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Structural highlights

Function

ETA_STAAU Has serine protease-like properties and binds to the skin protein profilaggrin. Cleaves substrates after acidic residues. Exfoliative toxins cause impetigous diseases commonly referred as staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome (SSSS).^{[1] [2]}

Evolutionary Conservation

Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf.

References

1. ↑ Bailey CJ, Smith TP. The reactive serine residue of epidermolytic toxin A. Biochem J. 1990 Jul 15;269(2):535-7. PMID:2117445
2. ↑ Dancer SJ, Garratt R, Saldanha J, Jhoti H, Evans R. The epidermolytic toxins are serine proteases. FEBS Lett. 1990 Jul 30;268(1):129-32. PMID:2384148