Characterization of prokaryotic recombinant Aspergillus ribotoxin alpha-sarcin.

doi:10.1016/s0167-4889(97)00048-7

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Characterization of prokaryotic recombinant Aspergillus ribotoxin alpha-sarcin.

Biochimica et biophysica acta - 21 Aug 1997

Sylvester I D, Roberts L M, Lord J M

Abstract excerpt

The Aspergillus ribonuclease alpha-sarcin is toxic to intact mammalian cells but the mechanism by which it enters the cells to reach its ribosomal RNA substrate is unclear. Here we have compared the cytotoxicity of alpha-sarcin to that of ricin, another catalytic toxin that targets the same rRNA...

Topics

Aspergillus
Biological Transport
Cytotoxins
Endoribonucleases
Escherichia coli
Fungal Proteins
HeLa Cells
Humans
Mutation
Protein Synthesis Inhibitors
Recombinant Proteins
Ricin

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