1exf

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EXFOLIATIVE TOXIN A

Structural highlights

1exf is a 1 chain structure with sequence from Staphylococcus aureus. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Method:X-ray diffraction, Resolution 2.1Å
Ligands:GLY
Resources:FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT

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

Contents


PDB ID 1exf

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