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Biological Factors > Toxins, Biological > Bacterial Toxins > Shiga Toxins > Shiga Toxin
... > Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Lectins > Plant Lectins > Ribosome Inactivating Proteins, Type 2 > Shiga Toxins > Shiga Toxin
... > Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Plant Proteins > Plant Lectins > Ribosome Inactivating Proteins, Type 2 > Shiga Toxins > Shiga Toxin
... > Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Plant Proteins > Ribosome Inactivating Proteins > Ribosome Inactivating Proteins, Type 2 > Shiga Toxins > Shiga Toxin
... > Enzymes and Coenzymes > Enzymes > Hydrolases > Glycoside Hydrolases > N-Glycosyl Hydrolases > Ribosome Inactivating Proteins > Ribosome Inactivating Proteins, Type 2 > Shiga Toxins > Shiga Toxin
Biological Factors > Toxins, Biological > Enterotoxins > Shiga Toxins > Shiga Toxin

Preferred term

Shiga Toxin  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Related concepts

Entry terms

  • Cytotoxin, Shigella
  • Shigatoxin
  • Shigella Cytotoxin
  • Shigella Toxin
  • Stx Protein
  • Stx Protein, Shigella dysenteria
  • Toxin, Shigella

Note

  • SHIGA TOXINS is available

Scope note

  • A toxin produced by SHIGELLA DYSENTERIAE. It is the prototype of class of toxins that inhibit protein synthesis by blocking the interaction of ribosomal RNA; (RNA, RIBOSOMAL) with PEPTIDE ELONGATION FACTORS.

History note

  • 2001; use SHIGA TOXINS (NM) 1980-2000

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D022621

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