MeSH definition : An ADP-ribosylating polypeptide produced by CORYNEBACTERIUM DIPHTHERIAE that causes
the signs and symptoms of DIPHTHERIA. It can be broken into two unequal domains: the
smaller, catalytic A domain is the lethal moiety and contains MONO(ADP-RIBOSE) TRANSFERASES
which transfers ADP RIBOSE to PEPTIDE ELONGATION FACTOR 2 thereby inhibiting protein
synthesis; and the larger B domain that is needed for entry into cells.;
An ADP-ribosylating polypeptide produced by CORYNEBACTERIUM DIPHTHERIAE that causes
the signs and symptoms of DIPHTHERIA. It can be broken into two unequal domains: the
smaller, catalytic A domain is the lethal moiety and contains MONO(ADP-RIBOSE) TRANSFERASES
which transfers ADP RIBOSE to PEPTIDE ELONGATION FACTOR 2 thereby inhibiting protein
synthesis; and the larger B domain that is needed for entry into cells.