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| What is a type 1 toxin? Give an example. |
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Binds and act at host cell surface
ex. Super Antigens
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| What is a type 2 toxin? Give an example. |
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Act on host cell membranes
e.g. phospholipases and pore-forming toxins
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| What are type III toxins? Give an example. |
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A-B type toxins; single unit and multisubunit
ex. single: DT & BoNT - multi: cholera & anthrax
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Describe Non-protein and protein toxins
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Endotoxin versus exotoxin
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Effector proteins (injected into host cells)
-Signaling cascades |
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