Actin Crosslinking Toxins of Gram-Negative Bacteria.docVIP

Toxins 2009, 1, 123-133; doi:10.3390/toxins1020123 OPEN ACCESS toxins ISSN 2072-6651 /journal/toxins Review Actin Crosslinking Toxins of Gram-Negative Bacteria Karla J. F. Satchell Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 320 E. Superior Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611, USA; E-Mail: k-satchell@; Tel.: +1-312-503-2162; Fax: +1-312-503-1339 Received: 2 November 2009; in revised form: 13 November 2009 / Accepted: 26 November 2009 / Published: 1 December 2009 Abstract: Actin crosslinking toxins produced by Gram-negative bacteria represent a small but unique class of bacterial prot