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== Function == | |||
'''Pertussis toxin''' (PT) is produced by the bacterium ''Bordetella pertussis'' and is the cause of whooping cough<ref>PMID:15845471</ref>. For additional details see [[Pertussis Toxin-ATP Complex]].<br /> | '''Pertussis toxin''' (PT) is produced by the bacterium ''Bordetella pertussis'' and is the cause of whooping cough<ref>PMID:15845471</ref>. For additional details see [[Pertussis Toxin-ATP Complex]].<br /> | ||
'''Pertactin''' is another toxin produced by ''Bordetella''. For details see [[P.69 Pertactin Structure and Function]]. | '''Pertactin''' is another toxin produced by ''Bordetella''. For details see [[P.69 Pertactin Structure and Function]]. | ||
== Relevance == | |||
PT is associate with exacerbated host airway response during whooping cough infection and may inhibit host mechanisms of attenuating inflammation of the airways<ref>PMID:23027529</ref>. | |||
== 3D Structures of Pertussis toxin == | == 3D Structures of Pertussis toxin == | ||