Members of the RTX family of protein toxins are functionally conserved among an assortment of bacterial pathogens. By disrupting host cell integrity through their pore-forming and cytolytic activities ...
Future Microbiol. 2013;8(1):73-84. It is increasingly evident that membrane-damaging proteins, such as HlyA, have dichotomous effects on target host cells (Figure 2). On the one hand, host cells will ...