Toxin A

UniProtKB accession:  Q46149

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UniProtKB description:  Precursor of a cytotoxin, which enters into host cells and mediates autoprocessing to release the active toxin (N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase TcdA) into the host cytosol (By similarity). Once entered into host cells, acidification in the endosome promotes the membrane insertion of the translocation region and formation of a pore, leading to translocation of the GT44 and peptidase C80 domains across the endosomal membrane (By similarity). This activates the peptidase C80 domain and autocatalytic processing, releasing the N-terminal part (N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase TcdA), which constitutes the active part of the toxin, in the cytosol (PubMed:17334356).