| Literature DB >> 8769306 |
L Roncuzzi1, A Gasperi-Campani.
Abstract
The single-chain ribosome-inactivating proteins (scRIPs) from plant origin are antiviral and antiproliferative agents employed in the preparation of immunotoxins. Similarly to the A-chains of ricin, sc-RIPs act as rRNA N-glycosidases. We demonstrate here that dianthin 30, saporin 6 and gelonin exert a specific nuclease activity on supercoiled DNA. Four specific sites of cleavage introduced by dianthin 30 and by saporin 6 and two specific sites of cleavage introduced by gelonin have been identified and mapped in pBR322.Entities:
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Year: 1996 PMID: 8769306 DOI: 10.1016/0014-5793(96)00776-4
Source DB: PubMed Journal: FEBS Lett ISSN: 0014-5793 Impact factor: 4.124