Publication Date:
1982-09-03
Description:
For unknown reasons, humans infected with the bacterium Bordetella pertussis are exceptionally vulnerable to secondary infections. Bordetella species elaborate a soluble, heat-stable, and highly active adenylate cyclase. This enzyme is internalized by phagocytic cells and catalyzes the unregulated formation of adenosine 3',5'-monophosphate (cyclic AMP), thereby disrupting normal cellular function. This unusual phenomenon may explain Bordetella-induced aphylaxis and may prove to be useful for investigating a variety of cyclic AMP-governed processes.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Confer, D L -- Eaton, J W -- 5T32H- L07062/PHS HHS/ -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1982 Sep 3;217(4563):948-50.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6287574" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
Keywords:
Adenylyl Cyclases/*metabolism
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Animals
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Bordetella pertussis/*enzymology
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Cells, Cultured
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Cyclic AMP/biosynthesis
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Humans
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Macrophages/physiology
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Neutrophils/physiology
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Phagocytes/*physiology
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Rabbits
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Superoxides/metabolism
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Temperature
Print ISSN:
0036-8075
Electronic ISSN:
1095-9203
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Computer Science
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
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