Prevention of Shiga toxin 1-caused colon injury by plant-derived recombinant IgA
Immunoglobulin A (IgA) is a candidate antibody for oral passive immunization against mucosal pathogens like Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC).
Katsuhiro Nakanishi +14 more
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The association of shiga-like toxin with detergent-resistant membranes is modulated by glucosylceramide and is an essential requirement in the endoplasmic reticulum for a cytotoxic effect [PDF]
Receptor-mediated internalization to the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and subsequent retro-translocation to the cytosol are essential sequential processes required for the productive intoxication of susceptible mammalian cells by Shiga-like toxin-1 (SLTx).
Falguières, T +20 more
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Epithelial cell signaling responses to enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli infection
Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli, including the serotype O157:H7 that is most commonly identified with human disease, cause both sporadic cases and outbreaks of non-bloody diarrhea and hemorrhagic colitis.
Peter JM Ceponis +2 more
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Comparative genomics of Shiga toxin encoding bacteriophages [PDF]
Background Stx bacteriophages are responsible for driving the dissemination of Stx toxin genes (stx) across their bacterial host range. Lysogens carrying Stx phages can cause severe, lifethreatening disease and Stx toxin is an integral virulence factor.
Alan J McCarthy +20 more
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Perspectives on Shiga-like Toxin Infections in Argentina
Argentina has the highest frequency of hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) in the world (300 cases/year). The risk of HUS in children from 6 to 48 months old is approximately 22/100,000 in Buenos Aires. In Argentina, HUS is the most frequent cause of acute renal damage and the second cause of chronic renal injury in children.
Eduardo L, López +6 more
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Prevalence and genetic characterization of shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolates from slaughtered animals in Bangladesh [PDF]
To determine the prevalence of Shiga toxin (Stx)-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) in slaughter animals in Dhaka, Bangladesh, we collected rectal contents immediately after animals were slaughtered.
Beumer, R.R. +7 more
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Functional capacity of Shiga-toxin promoter sequences in eukaryotic cells. [PDF]
Shiga toxins (Stx) are the main virulence factors in enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) infections, causing diarrhea and hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). The genes encoding for Shiga toxin-2 (Stx2) are located in a bacteriophage.
Leticia V Bentancor +9 more
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Production of Shiga-Like Toxin by Escherichia coli
Escherichia coli is one of several agents that cause intestinal disease in humans and animals. Four classes of E. coli have been recognized [1], Enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC) strains produce a heat-labile (LT) enterotoxin and/or a heat-stable (ST) enterotoxin. Enteroinvasive E.
Marques, Lilian R. M. +4 more
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Gas phase characterization of the noncovalent quaternary structure of Cholera toxin and the Cholera toxin B subunit pentamer [PDF]
Cholera toxin (CTx) is an AB5 cytotonic protein that has medical relevance in cholera and as a novel mucosal adjuvant. Here, we report an analysis of the noncovalent homopentameric complex of CTx B chain (CTx B5) using electrospray ionization triple ...
Jennings, Keith R. +15 more
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The secretion inhibitor Exo2 perturbs trafficking of Shiga toxin between endosomes and the trans-Golgi network [PDF]
The small-molecule inhibitor Exo2 {4-hydroxy-3-methoxy-(5,6,7,8-tetrahydrol[1]benzothieno[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)hydraz-one benzaldehyde} has been reported to disrupt the Golgi apparatus completely and to stimulate Golgi–ER (endoplasmic reticulum) fusion ...
Amessou, M +37 more
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