"Shiga Toxin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D022621
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.277.450.430.700.750.750.100 D23.946.123.794.095 D23.946.330.575.100
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| Concept/Terms |
Shiga Toxin- Shiga Toxin
- Toxin, Shiga
- Stx Protein, Shigella dysenteria
- Stx Protein
- Shigella Cytotoxin
- Cytotoxin, Shigella
- Shigella Toxin
- Toxin, Shigella
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| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Shiga Toxin" by people in Profiles.
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Be aware of Shiga-toxin 2f-producing Escherichia coli: case report and false-negative results with certain rapid molecular panels. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2020 Dec; 98(4):115177.
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Escherichia coli O80 hybrid pathotype strains producing Shiga toxin and ESBL: molecular characterization and potential therapeutic options. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2020 03 01; 75(3):537-542.
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Shiga Toxin/Lipopolysaccharide Activates Caspase-4 and Gasdermin D to Trigger Mitochondrial Reactive Oxygen Species Upstream of the NLRP3 Inflammasome. Cell Rep. 2018 11 06; 25(6):1525-1536.e7.
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Adaptive mutations and replacements of virulence traits in the Escherichia coli O104:H4 outbreak population. PLoS One. 2013; 8(5):e63027.
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Struggling to get a universal meningococcal vaccine and novel uses for bacterial toxins in cancer treatment. Microb Biotechnol. 2010 Jul; 3(4):359-61.