C. difficile toxins

GPTKB entity

Statements (26)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf bacterial toxin
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Clostridium difficile toxins
gptkbp:diagnosedBy detected by PCR
detected by immunoassay
gptkbp:effect induction of cell death
disruption of actin cytoskeleton
gptkbp:effectOnCells apoptosis
inflammation
disruption of tight junctions
gptkbp:encodedBy tcdA gene
tcdB gene
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label C. difficile toxins
gptkbp:includes gptkb:toxin_A
gptkb:toxin_B
gptkbp:locationOfGenes pathogenicity locus (PaLoc)
gptkbp:mechanismOfAction glucosylation of Rho GTPases
gptkbp:neutralizedBy antitoxin antibodies
gptkbp:producedBy gptkb:Clostridioides_difficile
gptkbp:role cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhea
cause of pseudomembranous colitis
gptkbp:studiedBy model for studying cytoskeletal disruption
gptkbp:targetCellType intestinal epithelial cells
gptkbp:toxinAType gptkb:enterotoxin
gptkbp:toxinBType cytotoxin
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Clostridium_difficile_toxin_A/B
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8