Type: | Family | Name: | Thiol-activated cytolysin |
Description: | Thiol-activated cytolysins [] are toxins produced by a variety of Gram-positive bacteria and are characterised by their ability to lyse cholesterol-containing membranes, their reversible inactivation by oxidation and their capacity to bind to cholesterol. All these proteins contain a single cysteine residue, located in their C-terminal section, which has been shown [] to be essential for the binding to cholesterol. | Short Name: | Thiol_cytolysin |