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Contribution of pertussis toxin to the pathogenesis of pertussis disease: Graphical Abstract Figure.
21 Sept 2015
Abstract excerpt
Pertussis toxin (PT) is a multisubunit protein toxin secreted by Bordetella pertussis, the bacterial agent of the disease pertussis or whooping cough. PT in detoxified form is a component of all licensed acellular pertussis vaccines, since it is considered to be an important virulence factor for this pathogen. PT inhibits G protein-coupled receptor signaling through Gi proteins in mammalian cells, an activity...
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