"Shiga Toxin 2" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A toxin produced by certain pathogenic strains of ESCHERICHIA COLI such as ESCHERICHIA COLI O157. It shares 50-60% homology with SHIGA TOXIN and SHIGA TOXIN 1.
| Descriptor ID |
D022641
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.277.450.430.700.750.750.124 D12.776.097.275.879 D23.946.123.794.124 D23.946.330.575.124
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| Concept/Terms |
Shiga Toxin 2- Shiga Toxin 2
- Shiga Toxin 2, Escherichia coli
- Shiga-Like Toxin II
- VT2 Cytotoxin
- Cytotoxin, VT2
- SLTII
- Stx2 protein
- Vero Cytotoxin VT2
- Verotoxin 2
- Shiga Like Toxin II
- SLT-II
- SLT II
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Shiga Toxin 2" by people in Profiles.
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Genome-wide siRNA screen identifies UNC50 as a regulator of Shiga toxin 2 trafficking. J Cell Biol. 2017 10 02; 216(10):3249-3262.
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Human intestinal tissue and cultured colonic cells contain globotriaosylceramide synthase mRNA and the alternate Shiga toxin receptor globotetraosylceramide. Infect Immun. 2010 Nov; 78(11):4488-99.
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Oral immunization with a shiga toxin B subunit: rotavirus NSP4(90) fusion protein protects mice against gastroenteritis. Vaccine. 2005 Oct 25; 23(44):5168-76.
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Molecular epidemiology of a fast-food restaurant-associated outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Washington State. J Clin Microbiol. 1995 Aug; 33(8):2155-8.