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ReviewToxins2025

Bacterial Protein Toxins as Anticancer Agents: Clinical Potential of

Richa Misra, Radhika Gupta, Namita Nayyar, Ritvik Baweja, Vishal Sharma, Yogendra Singh, Renu Baweja

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Review in Toxins, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Richa MisraDepartment of Zoology, Sri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi, Delhi 110021, India.ORCID 0000-0003-3630-827X
Radhika GuptaDepartment of Biochemistry, Daulat Ram College, University of Delhi, Delhi 110007, India.
Namita NayyarDepartment of Zoology, Sri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi, Delhi 110021, India.ORCID 0009-0001-1313-7298
Ritvik BawejaMaulana Azad Medical College, Delhi 110002, India.ORCID 0009-0004-4957-5283
Vishal SharmaDepartment of Infectious disease, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY 10461, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3032-9363
Yogendra SinghDelhi School of Public Health, Institution of Eminence, University of Delhi, Delhi 110007, India.
Renu BawejaDepartment of Biochemistry, Shivaji College, University of Delhi, Delhi 110027, India.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Protein toxins are biologically active polypeptides produced by a variety of organisms, including bacteria, plants, fungi, and animals. These molecules exert potent and specific toxic effects on target cells and are primarily associated with pathogenicity and defense mechanisms of the organisms. In the past few decades, significant progress has been made in understanding their structure, mechanisms of action, and regulation. Among these, bacterial protein toxins have emerged as valuable tools particularly in the development of targeted therapies. A notable example is Botulinum toxin, originally known for its neurotoxic effects, which was approved as a therapeutic agent in 1989 for strabismus treatment, paving way for repurposing bacterial toxins for clinical use. This review provides an overview of the different classes of bacterial toxin-based therapeutics, with a particular focus on

Indexed as

ADP Ribose TransferasesAntigens, BacterialAntineoplastic AgentsBacterial ToxinsExotoxinsNeoplasmsAnimalsBacterial ProteinsHumansPseudomonas aeruginosa Exotoxin AVirulence FactorsADP Ribose Transferasesanthrax toxinAntigens, BacterialAntineoplastic AgentsBacterial ProteinsBacterial ToxinsExotoxinsPseudomonas aeruginosa Exotoxin Apseudomonas exoprotein A protein, Pseudomonas aeruginosaVirulence FactorsAB toxinanthrax toxincancer therapyimmunotoxinPE toxinprotein toxin

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PMID41003524
PMCPMC12474063

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