streptolysin
Sign in to saveStreptolysins are two homogenous exotoxins from Streptococcus pyogenes. Types include streptolysin O (SLO; slo), which is oxygen-labile, and streptolysin S (SLS; sagA), which is oxygen-stable.
Key facts
- Nonhuman protein.Name
- Streptolysin S
- Nonhuman protein.Symbol
- sagA
- Nonhuman protein.UniProt
- Q1J7I0
- Nonhuman protein.Organism
- Streptococcus pyogenes serotype M4 (strain MGAS10750)
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5 sectionsContents
- Streptolysin O
- Group A ''Streptococcus'' infections
- Streptolysin S
- Applications and Diagnostic Use of Streptolysin O (SLO)
- References
Streptolysins are two homogenous exotoxins from Streptococcus pyogenes. Types include streptolysin O (SLO; slo), which is oxygen-labile, and streptolysin S (SLS; sagA), which is oxygen-stable.
SLO is part of the thiol-activated cytolysin family. It is hemolytically active only in a reversibly reduced state. It is antigenic, so its antibody antistreptolysin O can be detected in an antistreptolysin O titre.
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