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Listeriolysin O: the Swiss army knife of Listeria.

Abstract
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.
AuthorsMélanie Anne Hamon, David Ribet, Fabrizia Stavru, Pascale Cossart
JournalTrends in microbiology (Trends Microbiol) Vol. 20 Issue 8 Pg. 360-8 (Aug 2012) ISSN: 1878-4380 [Electronic] England
PMID22652164 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Review)
CopyrightCopyright © 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Chemical References
  • Bacterial Toxins
  • Heat-Shock Proteins
  • Hemolysin Proteins
  • Histones
  • Virulence Factors
  • hlyA protein, Listeria monocytogenes
Topics
  • Autophagy (physiology)
  • Bacterial Toxins (chemistry, metabolism)
  • Female
  • Heat-Shock Proteins (chemistry, metabolism)
  • Hemolysin Proteins (chemistry, metabolism)
  • Histones (metabolism)
  • Humans
  • Immunocompromised Host
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Intracellular Membranes (microbiology)
  • Listeria monocytogenes (metabolism, pathogenicity)
  • Listeriosis (microbiology)
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications, Infectious (microbiology)
  • Sumoylation
  • Vacuoles (microbiology)
  • Virulence Factors

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