Mesh term Shiga Toxins
Browse to parent terms:Bacterial Toxins
Enterotoxins
Ribosome Inactivating Proteins, Type 2
Description
A class of toxins that inhibit protein synthesis by blocking the interaction of ribosomal RNA; (RNA, RIBOSOMAL) with PEPTIDE ELONGATION FACTORS. They include SHIGA TOXIN which is produced by SHIGELLA DYSENTERIAE and a variety of shiga-like toxins that are produced by pathologic strains of ESCHERICHIA COLI such as ESCHERICHIA COLI O157.Browse to child terms:
Shiga Toxin
Shiga Toxin 1
Shiga Toxin 2
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