title: Phenol-soluble modulins, hellhounds from the staphylococcal virulence-factor pandemonium.
abstract: Phenol-soluble modulins are secreted peptides with multiple functions in Staphylococcus aureus pathogenesis and spreading. Recent studies by Otto and coworkers show that these hellhounds of the staphylococcal virulence-factor pandemonium are unleashed through an essential ABC transporter, which represents an exciting new target for stopping the spread of this important pathogen.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Groningen and University Medical Center Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, P.O. box 30001, 9700 RB Groningen, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: Eleni
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tsompanidou
authors.forename: Emma L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Denham
authors.forename: Jan Maarten
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: van Dijl
mesh_terms: D018528:ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D001427:Bacterial Toxins / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D013207:Staphylococcal Skin Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000472:pathogenicity*
chemical_list: D018528:ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters; D001427:Bacterial Toxins