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The crystal structure of ToxT is resolved in monomeric form, after isolation from <i>Vibrio cholerae<i> strain O395.<ref name="structure">PMID: 20133655</ref> | |||
==Introduction== | ==Introduction== | ||
<b>ToxT</b> is a molecule at the end of a transcriptional cascade that autoregulates the transcription of the primary virulence factors of <i>Vibrio cholerae</i>[http://http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vibrio_cholerae] and itself. These two factors, cholera toxin (CT)[http://http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_toxin] and the toxin co-regulated pilus (TCP), are instrumental in causing the disease <b>cholera</b>[http://http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera]. This is an intestinal infection resulting in massive water loss in the affected individual, causing extreme dehydration.[http://http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera] | <b>ToxT</b> is a molecule at the end of a transcriptional cascade that autoregulates the transcription of the primary virulence factors of <i>Vibrio cholerae</i>[http://http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vibrio_cholerae] and itself. These two factors, cholera toxin (CT)[http://http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_toxin] and the toxin co-regulated pilus (TCP), are instrumental in causing the disease <b>cholera</b>[http://http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera]. This is an intestinal infection resulting in massive water loss in the affected individual, causing extreme dehydration.[http://http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera] | ||
