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plY protein, Streptococcus pneumoniae

Known as: pneumolysin 
National Institutes of Health

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2013
2013
Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) is an opportunistic bacterial pathogen responsible for causing several human diseases… 
2005
2005
ABSTRACT Pneumolysin (PLY) is a major virulence factor of Streptococcus pneumoniae that elicits a variety of proinflammatory… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Pneumolysin, a major virulence factor of the human pathogen Streptococcus pneumoniae, is a soluble protein that disrupts… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
The pathogenically important cholesterol-binding pore-forming bacterial "thiol-activated" toxins (TATs) are commonly believed to… 
Review
1997
Review
1997
Pneumolysin is a thiol-activated membrane-damaging toxin produced by Streptococcus pneumoniae. The toxin plays a role in… 
1996
1996
Experimental pneumococcal pneumonia in leukopenic BALB/c mice enabled evaluation of passive immunotherapy with human polyvalent… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
The interaction between the pneumococcal toxin pneumolysin and human monocytes was examined. At non-cytotoxic concentrations (0.5… 
Highly Cited
1947
Highly Cited
1947
A study has been made of the kinetics of lysis induced by various hemolytic agents. The course of bemolysis was followed by…