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Ribosome-Inactivating Proteins from Plants: A Historical Overview [PDF]

Molecules, 2016
This review provides a historical overview of the research on plant ribosome-inactivating proteins (RIPs), starting from the first studies at the end of eighteenth century involving the purification of abrin and ricin, as well as the immunological experiments of Paul Erlich. Interest in these plant toxins was revived in 1970 by the observation of their
BOLOGNESI, ANDREA, BORTOLOTTI, MASSIMO, MAIELLO, STEFANIA, BATTELLI, MARIA GIULIA, POLITO, LETIZIA   +4 more
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Antifungal Activity of Ribosome-Inactivating Proteins

Toxins
The control of crop diseases caused by fungi remains a major problem and there is a need to find effective fungicides that are environmentally friendly. Plants are an excellent source for this purpose because they have developed defense mechanisms to cope with fungal infections.
Iglesias Álvarez, María del Rosario, Citores González, Lucía, Gay, Claudia C., Ferreras Rodríguez, José Miguel   +3 more
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Isolation and Molecular Characterization of Two Lectins from Dwarf Elder (Sambucus ebulus L.) Blossoms Related to the Sam n1 Allergen

Toxins, 2013
Sambucus species contain a number of lectins with and without antiribosomal activity. Here, we show that dwarf elder (Sambucus ebulus L.) blossoms express two D-galactose-binding lectins that were isolated and purified by affinity chromatography and gel ...
Tomas Girbes, Damian Cordoba-Diaz, José E. Basterrechea, Jesús Tejero, Patricia Cabrero, Pilar Jimenez   +5 more
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Engineering of Ribosome-inactivating Proteins for Improving Pharmacological Properties

Toxins, 2020
Ribosome-inactivating proteins (RIPs) are N-glycosidases, which depurinate a specific adenine residue in the conserved α-sarcin/ricin loop (α-SRL) of rRNA.
Jia-Qi Lu, Zhen-Ning Zhu, Yong-Tang Zheng, Pang-Chui Shaw   +3 more
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Burkholderia Lethal Factor 1, a Novel Anti-Cancer Toxin, Demonstrates Selective Cytotoxicity in MYCN-Amplified Neuroblastoma Cells

Toxins, 2018
Immunotoxins are being investigated as anti-cancer therapies and consist of a cytotoxic enzyme fused to a cancer targeting antibody. All currently used toxins function via the inhibition of protein synthesis, making them highly potent in both healthy and
Aleksander Rust, Sajid Shah, Guillaume M. Hautbergue, Bazbek Davletov   +3 more
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Glycotope structures and intramolecular affinity factors of plant lectins for Tn/T antigens [PDF]

, 2011
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A Babino, AA Jeyaprakash, AM Wu, AM Wu, AM Wu, AM Wu, AM Wu, AM Wu, AM Wu, AM Wu, E Zenteno, EJM Damme Van, GF Springer, GF Springer, GF Springer, GWG Bird, K Puri, KA Kulkarni, KA Kulkarni, M Duk, M Duk, M Sarkar, N Taniguchi, N Vega, R Lotan, R Ravishankar, R Sankaranarayanan, R Zenteno, S Hirohashi, S Tollefsen, SH Itzkowitz, SI Hakomori, SI Hakomori, SI Hakomori, SJ Rinderle, T Singh, T Singh, T Singh, TR Transue, V Piller, W Wang, X Lee, Y Yoda   +42 more
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AKT activation controls cell survival in response to HDAC6 inhibition. [PDF]

, 2016
HDAC6 is emerging as an important therapeutic target for cancer. We investigated mechanisms responsible for survival of tumor cells treated with a HDAC6 inhibitor.
Aboagye, EO, Ali, T, Kaliszczak, M, Trousil, S   +3 more
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Production of Recombinant Gelonin Using an Automated Liquid Chromatography System

Toxins, 2020
Advances in recombinant DNA technology have opened up new possibilities of exploiting toxic proteins for therapeutic purposes. Bringing forth these protein toxins from the bench to the bedside strongly depends on the availability of production methods ...
Maria E. B. Berstad, Lawrence H. Cheung, Anette Weyergang   +2 more
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Hyperuricaemia, Xanthine Oxidoreductase and Ribosome‐Inactivating Proteins from Plants: The Contributions of Fiorenzo Stirpe to Frontline Research

Molecules, 2017
The enzymes called ribosome‐inactivating proteins (RIPs) that are able to depurinate  nucleic acids and arrest vital cellular functions, including protein synthesis, are still a frontline  research field, mostly because of their promising medical ...
Andrea Bolognesi, Massimo Bortolotti, Maria Giulia Battelli, Letizia Polito   +3 more
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Charged and hydrophobic surfaces on the a chain of shiga-like toxin 1 recognize the C-terminal domain of ribosomal stalk proteins. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2012
Shiga-like toxins are ribosome-inactivating proteins (RIP) produced by pathogenic E. coli strains that are responsible for hemorrhagic colitis and hemolytic uremic syndrome.
Andrew J McCluskey, Eleonora Bolewska-Pedyczak, Nick Jarvik, Gang Chen, Sachdev S Sidhu, Jean Gariépy   +5 more
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