期刊
BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES
卷 1818, 期 4, 页码 1028-1038出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2011.07.036
关键词
Pore; Perfringolysin; CD59; Intermedilysin; Complement; Perforin
资金
- National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases [2R01AI037657]
The cholesterol-dependent cytolysins (CDCs) are a large family of pore-forming toxins that are produced, secreted and contribute to the pathogenesis of many species of Gram-positive bacteria. The assembly of the CDC pore-forming complex has been under intense study for the past 20 years. These studies have revealed a molecular mechanism of pore formation that exhibits many novel features. The CDCs form large beta-barrel pore complexes that are assembled from 35 to 40 soluble CDC monomers. Pore formation is dependent on the presence of membrane cholesterol, which functions as the receptor for most CDCs. Cholesterol binding initiates significant secondary and tertiary structural changes in the monomers, which lead to the assembly of a large membrane embedded beta-barrel pore complex. This review will focus on the molecular mechanism of assembly of the CDC membrane pore complex and how these studies have led to insights into the mechanism of pore formation for other pore-forming proteins. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Protein Folding in Membranes. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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