Amino acids in pneumolysin important for hemolytic activity identified by random mutagenesis
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- DOI: 10.1128/iai.62.2.757-758.1994
Amino acids in pneumolysin important for hemolytic activity identified by random mutagenesis
Abstract
The structural gene of pneumolysin was randomly mutagenized. A screen, developed to identify mutants with reduced hemolytic activity, identified substitutions within the cysteine-containing region and also at residues toward the N terminus of the toxin. These are the first reported changes within the N-terminal region of the toxin that affect cytolytic activity.
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