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== Function == | == Function == | ||
'''Anthrax edema factor''' (EF) is an enzyme which is part of the ''Bacillus anthracis'' anthrax toxin. The full anthrax toxin is composed of | '''Anthrax edema factor''' (EF) or '''calmodulin-sensitive adenylate cyclase''' is an enzyme which is part of the ''Bacillus anthracis'' anthrax toxin. The full anthrax toxin is composed of -<BR /> | ||
*A cell-binding protein [[Anthrax protective antigen]]<BR /> | |||
*[[Anthrax Lethal Factor]]<BR /> | |||
*and anthrax edema factor.<br /> | |||
The EF is a calcium- and calmodulin-dependent adenylate cyclase. The binding of calmodulin to EF changes it from its non-active form to the active one.<ref>PMID:15680766</ref> See also [[Toxins]]. | |||
== Disease == | == Disease == | ||
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*<scene name='48/485623/Cv/2'>EF trimer with 3 calmodulin molecules</scene>. | *<scene name='48/485623/Cv/2'>EF trimer with 3 calmodulin molecules</scene>. | ||
*<scene name='48/485623/Cv/ | *<scene name='48/485623/Cv/5'>ADP derivative/Yt+3 binding site</scene> of EF. Water molecules are shown as red spheres. | ||
*<scene name='48/485623/Cv/ | *<scene name='48/485623/Cv/6'>Ca+2 binding site</scene> of calmodulin (PDB code [[1pk0]]).<ref>PMID:14978283</ref> | ||
==3D structures of anthrax edema factor== | ==3D structures of anthrax edema factor== | ||
[[Anthrax edema factor 3D structures]] | |||
</StructureSection> | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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