Diphtheria toxin
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| - | '''Diphtheria toxin''' (DT) is a toxin which is secreted by the bacteria causing diphtheria. DT catalyzes the transfer of NAD to a diphthamide residue in the elongation factor-2 and thus inhibiting protein synthesis.<ref>PMID:20040</ref> | + | '''Diphtheria toxin''' (DT) is a toxin which is secreted by the bacteria causing diphtheria. DT catalyzes the transfer of NAD to a diphthamide residue in the elongation factor-2 and thus inhibiting protein synthesis.<ref>PMID:20040</ref> See also [[Toxins]]. |
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3D structures of diphtheria toxin
Updated on 23-February-2020
References
- ↑ Pappenheimer AM Jr. Diphtheria toxin. Annu Rev Biochem. 1977;46:69-94. PMID:20040 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1146/annurev.bi.46.070177.000441
- ↑ Bennett MJ, Choe S, Eisenberg D. Refined structure of dimeric diphtheria toxin at 2.0 A resolution. Protein Sci. 1994 Sep;3(9):1444-63. PMID:7833807
