Logo
Home Study Material Contact Search
AI Chat FREE
  1. sciences
  2. biology
  3. some bacteria produce multiple toxins that interfe

Some bacteria produce multiple toxins that interfere with the host’s immune response. For example, one bacterial...

70.2K

Verified Solution

Question

Biology

Some bacteria produce multiple toxins that interfere with thehost’s immune response. For example, one bacterial toxin is aprotease that cleaves the proteins that form tight junctionsbetween skin cells. The result is severe, widespread blistering(patches of skin sort of peel away from the body). (a) Explain howthis toxin helps the pathogen. (b) What branch of the immune systemcan best defend against this toxin?

Answer & Explanation Solved by verified expert
3.8 Ratings (397 Votes)
a Proteases are bacterial toxins but actually are enzymes to hydrolyze peptide bonds within peptides and proteins There are many proteases important in pathogen infection Eg Elastase B is an elastolytic protease playing significant role in    See Answer
Get Answers to Unlimited Questions

Join us to gain access to millions of questions and expert answers. Enjoy exclusive benefits tailored just for you!

Membership Benefits:
  • Unlimited Question Access with detailed Answers
  • Zin AI - 3 Million Words
  • 10 Dall-E 3 Images
  • 20 Plot Generations
  • Conversation with Dialogue Memory
  • No Ads, Ever!
  • Access to Our Best AI Platform: Flex AI - Your personal assistant for all your inquiries!
Become a Member

Other questions asked by students

Mechanical Engineering
1.2K views

Air flows through a 8-in-diameter, 60-ft-long adiabatic duct with inlet conditions of V1= 550 ft/s, T01= 650...

Electrical Engineering
1.2K views

I want abstract about Solar Tracker System Compare it with the old type of the solar panel

Geometry
1.2K views

36 X y 20 21 22

Basic Math
1.2K views

If line segment AB = 15 and ?B = 62, find line segment AC. Round...

Accounting
1.2K views

Problem 15-2A (Algo) Recording, adjusting, and reporting available-for-sale debt securities LO P3 Skip to question...

Accounting
1.2K views

What are the essential characteristics of liabilities for purposes of financial reporting?

Accounting
1.2K views

Jane has an income of $85,000 and a marginal tax rate of 29.65%. Amanda has...

Accounting
1.2K views

Exercise 8-5A (Static) Allocating costs on the basis of relative market values LO 8-1 ...

Accounting
1.2K views

Splish Brothers Inc. acquires a delivery truck at a cost of $60,000 on January 1,2022...

Accounting
1.2K views

Franco converted a building from personal to business use in May 2013 when the fair...

Finance
1.2K views

PLEASE ASAP 16) Which one of the following is correct for stock...

Accounting
1.2K views

Required: 1. Prepare a multiple-step income statement 2. Prepare a statement of stockholders' equty. Additional...