page_title: Cholera toxin
hierarchical_section_title: Cholera toxin
caption_attribution_description: English: Cholera toxin mechanism
context_page_description: Cholera toxin is AB5 multimeric protein complex secreted by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. CTX is responsible for the massive, watery diarrhea characteristic of cholera infection. It is a member of the Heat-labile enterotoxin family.
context_section_description: Cholera toxin (also known as choleragen and sometimes abbreviated to CTX, Ctx or CT) is AB5 multimeric protein complex secreted by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae.  CTX is responsible for the massive, watery diarrhea characteristic of cholera infection. It is a member of the Heat-labile enterotoxin family.
caption: Cholera toxin mechanism
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