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ReviewSeminars in cell & developmental biology2017

Staphylococcus aureus pore-forming toxins: The interface of pathogen and host complexity.

E Sachiko Seilie, Juliane Bubeck Wardenburg

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Review in Seminars in cell & developmental biology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 124 papers.

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124citing papers in PubMed
11.7field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

124 citing papers in PubMed, 195 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

E Sachiko SeilieDepartment of Pediatrics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, United States; Department of Microbiology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, United States.
Juliane Bubeck WardenburgDepartment of Pediatrics, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 63110, United States. Electronic address: jbubeck@wustl.edu.
University of Chicago · USWashington University in St. Louis · US

Funding

Role of Staphylococcus aureus alpha-hemolysin in diseaseR01AI097434 · NIAID · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI BUBECK WARDENBURG, JULIANE · 2012 to 2021
$4.0M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI097434
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Staphylococcus aureus is a prominent human pathogen capable of infecting a variety of host species and tissue sites. This versatility stems from the pathogen's ability to secrete diverse host-damaging virulence factors. Among these factors, the S. aureus pore-forming toxins (PFTs) α-toxin and the bicomponent leukocidins, have garnered much attention for their ability to lyse cells at low concentrations and modulate disease severity. Although many of these toxins were discovered nearly a century ago, their host cell specificities have only been elucidated over the past five to six years, starting with the discovery of the eukaryotic receptor for α-toxin and rapidly followed by identification of the leukocidin receptors. The identification of these receptors has revealed the species- and cell type-specificity of toxin binding, and provided insight into non-lytic effects of PFT intoxication that contribute to disease pathogenesis.

Indexed as

AnimalsBacterial ProteinsBacterial ToxinsHost-Pathogen InteractionsHumansLeukocidinsModels, BiologicalReceptors, Cell SurfaceStaphylococcal InfectionsStaphylococcus aureusBacterial ProteinsBacterial ToxinsLeukocidinsReceptors, Cell SurfaceAlpha-toxinHemolysinLeukocidinPore-forming toxinsS. aureus vaccines and therapeuticsStaphylococcus aureus

Identifiers

PMID28445785
PMCPMC5823538
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