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Diphtheria toxin
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Diphtheria toxin is an exotoxin secreted mainly by Corynebacterium diphtheriae but also by Corynebacterium ulcerans and Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis, the pathogenic bacterium that causes diphtheria. The toxin gene is encoded by a prophage[annotation 1] called corynephage β.[1][2] The toxin causes the disease in humans by gaining entry into the cell cytoplasm and inhibiting protein synthesis.[3]
Quick Facts tox diphtheria toxin precursor, Identifiers ...
tox diphtheria toxin precursor | |||||||
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![]() Cartoon representation of the diphtheria toxin protein | |||||||
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Organism | Corynebacterium diphtheriae | ||||||
Symbol | tox | ||||||
Entrez | 2650491 | ||||||
RefSeq (Prot) | NP_938615 | ||||||
UniProt | P00587 | ||||||
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EC number | 2.4.2.36 | ||||||
Chromosome | genome: 0.19 - 0.19 Mb | ||||||
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Quick Facts Identifiers, Symbol ...
Diphtheria toxin, C domain | |||||||||
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Symbol | Diphtheria_C | ||||||||
Pfam | PF02763 | ||||||||
Pfam clan | CL0084 | ||||||||
InterPro | IPR022406 | ||||||||
SCOP2 | 1ddt / SCOPe / SUPFAM | ||||||||
TCDB | 1.C.7 | ||||||||
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