Gene Review:
SP_1923 - pneumolysin
Streptococcus pneumoniae TIGR4
Oggioni,
Trappetti,
Kadioglu,
Cassone,
Iannelli,
Ricci,
Andrew,
Pozzi,
Gilbert,
Heenan,
Timmins,
Gingles,
Mitchell,
Rowe,
Rossjohn,
Parker,
Andrew,
Byron,
Gilbert,
Rossjohn,
Parker,
Tweten,
Morgan,
Mitchell,
Errington,
Rowe,
Andrew,
Byron,
Balachandran,
Hollingshead,
Paton,
Briles,
Maus,
Srivastava,
Paton,
Mack,
Everhart,
Blackwell,
Christman,
Schlöndorff,
Seeger,
Lohmeyer,
Ratner,
Hippe,
Aguilar,
Bender,
Nelson,
Weiser,
Malley,
Henneke,
Morse,
Cieslewicz,
Lipsitch,
Thompson,
Kurt-Jones,
Paton,
Wessels,
Golenbock,
Briles,
Hollingshead,
Paton,
Ades,
Novak,
van Ginkel,
Benjamin,
- Two structural transitions in membrane pore formation by pneumolysin, the pore-forming toxin of Streptococcus pneumoniae. Gilbert, R.J., Jiménez, J.L., Chen, S., Tickle, I.J., Rossjohn, J., Parker, M., Andrew, P.W., Saibil, H.R. Cell (1999)
- Dual function of pneumolysin in the early pathogenesis of murine pneumococcal pneumonia. Rubins, J.B., Charboneau, D., Paton, J.C., Mitchell, T.J., Andrew, P.W., Janoff, E.N. J. Clin. Invest. (1995)
- Pneumococcal pneumolysin and H(2)O(2) mediate brain cell apoptosis during meningitis. Braun, J.S., Sublett, J.E., Freyer, D., Mitchell, T.J., Cleveland, J.L., Tuomanen, E.I., Weber, J.R. J. Clin. Invest. (2002)
- Structural basis of pore formation by the bacterial toxin pneumolysin. Tilley, S.J., Orlova, E.V., Gilbert, R.J., Andrew, P.W., Saibil, H.R. Cell (2005)
- Competence-programmed predation of noncompetent cells in the human pathogen Streptococcus pneumoniae: genetic requirements. Guiral, S., Mitchell, T.J., Martin, B., Claverys, J.P. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. (2005)
- Structural analysis of the protein/lipid complexes associated with pore formation by the bacterial toxin pneumolysin. Bonev, B.B., Gilbert, R.J., Andrew, P.W., Byron, O., Watts, A. J. Biol. Chem. (2001)
- Purification and immunogenicity of genetically obtained pneumolysin toxoids and their conjugation to Streptococcus pneumoniae type 19F polysaccharide. Paton, J.C., Lock, R.A., Lee, C.J., Li, J.P., Berry, A.M., Mitchell, T.J., Andrew, P.W., Hansman, D., Boulnois, G.J. Infect. Immun. (1991)
- Reduced virulence of a defined pneumolysin-negative mutant of Streptococcus pneumoniae. Berry, A.M., Yother, J., Briles, D.E., Hansman, D., Paton, J.C. Infect. Immun. (1989)
- Reduced release of pneumolysin by Streptococcus pneumoniae in vitro and in vivo after treatment with nonbacteriolytic antibiotics in comparison to ceftriaxone. Spreer, A., Kerstan, H., Böttcher, T., Gerber, J., Siemer, A., Zysk, G., Mitchell, T.J., Eiffert, H., Nau, R. Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. (2003)
- The autolytic enzyme LytA of Streptococcus pneumoniae is not responsible for releasing pneumolysin. Balachandran, P., Hollingshead, S.K., Paton, J.C., Briles, D.E. J. Bacteriol. (2001)
- Additive inhibition of complement deposition by pneumolysin and PspA facilitates Streptococcus pneumoniae septicemia. Yuste, J., Botto, M., Paton, J.C., Holden, D.W., Brown, J.S. J. Immunol. (2005)
- Complement activation and antibody binding by pneumolysin via a region of the toxin homologous to a human acute-phase protein. Mitchell, T.J., Andrew, P.W., Saunders, F.K., Smith, A.N., Boulnois, G.J. Mol. Microbiol. (1991)
