A class of toxins that inhibit protein synthesis by blocking the interaction of ribosomal RNA; (RNA, RIBOSOMAL) with PEPTIDE ELONGATION FACTORS. They include SHIGA TOXIN which is produced by SHIGELLA DYSENTERIAE and a variety of shiga-like toxins that are produced by pathologic strains of ESCHERICHIA COLI such as ESCHERICHIA COLI O157.
Also Known As:
Vero Toxin; Shiga-Like Toxins; Vero Cell Cytotoxin; Vero Cell Cytotoxins; Vero Cytotoxin; Vero Cytoxins; Verotoxin; Verotoxins; Cell Cytotoxins, Vero; Cytotoxin, Vero; Cytotoxin, Vero Cell; Cytotoxins, Vero Cell; Cytoxins, Vero; Shiga Like Toxins; Toxin, Vero; Toxins, Shiga; Toxins, Shiga-Like; Toxins, Vero; Vero Toxins