Bacterial Protein Toxins

1. Adenylyl-Cyclase Toxin from Bordetella pertussis

   • E. L. Hewlett, M. C. Gray

   Pages 473-488

2. Helicobacter Pylori Vacuolating Cytotoxin

   • W. Fischer, R. Haas

   Pages 489-507

3. Staphylococcal α Toxin

   • S. Bhakdi, I. Walev, M. Palmer, A. Valeva

   Pages 509-527

4. Bacterial Phospholipases

   • R. W. Titball, J. I. Rood

   Pages 529-556

5. Pore-Forming Toxins as Cell-Biological and Pharmacological Tools

   • G. Ahnert-Hilger, I. Pahner, M. Höltje

   Pages 557-575

6. Heat-Stable Enterotoxin of Escherichia Coli

   • T. Hirayama, A. Wada

   Pages 577-593

7. Superantigenic Toxins

   • B. Fleischer

   Pages 595-617

8. Structure and Activity of Endotoxins

   • S. Hauschildt, W. Brabetz, A. B. Schromm, L. Hamann, P. Zabel, E. T. Rietschel et al.

   Pages 619-667

9. Translocated Toxins and Modulins of Yersinia

   • M. Aepfelbacher, R. Zumbihl, K. Ruckdeschel, B. Rouot, J. Heesemann

   Pages 669-689

10. Back Matter

    Pages 691-700

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In recent years remarkable progress has been accomplished with respect to our knowledge about bacterial protein toxins. This refers especially to structural aspects of protein toxins but also holds true for genetics, molecular biology and biochemical mechanisms underlying the action of toxins. This volume covers the very current and exciting aspects of up-to-date bacterial toxicology and comprehensively reviews the most important bacterial protein toxins such as the intracellular acting toxins which exhibit enzyme activity, as well as those toxins that interact with cell plasma membranes by damaging the membranes (pore formation) or stimulating cell receptors (superantigens). This is the most current reference work on these important bacterial protein toxins, which are presented from the point of view of different disciplines such as pharmacology, microbiology, cell biology and protein chemistry.

• Antigen
• Eiweiss
• Gift
• bacterial protein toxin
• cell biology
• cell entry
• enzyme
• enzymes
• pore formation
• toxin structure

• Institut für Pharmakologie und Toxikologie, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Freiburg i. Br., Germany

  Klaus Aktories, Ingo Just

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