| Listeriolysin O: the Swiss army knife of Listeria. | |
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PMID: 22652164 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Listeriolysin O (LLO) is a toxin produced by Listeria monocytogenes, an opportunistic bacterial pathogen responsible for the disease listeriosis. This disease starts with the ingestion of contaminated foods and mainly affects immunocompromised individuals, newborns, and pregnant women. In the laboratory, L. monocytogenes is used as a model organism to study processes such as cell invasion, intracellular survival, and cell-to-cell spreading, as this Gram-positive bacterium has evolved elaborate molecular strategies to subvert host cell functions. LLO is a major virulence factor originally shown to be crucial for bacterial escape from the internalization vacuole after entry into cells. However, recent studies are revisiting the role of LLO during infection and are revealing new insights into the action of LLO, in particular before bacterial entry. These latest findings along with their impact on the infectious process will be discussed. |
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Mélanie Anne Hamon; David Ribet; Fabrizia Stavru; Pascale Cossart |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2012-5-29 |
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Title: Trends in microbiology Volume: - ISSN: 1878-4380 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2012 May |
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Created Date: 2012-6-1 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9310916 Medline TA: Trends Microbiol Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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Institut Pasteur, Unité des Interactions Bactéries-Cellules, Département de Biologie Cellulaire et Infection, F-75015 Paris, France; INSERM, U604, F-75015 Paris, France; INRA, USC2020, F-75015 Paris, France. |
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