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Nature Reviews Microbiology 3, 397–410 (1 May 2005) | doi:10.1038/nrmicro1150
Bacterial cytotoxins: targeting eukaryotic switches
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Abstract
Many bacterial cytotoxins act on eukaryotic cells by targeting the regulators that are involved in controlling the cytoskeleton or by directly modifying actin, with members of the Rho GTPase family being particularly important targets. The actin cytoskeleton, and especially the GTPase 'molecular switches' that are involved in its control, have crucial functions in innate and adaptive immunity, and have pivotal roles in the biology of infection. In this review, we briefly discuss the role of the actin cytoskeleton and the Rho GTPases in host–pathogen interactions, and review the mode of actions of bacterial protein toxins that target these components.
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