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MeSH Heading: Shiga Toxin
Tree Number(s): D08.811.277.450.430.700.750.750.100; D23.946.123.794.095; D23.946.330.575.100
Unique ID: D022621
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D022621
Annotation: SHIGA TOXINS is available
Scope Note: A toxin produced by SHIGELLA DYSENTERIAE. It is the prototype of class of toxins that inhibit protein synthesis by blocking the interaction of ribosomal RNA; (RNA, RIBOSOMAL) with PEPTIDE ELONGATION FACTORS.
Entry Term(s): Shigatoxin; Shigella Cytotoxin; Shigella Toxin; Stx Protein; Stx Protein, Shigella dysenteria
Previous Indexing: Bacterial Toxins (1980-2000)
See Also: Shigella dysenteriae
Public MeSH Note: 2001; SHIGA TOXIN was indexed under BACTERIAL TOXINS 1980-2000
History Note: 2001; use SHIGA TOXINS (NM) 1980-2000
Date Established: 2001/01/01
Date of Entry: 2000/06/27
Revision Date: 2020/05/27

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

biosynthesis (BI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

urine (UR)

Concept UI: M0087738
Scope Note: A toxin produced by SHIGELLA DYSENTERIAE. It is the prototype of class of toxins that inhibit protein synthesis by blocking the interaction of ribosomal RNA; (RNA, RIBOSOMAL) with PEPTIDE ELONGATION FACTORS.
Terms: Shiga Toxin Preferred Term
Term UI T117744
Date01/01/1955
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2001); Shigatoxin
Term UI T001006322
Date01/28/2020
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Shigella Cytotoxin
Term UI T117739
Date01/01/1955
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2001); Stx Protein
Term UI T117741
Date01/01/1955
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2001); Stx Protein, Shigella dysenteria
Term UI T409316
Date03/14/2000
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2001); Shigella Toxin
Term UI T117740
Date01/01/1955
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2001)

Shiga Toxin MeSH Descriptor Data 2024