Biology:Pseudomonas exotoxin
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Short description: Exotoxin produced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa
| Exotoxin A | |||||||
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 Exotoxin A dimer, Pseudomonas aeruginosa | |||||||
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| Symbol | eta | ||||||
| UniProt | P11439 | ||||||
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| EC number | 2.4.2.36 | ||||||
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The Pseudomonas exotoxin (or exotoxin A) is an exotoxin produced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa.[1] Vibrio cholerae produces a similar protein called the Cholix toxin (Q5EK40).[2]
It inhibits elongation factor-2. It does so by ADP-ribosylation of EF2 using NAD+. This then causes the elongation of polypeptides to cease. This mechanism is similar to that of diphtheria toxin.[3]
It has been investigated as a treatment for hepatitis B[4] and cancer.[5]
References
- ↑ "Structure-function analysis of water-soluble inhibitors of the catalytic domain of exotoxin A from Pseudomonas aeruginosa". The Biochemical Journal 385 (Pt 3): 667–75. February 2005. doi:10.1042/BJ20041480. PMID 15458385.
- ↑ "Cholix toxin, a novel ADP-ribosylating factor from Vibrio cholerae". The Journal of Biological Chemistry 283 (16): 10671–8. April 2008. doi:10.1074/jbc.M710008200. PMID 18276581.
- ↑ "Elucidation of eukaryotic elongation factor-2 contact sites within the catalytic domain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa exotoxin A". The Biochemical Journal 379 (Pt 3): 563–72. May 2004. doi:10.1042/BJ20031731. PMID 14733615.
- ↑ "Pseudomonas exotoxin antisense RNA selectively kills hepatitis B virus infected cells". World Journal of Gastroenterology 14 (18): 2810–7. May 2008. doi:10.3748/wjg.14.2810. PMID 18473403.
- ↑ "Engineering toxin-resistant therapeutic stem cells to treat brain tumors". Stem Cells 33 (2): 589–600. February 2015. doi:10.1002/stem.1874. PMID 25346520.
External links
- P11439 (eta) in InterPro domain view
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