The molecular basis of cell selectivity of both HlgAB and HlgCB is not understood. Because PVL and HlgCB were predicted to share proteinaceous receptors 29, we hypothesized that γ-haemolysin targets ...

α-haemolysin, a pore-forming toxin produced by Staphylococcus aureus, was recently shown to bind the host cell metalloproteinase ADAM10 (a disintegrin and metalloproteinase domain-containing protein ...

- any substance that can cause lysis (destruction) of erythrocytes (red blood cells) and the release of their hemoglobin ...