Fundamentals of Biochemistry: Life at the Molecular Level 5th Edition

Published by Wiley
ISBN 10: 1118918401
ISBN 13: 978-1-11891-840-1

Chapter 13 - Biochemical Signaling - Exercises - Page 441: 28

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Vibrio cholerae produces the strong bacterial toxin known as cholera toxin, which makes those sick with the disease experience severe diarrhea and dehydration. Cholera toxin does not cause cancer even though it can seriously harm the gut lining and other tissues. This is because cholera toxin does not generate cancer through the same mechanisms that do so when it causes acute illness. cancer is a complex disease that involves uncontrolled cell growth and division caused by mutations in genes that regulate cell growth, division, and death. Cholera toxin does not directly affect these genes or cause mutations that could lead to cancer

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Vibrio cholerae produces the strong bacterial toxin known as cholera toxin, which makes those sick with the disease experience severe diarrhea and dehydration. Cholera toxin does not cause cancer even though it can seriously harm the gut lining and other tissues. This is because cholera toxin does not generate cancer through the same mechanisms that do so when it causes acute illness. cancer is a complex disease that involves uncontrolled cell growth and division caused by mutations in genes that regulate cell growth, division, and death. Cholera toxin does not directly affect these genes or cause mutations that could lead to cancer
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