Molecular Targets of Bacterial Toxins: From Infection to Chronic Diseases
This special issue belongs to the section "Bacterial Toxins".
Special Issue Information
Bacterial toxins may target host cell molecules in order to infect but also persist chronically. These particular virulence factors are getting more and more attention. Indeed, their discovery has given new perspectives to the field of cellular microbiology and started to clarify their implication in different chronic diseases. Understanding their effects after cellular intoxication, in term of inflammation or acquisition of carcinogenic traits for example, is therefore crucial and need to be pursued.
The aim of this Special Issue is to provide an overview of the knowledge regarding several aspects of the bacterial toxins’ biology, such as molecular mechanisms, cellular effects and progression of diseases. We anticipate that the papers presented in this Issue will be of valuable support for the scientific community, in diverse contexts as microbiology, cell biology, physiopathology, etc.
Dr. Gladys Mirey
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Bacterial toxins
- host cell interaction
- molecular target
- molecular and cellular mechanisms
- chronic infection
- inflammation
- cancer
- diseases
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Published Papers
Toxins - ISSN 2072-6651