NSP4 (rotavirus)
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The rotavirus
nonstructural protein
NSP4 was the first viral enterotoxin
discovered. It induces diarrhea and causes Ca2+-dependent transepithelial secretion.
Rotavirus
Rotavirus is the most common cause of severe diarrhoea among infants and young children, and is one of several viruses that cause infections often called stomach flu, despite having no relation to influenza. It is a genus of double-stranded RNA virus in the family Reoviridae. By the age of five,...
nonstructural protein
Nonstructural protein
In virology, a nonstructural protein is a protein encoded by a virus but it is not part of the viral particle....
NSP4 was the first viral enterotoxin
Enterotoxin
An enterotoxin is a protein toxin released by a microorganism in the intestine. Enterotoxins are chromosomally encoded exotoxins that are produced and secreted from several bacterial organisms. They are often heat-stable, and are of low molecular weight and water-soluble...
discovered. It induces diarrhea and causes Ca2+-dependent transepithelial secretion.