Concept information
Preferred term
Leukocidins
Type
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Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Leukocidin Proteins
- Proteins, Leukocidin
Note
- /antag permitted but consider also ANTITOXINS
Scope note
- Pore forming proteins originally discovered for toxic activity to LEUKOCYTES. They are EXOTOXINS produced by some pathogenic STAPHYLOCOCCUS and STREPTOCOCCUS that destroy leukocytes by lysis of the cytoplasmic granules and are partially responsible for the pathogenicity of the organisms.
History note
- 78; was LEUKOCIDIN 1965-77
In other languages
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Finnish
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leukosidiini
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D007956
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