Leukocidin

A leukocidin is a type of cytotoxin created by some types of bacteria. It is a type of pore forming toxin. Leukocidins get their names by killing ("-cide") leukocytes. Leukocidins fall into the category of bacterial "invasins". "Invasins" are enzymatic secretions that help bacteria invade the host tissue to which they are attached. Although similar to exotoxins, invasins are different in two respects. 1) They work through much less specific mechanisms than exotoxins, and 2) their actions are generally more localized.

One type is Panton-Valentine leukocidin.

External links

Leukocidins at the US National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
UMich Orientation of Proteins in Membranes families/superfamily-35

Toxins

Clostridium:	tetani Tetanospasmin Tetanolysin perfringens Alpha toxin Enterotoxin difficile A B botulinum Botox

other:	Anthrax toxin Listeriolysin O

Cocci

Streptolysin Leukocidin Panton-Valentine leukocidin

Staphylococcus	Staphylococcus aureus alpha/beta/delta Exfoliatin Toxic shock syndrome toxin Staphylococcal Enterotoxin B (SEB)

Plant toxins

Invertebrate toxins

scorpion:	Androctonus australis hector insect toxin Charybdotoxin Maurotoxin Agitoxin Margatoxin Slotoxin Scyllatoxin Hefutoxin Lq2 Birtoxin Bestoxin BmKAEP Phaiodotoxin Imperatoxin Pi3

spider:	Latrotoxin Alpha-latrotoxin CSTX Cupiennins PhTx3 Stromatoxin Vanillotoxin Huwentoxin

mollusca:	Conotoxin Eledoisin Onchidal Saxitoxin Tetrodotoxin

Vertebrate toxins

fish:	Ciguatera Tetrodotoxin

amphibian:	(+)-Allopumiliotoxin 267A Batrachotoxin Bufotoxins Arenobufagin Bufotalin Bufotenin Cinobufagin Marinobufagin Epibatidine Histrionicotoxin Pumiliotoxin 251D Samandarin Samandaridine Tarichatoxin

reptile/snake venom:	Bungarotoxin Alpha-Bungarotoxin Beta-Bungarotoxin Calciseptine Taicatoxin Calcicludine Cardiotoxin III

note: some toxins are produced by lower species and pass through intermediate species

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Protein: cell membrane proteins (other than Cell surface receptor, enzymes, and cytoskeleton)

Arrestin	SAG ARRB1 ARRB2 ARR3

Membrane-spanning 4A	MS4A1 MS4A2 MS4A3 MS4A4A MS4A4E MS4A5 MS4A6A MS4A6E MS4A7 MS4A8B MS4A9 MS4A10 MS4A12 MS4A13 MS4A14 MS4A15 MS4A18

Myelin	Myelin basic protein PMP2 Myelin proteolipid protein PLP1 Myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein Myelin-associated glycoprotein Myelin protein zero

Pulmonary surfactant	Pulmonary surfactant-associated protein B Pulmonary surfactant-associated protein C

Tetraspanin	TSPAN1 TSPAN2 TSPAN3 TSPAN4 TSPAN5 TSPAN6 TSPAN7 TSPAN8 TSPAN9 TSPAN10 TSPAN11 TSPAN12 TSPAN13 TSPAN14 TSPAN15 TSPAN16 TSPAN17 TSPAN18 TSPAN19 TSPAN20 TSPAN21 TSPAN22 TSPAN23 TSPAN24 TSPAN25 TSPAN26 TSPAN27 TSPAN28 TSPAN29 TSPAN30 TSPAN31 TSPAN32 TSPAN33 TSPAN34

Other/ungrouped	Calnexin LDL-receptor-related protein-associated protein Neurofibromin 2 Presenilin PSEN1 PSEN2 HFE Phospholipid transfer proteins Dysferlin STRC OTOF

see also other cell membrane protein disorders

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