Anthrax edema factor
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| - | '''Anthrax edema factor''' (EF) or '''calmodulin-sensitive adenylate cyclase''' is an enzyme which is part of the ''Bacillus anthracis'' anthrax toxin. The full anthrax toxin is composed of a cell-binding protein (protective antigen), lethal factor and EF. | + | '''Anthrax edema factor''' (EF) or '''calmodulin-sensitive adenylate cyclase''' is an enzyme which is part of the ''Bacillus anthracis'' anthrax toxin. The full anthrax toxin is composed of a cell-binding protein ([[Anthrax protective antigen|protective antigen]]), [[Anthrax Lethal Factor|lethal factor]] and EF. The EF is a calcium- and calmodulin-dependent adenylate cyclase. The binding of calmodulin to EF changes it from its non-active form to the active one.<ref>PMID:15680766</ref> |
== Disease == | == Disease == | ||
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References
- ↑ Abrami L, Reig N, van der Goot FG. Anthrax toxin: the long and winding road that leads to the kill. Trends Microbiol. 2005 Feb;13(2):72-8. PMID:15680766 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tim.2004.12.004
- ↑ Shen Y, Zhukovskaya NL, Zimmer MI, Soelaiman S, Bergson P, Wang CR, Gibbs CS, Tang WJ. Selective inhibition of anthrax edema factor by adefovir, a drug for chronic hepatitis B virus infection. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2004 Mar 2;101(9):3242-7. Epub 2004 Feb 20. PMID:14978283 doi:10.1073/pnas.0306552101
