NSP4 (rotavirus)
The rotavirus nonstructural protein NSP4 was the first viral enterotoxin discovered. It induces diarrhea and causes Ca2+-dependent transepithelial secretion.
A transmembrane glycoprotein, NSP4 is organized into three main domains: a three-helical TM domain in the N-terminus, a central cytoplasmic coiled-coil domain for multimerization, and an C-terminal flexible region. It can also be secreted out of the cell. As of 2019, only structures of the central domain, which is responsible for diarrhea, has been solved. It oligomerizes into dimeric, tetrameric, pentameric, and even higher-order forms.
