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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Homo Sapiens
SUBMITTER: Bin Tang
PROVIDER: PXD038256 | iProX | Mon Nov 21 00:00:00 GMT 2022
REPOSITORIES: iProX
Heliyon 20230909 9
Shiga toxin type 2 (Stx2) is the primary virulence factor produced by Shiga toxin-producing enterohemorrhagic <i>Escherichia coli</i> (STEC), which causes epidemic outbreaks of gastrointestinal sickness and potentially fatal sequela hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). Most studies on Stx2-induced apoptosis have been performed with holotoxins, but the mechanism of how the A and B subunits of Stx2 cause apoptosis in cells is not clear. Here, we found that Stx2 A-subunit (Stx2A) induced mitochondrial ...[more]