ToxT
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| - | ToxT is a molecule at the end of a transcriptional cascade that autoregulates the transcription of the primary virulence factors of <i>Vibrio cholerae</i>[http://http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vibrio_cholerae] and of itself. | + | ToxT is a molecule at the end of a transcriptional cascade that autoregulates the transcription of the primary virulence factors of <i>Vibrio cholerae</i>[http://http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vibrio_cholerae] and of itself. These two factors, cholera toxin (CT)[http://http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_toxin] and the toxin co-regulated pilus (TCP), are instrumental in causing the disease <b>cholera</b>[http://http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera]. This is an intestinal infection resulting in massive water loss in the affected individual, causing extreme dehydration.[http://http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera] |
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Introduction
ToxT is a molecule at the end of a transcriptional cascade that autoregulates the transcription of the primary virulence factors of Vibrio cholerae[1] and of itself. These two factors, cholera toxin (CT)[2] and the toxin co-regulated pilus (TCP), are instrumental in causing the disease cholera[3]. This is an intestinal infection resulting in massive water loss in the affected individual, causing extreme dehydration.[4]
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