Clostridium perfringens enterotoxin

Clostridium perfringens enterotoxin is a toxin produced by Clostridium perfringens.^[1]

There is evidence that CLDN3 and CLDN4 are receptors.^[2]

References

1. ^ Katahira J, Sugiyama H, Inoue N, Horiguchi Y, Matsuda M, Sugimoto N (October 1997). "Clostridium perfringens enterotoxin utilizes two structurally related membrane proteins as functional receptors in vivo". The Journal of biological chemistry 272 (42): 26652–8. PMID 9334247. http://www.jbc.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=9334247. 
2. ^ Long H, Crean CD, Lee WH, Cummings OW, Gabig TG (November 2001). "Expression of Clostridium perfringens enterotoxin receptors claudin-3 and claudin-4 in prostate cancer epithelium". Cancer research 61 (21): 7878–81. PMID 11691807. http://cancerres.aacrjournals.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=11691807. 

v • d • e Toxins (enterotoxin/neurotoxin/hemotoxin/cardiotoxin) Bacterial toxins Exotoxin Gram positive Bacilli Clostridium: tetani (Tetanospasmin) · perfringens (Alpha toxin, Enterotoxin) · difficile (A, B) · botulinum (Botox) other: Anthrax toxin · Listeriolysin O Cocci Streptolysin · Leukocidin (Panton-Valentine leukocidin) · Staphylococcus (Staphylococcus aureus alpha/beta/delta, Exfoliatin, Toxic shock syndrome toxin, SEB) Actinobacteria Cord factor · Diphtheria toxin Gram negative Shiga toxin · Verotoxin/shiga-like toxin (E. coli) · E. coli heat-stable enterotoxin/enterotoxin · Cholera toxin · Pertussis toxin · Pseudomonas exotoxin · Extracellular adenylate cyclase By mechanism type I (Superantigen) · type II (Pore forming toxins) · type III (AB toxin/AB5) Endotoxin Lipopolysaccharide (Lipid A) · Bacillus thuringiensis delta endotoxin Virulence factor Clumping factor A · Fibronectin binding protein A Mycotoxins Aflatoxin · Amatoxin (Alpha-amanitin, Beta-amanitin, Gamma-amanitin, Epsilon-amanitin) · Citrinin · Cytochalasin · Ergotamine · Fumonisin (Fumonisin B1, Fumonisin B2) · Gliotoxin · Ibotenic acid · Muscimol · Ochratoxin · Patulin · Sterigmatocystin · Trichothecene · Vomitoxin · Zeranol · Zearalenone Invertebrates arthropod: scorpion: Charybdotoxin, Maurotoxin, Agitoxin, Margatoxin, Slotoxin, Scyllatoxin, Hefutoxin · spider: Latrotoxin (Alpha-latrotoxin) · Stromatoxin · PhTx3 mollusca: Conotoxin · Eledoisin · Onchidal · Saxitoxin Vertebrates fish: Ciguatera · Tetrodotoxin amphibian: (+)-Allopumiliotoxin 267A · Batrachotoxin · Bufotoxins (Arenobufagin, Bufotalin, Bufotenin · Cinobufagin, Marinobufagin) · Epibatidine · Histrionicotoxin · Pumiliotoxin 251D · Tarichatoxin reptile/snake venom: Bungarotoxin (Alpha-Bungarotoxin, Beta-Bungarotoxin) · Calciseptine · Taicatoxin · Calcicludine · Cardiotoxin III note: some toxins are produced by lower species and pass through intermediate species

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