**'Repeat in ToXin' - named because there are several peptide repeats within the molecules
**'Repeat in ToXin' - named because there are several peptide repeats within the molecules
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**Produced by various Gram-negative bacteria, including
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**Produced by various Gram-negative bacteria, including [[Escherichia coli|''E. coli'']]
**Possess four contiguous genes, C, A, B and D
**Possess four contiguous genes, C, A, B and D
**A is the structural gene; B and D are required for secretion; C is required for post-translational activation of the gene product of A to produce a functional product
**A is the structural gene; B and D are required for secretion; C is required for post-translational activation of the gene product of A to produce a functional product