Type: | Family | Name: | Haemolysin A /rRNA methyltransferase TlyA |
Description: | Haemolysins are exotoxins that attack blood cell membranes and cause cell rupture. The mechanism of action is not well defined. Haemolysin A is induced by sodium ribonucleate, and is produced by pathogenic bacterial strains. Haemolysin A from Treponema hyodysenteriaecauses swine dysentery []. The homologous protein from Mycobacterium tuberculosis is known as 16S/23S rRNA (cytidine-2'-O)-methyltransferase TlyA and exhibits hemolytic activity in vitro. It catalyses the 2'-O-methylation at nucleotides C1409 in 16S rRNA and C1920 in 23S rRNA [, , ]. | Short Name: | Haemolysin_A/TlyA |