Diphtheria Toxin
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An ADP-ribosylating polypeptide produced by CORYNEBACTERIUM DIPHTHERIAE that causes the signs and symptoms of DIPHTHERIA. It can be broken into two unequal domains: the smaller, catalytic A domain is the lethal moiety and contains MONO(ADP-RIBOSE) TRANSFERASES which transfers ADP RIBOSE to PEPTIDE ELONGATION FACTOR 2 thereby inhibiting protein synthesis; and the larger B domain that is needed for entry into cells.
| Descriptor ID |
D004167
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.913.400.725.115.220 D23.946.123.305
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| Concept/Terms |
Diphtheria Toxin- Diphtheria Toxin
- Toxin, Corynebacterium Diphtheriae
- Corynebacterium Diphtheriae Toxin
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