical element in the allosteric pathway that couples membrane binding to pore assembly. PLoS Pathog. 2012; 8(7):e1002787.
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    Score: 0.317
  6. Only two amino acids are essential for cytolytic toxin recognition of cholesterol at the membrane surface. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2010 Mar 02; 107(9):4341-6.
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    Score: 0.268
  7. Structural elements of the cholesterol-dependent cytolysins that are responsible for their cholesterol-sensitive membrane interactions. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2007 Dec 18; 104(51):20226-31.
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    Score: 0.231
  8. Identification of functional domains of Clostridium septicum alpha toxin. Biochemistry. 2006 Dec 05; 45(48):14347-54.
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    Score: 0.215
  9. Cholesterol-dependent cytolysins, a family of versatile pore-forming toxins. Infect Immun. 2005 Oct; 73(10):6199-209.
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    Score: 0.198
  10. Molecular basis of listeriolysin O pH dependence. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2005 Aug 30; 102(35):12537-42.
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    Score: 0.196
  11. Vertical collapse of a cytolysin prepore moves its transmembrane beta-hairpins to the membrane. EMBO J. 2004 Aug 18; 23(16):3206-15.
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    Score: 0.183
  12. Distant relatives of a eukaryotic cell-specific toxin family evolved a complement-like mechanism to kill bacteria. Nat Commun. 2024 Jun 12; 15(1):5028.
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    Score: 0.181
  13. The identification and structure of the membrane-spanning domain of the Clostridium septicum alpha toxin. J Biol Chem. 2004 Apr 02; 279(14):14315-22.
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    Score: 0.176
  14. Mapping dominant-negative mutations of anthrax protective antigen by scanning mutagenesis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2003 Nov 25; 100(24):13803-8.
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    Score: 0.174
  15. Monomer-monomer interactions drive the prepore to pore conversion of a beta-barrel-forming cholesterol-dependent cytolysin. J Biol Chem. 2002 Mar 29; 277(13):11597-605.
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    Score: 0.153
  16. Clostridium perfringens beta toxin and Clostridium septicum alpha toxin: their mechanisms and possible role in pathogenesis. Vet Microbiol. 2001 Sep 03; 82(1):1-9.
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    Score: 0.149
  17. Arresting pore formation of a cholesterol-dependent cytolysin by disulfide trapping synchronizes the insertion of the transmembrane beta-sheet from a prepore intermediate. J Biol Chem. 2001 Mar 16; 276(11):8261-8.
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    Score: 0.142
  18. Clostridium perfringens beta-toxin forms potential-dependent, cation-selective channels in lipid bilayers. Infect Immun. 2000 Oct; 68(10):5546-51.
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    Score: 0.140
  19. The mechanism of pore assembly for a cholesterol-dependent cytolysin: formation of a large prepore complex precedes the insertion of the transmembrane beta-hairpins. Biochemistry. 2000 Aug 22; 39(33):10284-93.
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    Score: 0.139
  20. A listeriolysin O subunit vaccine is protective against Listeria monocytogenes. Vaccine. 2020 08 10; 38(36):5803-5813.
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    Score: 0.138
  21. The mechanism of membrane insertion for a cholesterol-dependent cytolysin: a novel paradigm for pore-forming toxins. Cell. 1999 Oct 29; 99(3):293-9.
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    Score: 0.131
  22. Identification of a membrane-spanning domain of the thiol-activated pore-forming toxin Clostridium perfringens perfringolysin O: an alpha-helical to beta-sheet transition identified by fluorescence spectroscopy. Biochemistry. 1998 Oct 13; 37(41):14563-74.
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    Score: 0.122
  23. Clostridium septicum alpha-toxin is proteolytically activated by furin. Infect Immun. 1997 Oct; 65(10):4130-4.
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    Score: 0.114
  24. The propeptide of Clostridium septicum alpha toxin functions as an intramolecular chaperone and is a potent inhibitor of alpha toxin-dependent cytolysis. Mol Microbiol. 1997 Aug; 25(3):429-40.
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    Score: 0.112
  25. Generation of a membrane-bound, oligomerized pre-pore complex is necessary for pore formation by Clostridium septicum alpha toxin. Mol Microbiol. 1997 Feb; 23(3):551-8.
