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Cholera Toxin
Secreted by Vibrio cholerae, Cholera Toxin is a natural bacterial enterotoxin consisting of major components heavy A- and light B peptides (choleragenoid) that initiates a signaling cascade in intestinal epithelial cells causing a dysfunction of chloride channels, loss of water, and diarrhea. B peptide anchors the protein to epithelia; A peptide enters the cytoplasm and activates adenylate cyclase. Due to its cytotoxicity, cholera toxin is being studied for tumor cell targeting and cancer chemotherapy. (NCI Thesaurus)
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