This short overview attempts to highlight the current state of the art relevant to bacterial
protein toxins. In particular we outline the major achievements in this field during the past …

The molybdate‐dependent transcriptional regulator (ModE) from Escherichia coli functions
as a sensor of molybdate concentration and a regulator for transcription of operons involved …

Pathogenic bacteria have evolved a wide variety of toxins to invade and attack host
organisms. In particular, strains of the bacteria Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus …

The exotoxins produced by Staphylococcus aureus, staphylococcal enterotoxins (SE) AE
and toxic shock syndrome toxin (TSST)-1, which are associated with serious diseases …

Bacterial superantigens (SAgs) are a structurally related group of protein toxins secreted by
Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes. They are implicated in a range of …

The staphylococcal superantigen-like proteins (SSLs) are a family of polymorphic paralogs
encoded in the S taphylococcus aureus genome whose function is unknown. The crystal …

Recently, we described the identification of novel streptococcal superantigens (SAgs) by
mining the Streptococcus pyogenes M1 genome database at Oklahoma University. Here, we …

It was suggested that bacterial products can inhibit the expression of leucocyte chemokine
receptors during sepsis and affect leucocyte functions in septic syndrome. Superantigens …

Staphylococcus aureus bacteria utilize an extensive array of molecular countermeasures to
manipulate the defensive microenvironment of the infected host and colonize potentially any …

The X-ray structure of the superantigen staphylococcal enterotoxin H (SEH) has been
determined at 1.69 Å resolution. In this paper we present two structures of zinc-free SEH …