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    Score: 0.109
  26. Structural Basis for Receptor Recognition by the Human CD59-Responsive Cholesterol-Dependent Cytolysins. Structure. 2016 09 06; 24(9):1488-98.
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    Score: 0.105
  27. Perfringolysin O: The Underrated Clostridium perfringens Toxin? Toxins (Basel). 2015 May 14; 7(5):1702-21.
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    Score: 0.096
  28. The primary structure of Clostridium septicum alpha-toxin exhibits similarity with that of Aeromonas hydrophila aerolysin. Infect Immun. 1995 Jan; 63(1):340-4.
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    Score: 0.094
  29. The Unique Molecular Choreography of Giant Pore Formation by the Cholesterol-Dependent Cytolysins of Gram-Positive Bacteria. Annu Rev Microbiol. 2015; 69:323-40.
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    Score: 0.094
  30. Activation and mechanism of Clostridium septicum alpha toxin. Mol Microbiol. 1993 Nov; 10(3):627-34.
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    Score: 0.087
  31. Disulfide-bond scanning reveals assembly state and ß-strand tilt angle of the PFO ß-barrel. Nat Chem Biol. 2013 Jun; 9(6):383-9.
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    Score: 0.083
  32. Purification and characterization of the lethal toxin (alpha-toxin) of Clostridium septicum. Infect Immun. 1992 Mar; 60(3):784-90.
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    Score: 0.077
  33. The pore-forming toxin listeriolysin O mediates a novel entry pathway of L. monocytogenes into human hepatocytes. PLoS Pathog. 2011 Nov; 7(11):e1002356.
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    Score: 0.076
  34. Isolation of a tryptic fragment from Clostridium perfringens theta-toxin that contains sites for membrane binding and self-aggregation. J Biol Chem. 1991 Jul 05; 266(19):12449-54.
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    Score: 0.074
  35. Evidence that Clostridium perfringens theta-toxin induces colloid-osmotic lysis of erythrocytes. Infect Immun. 1991 Jul; 59(7):2499-501.
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    Score: 0.074
  36. Kinetic aspects of the aggregation of Clostridium perfringens theta-toxin on erythrocyte membranes. A fluorescence energy transfer study. J Biol Chem. 1991 Apr 15; 266(11):6936-41.
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    Score: 0.073
  37. Cholesterol exposure at the membrane surface is necessary and sufficient to trigger perfringolysin O binding. Biochemistry. 2009 May 12; 48(18):3977-87.
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    Score: 0.064
  38. Pore-forming activity of alpha-toxin is essential for clostridium septicum-mediated myonecrosis. Infect Immun. 2009 Mar; 77(3):943-51.
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    Score: 0.062
  39. Cloning and expression in Escherichia coli of the perfringolysin O (theta-toxin) gene from Clostridium perfringens and characterization of the gene product. Infect Immun. 1988 Dec; 56(12):3228-34.
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    Score: 0.062
  40. Nucleotide sequence of the gene for perfringolysin O (theta-toxin) from Clostridium perfringens: significant homology with the genes for streptolysin O and pneumolysin. Infect Immun. 1988 Dec; 56(12):3235-40.
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    Score: 0.062
  41. Purification and characterization of toxin B from Clostridium difficile. Infect Immun. 1988 Jul; 56(7):1708-14.
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    Score: 0.060
  42. Purification of staphylococcal enterotoxins. Methods Enzymol. 1988; 165:43-52.
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    Score: 0.058
  43. Structures of perfringolysin O suggest a pathway for activation of cholesterol-dependent cytolysins. J Mol Biol. 2007 Apr 13; 367(5):1227-36.
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    Score: 0.054
  44. Cytotoxic activity of Bacillus anthracis protective antigen observed in a macrophage cell line overexpressing ANTXR1. Cell Microbiol. 2006 Aug; 8(8):1272-81.
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    Score: 0.052
  45. Helical crystallization on nickel-lipid nanotubes: perfringolysin O as a model protein. J Struct Biol. 2005 Nov; 152(2):129-39.
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    Score: 0.050
  46. The domains of a cholesterol-dependent cytolysin undergo a major FRET-detected rearrangement during pore formation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2005 May 17; 102(20):7139-44.
