CATH Classification
| Level | CATH Code | Description | 
|---|---|---|
|   | 2 | Mainly Beta | 
|   | 2.60 | Sandwich | 
|   | 2.60.40 | Immunoglobulin-like | 
|   | 2.60.40.700 | Diphtheria toxin, receptor-binding domain | 
Domain Context
CATH Clusters
| Superfamily | Diphtheria toxin, receptor-binding domain | 
| Functional Family | Diphtheria toxin | 
Enzyme Information
| 2.4.2.36 | NAD(+)--diphthamide ADP-ribosyltransferase. based on mapping to UniProt P00588 NAD(+) + diphthamide-[translation elongation factor 2] = nicotinamide + N-(ADP-D-ribosyl)diphthamide-[translation elongation factor 2]. -!- Dihtheria toxin and some other bacterial toxins catalyze this reaction, which inactivates translation elongation factor 2 (EF2). -!- The acceptor is diphthamide, a unique modification of a histidine residue in the elongation factor found in archaebacteria and all eukaryotes, but not in eubacteria. -!- Cf. EC 2.4.2.31. -!- The relevant histidine of EF2 is His(715) in mammals, His(699) in yeast and His(600) in Pyrococcus horikoshii. | 
UniProtKB Entries (1)
| P00588 | DTX_CORBE Corynephage beta Diphtheria toxin | 
PDB Structure
| PDB | 1MDT | 
| External Links | |
| Method | X-RAY DIFFRACTION | 
| Organism | |
| Primary Citation | Refined structure of monomeric diphtheria toxin at 2.3 A resolution. Protein Sci. | 
