Product Description
A 2 part toxin produced by the Vibrio Cholerae Bacteria. The 5 part ring allows the second part to enter and damage the cell.
Original Source data:
The three-dimensional crystal structure of cholera toxin.
Zhang, R.G., Scott, D.L., Westbrook, M.L., Nance, S., Spangler, B.D., Shipley, G.G., Westbrook, E.M.
Journal: (1995) J.Mol.Biol. 251: 563-573
PubMed: 7658473
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1995.0456
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PubMed Abstract:
The clinical manifestations of cholera are largely attributable to the actions of a secreted hexameric AB5 enterotoxin (choleragen). We have independently solved and refined the three-dimensional structure of choleragen at 2.5 A resolution. The structure of the crystalline toxin closely... [ Read More & Search PubMed Abstracts ]