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Recombinant Listeriolysin O Protein (LLO)

Pore-forming cytolysin for toxin mechanism & host-pathogen research

Listeriolysin O (LLO) is a cholesterol-dependent pore-forming cytolysin secreted by the intracellular pathogen Listeria monocytogenes and a key mediator of bacterial virulence. LLO binds cholesterol-containing membranes and, under acidic conditions, assembles into pore-forming oligomers that disrupt the phagosomal membrane, enabling bacterial escape into the host-cell cytosol. As a member of the cholesterol-dependent cytolysin family, LLO serves as an important model for investigating membrane recognition, pore formation, pH-dependent toxin activity, and host–pathogen interactions. This recombinant protein is suitable for structural and functional studies, membrane-binding and pore-formation assays, antibody discovery and characterization, epitope mapping, and other toxin mechanism research applications.

Reference

  1. Portnoy, DANIEL A., P. Suzanne Jacks, and D. J. Hinrichs. "Role of hemolysin for the intracellular growth of Listeria monocytogenes." The Journal of experimental medicine 167, no. 4 (1988): 1459-1471.
  2. Hamon, Mélanie Anne, David Ribet, Fabrizia Stavru, and Pascale Cossart. "Listeriolysin O: the Swiss army knife of Listeria." Trends in microbiology 20, no. 8 (2012): 360-368.
  3. Köster, Stefan, Katharina Van Pee, Martina Hudel, Martin Leustik, Daniel Rhinow, Werner Kühlbrandt, Trinad Chakraborty, and Özkan Yildiz. "Crystal structure of listeriolysin O reveals molecular details of oligomerization and pore formation." Nature communications 5, no. 1 (2014): 3690.

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Product Purity Storage Cat.No. PKG Size Price  
Recombinant Listeriolysin O Protein (LLO) >95% by SDS-PAGE -80⁰C NU03083 50 µg 437.00
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