streptolysin S

GPTKB entity

Statements (22)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf bacterial toxin
gptkbp:activity non-antigenic
non-immunogenic
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Frederick_Griffith
gptkbp:effect lyses leukocytes
lyses platelets
lyses red blood cells
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1938
gptkbp:function hemolysin
cytolysin
gptkbp:geneCluster gptkb:sag_operon
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label streptolysin S
gptkbp:molecularWeight ~2.7 kDa
gptkbp:oxygenStability oxygen-stable
gptkbp:producedBy gptkb:Streptococcus_pyogenes
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:streptolysin_O
gptkbp:roleInPathogenesis contributes to beta-hemolysis
enhances virulence of Streptococcus pyogenes
gptkbp:sensitivity not inactivated by oxygen
gptkbp:structure peptide toxin
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Streptococcus_pyogenes
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6