Preferred Name |
Shiga Toxin |
Synonyms |
Shiga Toxin |
Definitions |
A bacterial toxin produced by Shigella dysenteriae and by some strains of E. coli that inhibits protein synthesis by blocking the interaction of ribosomal RNA with peptide elongation factors. The non-catalytic beta subunit of Shiga toxin may be useful as a fusion vector for induction of antigen-specific cytotoxic T lymphocyte responses. |
ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C1225 |
definition |
A bacterial toxin produced by Shigella dysenteriae and by some strains of E. coli that inhibits protein synthesis by blocking the interaction of ribosomal RNA with peptide elongation factors. The non-catalytic beta subunit of Shiga toxin may be useful as a fusion vector for induction of antigen-specific cytotoxic T lymphocyte responses. |
has exact synonym |
Shiga Toxin |
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label |
Shiga Toxin |
prefixIRI |
NCIT:C1225 |
prefLabel |
Shiga Toxin |
subClassOf |