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A non-cytotoxic but ribonucleolytically specific ribotoxin variant: implication of tryptophan residues in the cytotoxicity of hirsutellin A.
Biological chemistry - 1 May 2012
Herrero-Galán Elías, García-Ortega Lucía, Lacadena Javier, Martínez-del-Pozo Álvaro, Olmo Nieves, Gavilanes José G, Oñaderra Mercedes
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Ribotoxins are a family of toxic proteins that exert a highly specific cleavage at the universally conserved sarcin/ricin loop (SRL) of the larger rRNA molecule. Before this ribonucleolytic action, passage through the cell membrane is a necessary step for ribotoxin internalization and the limiting factor for cytotoxicity. Although extensive knowledge of their ribonucleolytic activity and substrate recognition has...
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