- Switch from planktonic to sessile life: a major event in pneumococcal pathogenesis. Oggioni, M.R., Trappetti, C., Kadioglu, A., Cassone, M., Iannelli, F., Ricci, S., Andrew, P.W., Pozzi, G. Mol. Microbiol. (2006)
- The molecular mechanism of pneumolysin, a virulence factor from Streptococcus pneumoniae. Rossjohn, J., Gilbert, R.J., Crane, D., Morgan, P.J., Mitchell, T.J., Rowe, A.J., Andrew, P.W., Paton, J.C., Tweten, R.K., Parker, M.W. J. Mol. Biol. (1998)
- Recognition of pneumolysin by Toll-like receptor 4 confers resistance to pneumococcal infection. Malley, R., Henneke, P., Morse, S.C., Cieslewicz, M.J., Lipsitch, M., Thompson, C.M., Kurt-Jones, E., Paton, J.C., Wessels, M.R., Golenbock, D.T. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. (2003)
- Epithelial Cells Are Sensitive Detectors of Bacterial Pore-forming Toxins. Ratner, A.J., Hippe, K.R., Aguilar, J.L., Bender, M.H., Nelson, A.L., Weiser, J.N. J. Biol. Chem. (2006)
- Oxidative inactivation of pneumolysin by the myeloperoxidase system and stimulated human neutrophils. Clark, R.A. J. Immunol. (1986)
- Pneumolysin-induced lung injury is independent of leukocyte trafficking into the alveolar space. Maus, U.A., Srivastava, M., Paton, J.C., Mack, M., Everhart, M.B., Blackwell, T.S., Christman, J.W., Schlöndorff, D., Seeger, W., Lohmeyer, J. J. Immunol. (2004)
- From nose to lung: the regulation behind Streptococcus pneumoniae virulence factors. Hava, D.L., LeMieux, J., Camilli, A. Mol. Microbiol. (2003)
- Regulation of growth inhibition at high temperature, autolysis, transformation and adherence in Streptococcus pneumoniae by clpC. Charpentier, E., Novak, R., Tuomanen, E. Mol. Microbiol. (2000)
- Self-interaction of pneumolysin, the pore-forming protein toxin of Streptococcus pneumoniae. Gilbert, R.J., Rossjohn, J., Parker, M.W., Tweten, R.K., Morgan, P.J., Mitchell, T.J., Errington, N., Rowe, A.J., Andrew, P.W., Byron, O. J. Mol. Biol. (1998)
- Studies on the structure and mechanism of a bacterial protein toxin by analytical ultracentrifugation and small-angle neutron scattering. Gilbert, R.J., Heenan, R.K., Timmins, P.A., Gingles, N.A., Mitchell, T.J., Rowe, A.J., Rossjohn, J., Parker, M.W., Andrew, P.W., Byron, O. J. Mol. Biol. (1999)
- Contribution of the ATP-dependent protease ClpCP to the autolysis and virulence of Streptococcus pneumoniae. Ibrahim, Y.M., Kerr, A.R., Silva, N.A., Mitchell, T.J. Infect. Immun. (2005)
- Immunizations with pneumococcal surface protein A and pneumolysin are protective against pneumonia in a murine model of pulmonary infection with Streptococcus pneumoniae. Briles, D.E., Hollingshead, S.K., Paton, J.C., Ades, E.W., Novak, L., van Ginkel, F.W., Benjamin, W.H. J. Infect. Dis. (2003)
- Decreased virulence of a pneumolysin-deficient strain of Streptococcus pneumoniae in murine meningitis. Wellmer, A., Zysk, G., Gerber, J., Kunst, T., Von Mering, M., Bunkowski, S., Eiffert, H., Nau, R. Infect. Immun. (2002)
- Diagnosis of pneumococcal pneumonia by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in whole blood: a prospective clinical study. Lorente, M.L., Falguera, M., Nogués, A., González, A.R., Merino, M.T., Caballero, M.R. Thorax (2000)