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    Score: 0.048
  47. Prepore to pore transition of a cholesterol-dependent cytolysin visualized by electron microscopy. J Struct Biol. 2005 Apr; 150(1):100-8.
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    Score: 0.048
  48. Intracellular glycosylphosphatidylinositols accumulate on endosomes: toxicity of alpha-toxin to Leishmania major. Eukaryot Cell. 2005 Mar; 4(3):556-66.
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    Score: 0.048
  49. Transport and processing of staphylococcal alpha-toxin. J Bacteriol. 1983 Nov; 156(2):524-8.
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    Score: 0.043
  50. Structural insights into the membrane-anchoring mechanism of a cholesterol-dependent cytolysin. Nat Struct Biol. 2002 Nov; 9(11):823-7.
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    Score: 0.040
  51. Clostridium septicum alpha-toxin is active against the parasitic protozoan Toxoplasma gondii and targets members of the SAG family of glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored surface proteins. Infect Immun. 2002 Aug; 70(8):4353-61.
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    Score: 0.040
  52. Beta-barrel pore-forming toxins: intriguing dimorphic proteins. Biochemistry. 2001 Aug 07; 40(31):9065-73.
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    Score: 0.037
  53. The cholesterol-dependent cytolysins. Curr Top Microbiol Immunol. 2001; 257:15-33.
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    Score: 0.036
  54. Mechanism of membrane insertion of a multimeric beta-barrel protein: perfringolysin O creates a pore using ordered and coupled conformational changes. Mol Cell. 2000 Nov; 6(5):1233-42.
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    Score: 0.035
  55. Pneumolysin Induces 12-Lipoxygenase-Dependent Neutrophil Migration during Streptococcus pneumoniae Infection. J Immunol. 2020 01 01; 204(1):101-111.
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    Score: 0.033
  56. Expression and properties of an aerolysin--Clostridium septicum alpha toxin hybrid protein. Mol Microbiol. 1999 Feb; 31(3):785-94.
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    Score: 0.031
  57. Clostridial gas gangrene: evidence that alpha and theta toxins differentially modulate the immune response and induce acute tissue necrosis. J Infect Dis. 1997 Jul; 176(1):189-95.
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    Score: 0.028
  58. Crystallization and preliminary X-ray analysis of a thiol-activated cytolysin. FEBS Lett. 1996 Nov 18; 397(2-3):290-2.
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    Score: 0.027
  59. Effects of Clostridium perfringens recombinant and crude phospholipase C and theta-toxin on rabbit hemodynamic parameters. J Infect Dis. 1995 Nov; 172(5):1317-23.
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    Score: 0.025
  60. Efficient gene delivery and expression in mammalian cells using DNA coupled with perfringolysin O. Gene Ther. 1995 Sep; 2(7):498-503.
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    Score: 0.025
  61. Structural studies of Streptococcus pyogenes streptolysin O provide insights into the early steps of membrane penetration. J Mol Biol. 2014 Feb 20; 426(4):785-92.
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    Score: 0.022
  62. Clostridium perfringens invasiveness is enhanced by effects of theta toxin upon PMNL structure and function: the roles of leukocytotoxicity and expression of CD11/CD18 adherence glycoprotein. FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol. 1993 Dec; 7(4):321-36.
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    Score: 0.022
  63. Capacity of listeriolysin O, streptolysin O, and perfringolysin O to mediate growth of Bacillus subtilis within mammalian cells. Infect Immun. 1992 Jul; 60(7):2710-7.
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    Score: 0.020
  64. Membrane-dependent conformational changes initiate cholesterol-dependent cytolysin oligomerization and intersubunit beta-strand alignment. Nat Struct Mol Biol. 2004 Aug; 11(8):697-705.
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    Score: 0.011
  65. Assembly and topography of the prepore complex in cholesterol-dependent cytolysins. J Biol Chem. 2003 Aug 15; 278(33):31218-25.
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    Score: 0.011
  66. Clostridium septicum alpha toxin uses glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored protein receptors. J Biol Chem. 1999 Sep 17; 274(38):27274-80.
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    Score: 0.008
  67. The molecular mechanism of pneumolysin, a virulence factor from Streptococcus pneumoniae. J Mol Biol. 1998 Nov 27; 284(2):449-61.
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    Score: 0.008
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