- Where are the target cells of diphtherotoxin located?
- The throat
- The skin
- The skeletal muscles
- The lungs
- The heart and nervous system
- What does the A in AB toxin stand for?
- Active
- Agglutination
- Adhesion
- Accumulation
- None of these is correct.
- Which bacterium produces the hemolysin streptolysin?
- S. pyogenes
- S. aureus
- C. diphteriae
- C. botulinum
- C. tetani
- Which toxin contains LPS and triggers fever?
- Endotoxin
- Exotoxin
- Both
- None
- CDCs regonize:
- Cholesterol as a receptor
- Carbohydrates moieties as a receptor
- Glycolipids receptor
- Glycoproteins
- How the toxins enter into the cell?
- What are macromolecular syringes?
- What are the functions of A- and B-fragments in A/B toxin for the entry of toxin into the cell?
- What are the two mechanisms that are used by pore forming toxins for the formation of pores in the cell membrane? Explain with an example.
References:
- Bacterial Protein Toxins; Kenneth Todar
- Blandine Geny and Michel R. Popoff (2006); Bacterial protein toxins and lipids: pore formation or toxin entry into cells, Biol. Cell 98, 667–678
- K. Sandvig and B. van Deurs (2000); Entry of ricin and Shiga toxin into cells: molecular mechanisms and medical perspectives, EMBO J. , 19(22): 5943–5950
- Kirsten Sandvig andS jur Olsnes (1982); Entry of the Toxic Proteins Abrin, Modeccin, Ricin, and Diphtheria Toxin into Cells, The journal of biologiccahle mistry Vol. 257, No. 13, Issue of July 10, pp. 7495-7503
- Steven R. Blanke (2006); Portals and Pathways: Principles of Bacterial Toxin Entry into Host Cells, Volume 1, Number 1, Microbe Y 27