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Winter Aconite (Eranthis hyemalis) Lectin as a cytotoxic effector in the lifecycle of Caenorhabditis elegans [PDF]
PeerJ, 2015 The lectin found in the tubers of the Winter Aconite (Eranthis hyemalis) plant is an N-acetyl-D-galactosamine specific Type II Ribosome Inactivating Protein (RIP); Type II RIPs have shown anti-cancer properties, and hence have potential as therapeutic ...
Marie-Therese McConnell +4 more
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Special issue: Ribosome-inactivating proteins : commemorative issue in honor of Professor Fiorenzo Stirpe [PDF]
, 2017 The family of ribosome-inactivating proteins (RIPs) groups all enzymes (EC.3.2.2.22) with a so-called RIP domain which comprises N-glycosidase activity and enables these proteins to catalytically inactivate ribosomes.[...
Van Damme, Els
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Viruses and the cellular RNA decay machinery. [PDF]
, 2010 The ability to control cellular and viral gene expression, either globally or selectively, is central to a successful viral infection, and it is also crucial for the host to respond and eradicate pathogens.
Gaglia, Marta, Glaunsinger, Britt
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Ribosome inactivating proteins and apoptosis
FEBS Letters, 2005 Ribosome inactivating proteins (RIPs) are protein toxins that are of plant or microbial origin that inhibit protein synthesis by inactivating ribosomes. Recent studies suggest that RIPs are also capable of inducing cell death by apoptosis. Though many reports are available on cell death induced by RIPs, the mechanism involved is not well studied ...
Narayanan, Sriram +4 more
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Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, 2001 The abundant maize kernel ribosome-inactivating protein 1 (RIP1) was tested for antifungal activity against Aspergillus nidulans and Aspergillus flavus.
Kirsten Nielsen +2 more
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Identification of the catalytic motif of the microbial ribosome inactivating cytotoxin colicin E3 [PDF]
, 2004 Colicin E3 is a cytotoxic ribonuclease that specifically cleaves 16S rRNA at the ribosomal A-site to abolish protein synthesis in sensitive Escherichia coli cells.
Bohm +30 more
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Microbial Cell, 2015 Apoptosis is an active form of programmed cell death (PCD) that plays critical roles in the development, differentiation and resistance to pathogens in multicellular organisms. Ribosome inactivating proteins (RIPs) are able to induce apoptotic cell death
Birsen Çakır, Nilgun E. Tumer
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A ribosome-inactivating protein in a Drosophila defensive symbiont. [PDF]
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 2016 Significance Symbioses between animals and microbes are now recognized as critical to many aspects of host health. This is especially true in insects, which are associated with diverse maternally transmitted endosymbionts that can protect against parasites and pathogens.
Hamilton PT +3 more
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Enhancing the efficacy of cytotoxic agents for cancer therapy using photochemical internalisation. [PDF]
, 2015 Photochemical internalisation (PCI) is a technique for improving cellular delivery of certain bioactive agents which are prone to sequestration within endolysosomes.
Adigbli +69 more
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Eutirucallin, a RIP-2 type lectin from the latex of Euphorbia tirucalli L. presents proinflammatory properties. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 Lectins are carbohydrate-binding proteins that recognize and modulate physiological activities and have been used as a toll for detection and identification of biomolecules, and therapy of diseases.
Sanzio Silva Santana +6 more
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