pore-forming toxin
class of proteins synthesized by one cell and secreted for insertion into the membrane of another cell where they form transmembrane pores
cholesterol-dependent cytolysin
group of pore-forming toxins from bacteria that bind to cholesterol containing animal cell membranes
Haemolysin E
group of toxins from enterobacteria
Beta amyloid
group of peptides, several of which can form oligomeric cation-selective peptide channels
thionin
group of pore-forming toxins from plants
delta endotoxin
class of toxins in Bacillus species that lyse midgut epithelial cells in the target insect by forming lytic pores on the apical membrane
Pertussis toxin
group of toxins
leukocidin
class of cytotoxins