A review of research on staphylococcal phenol-soluble modulins / 中华微生物学和免疫学杂志
Chinese Journal of Microbiology and Immunology
;
(12): 232-236, 2018.
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em Chinês
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-711394
ABSTRACT
Phenol-soluble modulins (PSMs) are a novel family of small amphipathic, alpha-heli-cal peptides with strong surfactant-like properties. PSMs have multiple roles in staphylococcal pathogenesis and are considered as important virulence-associated factors. They may cause lysis of many eukaryotic cells, such as human neutrophils,erythrocytes and dendritic cells;induce the expression of pro-inflammatory cyto-kines;facilitate the structuring and detachment of biofilms;influence the expression of other genes. This re-view summarizes the classification,structure,regulatory effect on gene expression and biological function of PSMs. The potential avenues to target PSMs for drug development against staphylococcal infections are also evaluated in this paper.
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Chinese Journal of Microbiology and Immunology
Ano de publicação:
2018
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