Abstract
Group A Streptococcus (GAS) produces the pore-forming toxin, streptolysin O (SLO). SLO sequesters cholesterol and induces a plasma membrane repair process that removes the pores via a lipid raft-mediated endocytosis. The impact SLO has on membranes makes it an effective toxin for investigating the function of lipid rafts in cellular processes. Lipid rafts are essential for B-cell activation. Indeed, antigen-stimulated B-cell receptors (BCRs) require localization with lipid rafts for efficient signaling and internalization. SLO treatment impairs BCR activation by competing for lipid rafts. Here, disrupting lipid rafts using SLO and assessing the effects on BCR activation by fluorescence microscopy and flow cytometry are described.
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Miller, H.E. (2020). Use of Streptolysin O (SLO) to Study the Function of Lipid Rafts. In: Proft, T., Loh, J. (eds) Group A Streptococcus. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 2136. Humana, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-0467-0_29
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