| Accession ID | Name | Pfam Type |
|---|---|---|
| PF02691 | Vacuolating cyotoxin | repeat |
This family consists of Vacuolating cyotoxin proteins form Proteobacteria. These proteins are an important virulence determinate in H. pylori and induce cytoplasmic vacuolation in a variety of mammalian cell lines [1].
1: Mosaicism in vacuolating cytotoxin alleles of Helicobacter pylori. Association of specific vacA types with cytotoxin production and peptic ulceration. Atherton JC, Cao P, Peek RM Jr, Tummuru MK, Blaser MJ, Cover TL; J Biol Chem 1995;270:17771-17777. PMID:7629077