Organic Chemical
shiga toxin Audio
Shi·ga tox·in
Subclass of:
Shiga Toxins
Definitions related to shiga toxin:
  • A bacterial toxin produced by Shigella dysenteriae and by some strains of E. coli that inhibits protein synthesis by blocking the interaction of ribosomal RNA with peptide elongation factors. The non-catalytic beta subunit of Shiga toxin may be useful as a fusion vector for induction of antigen-specific cytotoxic T lymphocyte responses.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • 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.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • Class of toxins that inhibit protein synthesis by blocking the interaction of ribosomal RNA with peptide elongation factors; includes the specific shiga toxin produced by Shigella dysenteriae and a variety of shiga-like toxins that are produced by pathologic strains of sherichia coli such as Escherichia coli O157.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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