[PDF][PDF] UPEC hemolysin: more than just for making holes

SS Justice, DA Hunstad - Cell host & microbe, 2012 - cell.com
SS Justice, DA Hunstad
Cell host & microbe, 2012cell.com
During acute cystitis, uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) induce bladder epithelial cell
exfoliation, which eliminates infected cells and promotes UPEC dissemination. Dhakal and
Mulvey (2012) uncover the mechanism that induces this exfoliation and reintroduce the pore-
forming toxin, hemolysin, as an effector that surprisingly targets multiple host pathways to
facilitate infection.
During acute cystitis, uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) induce bladder epithelial cell exfoliation, which eliminates infected cells and promotes UPEC dissemination. Dhakal and Mulvey (2012) uncover the mechanism that induces this exfoliation and reintroduce the pore-forming toxin, hemolysin, as an effector that surprisingly targets multiple host pathways to facilitate infection.
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