DNA‐nuclease activity of the single‐chain ribosome‐inactivating proteins dianthin 30, saporin 6 and gelonin
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- 19 August 1996
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in FEBS Letters
- Vol. 392 (1) , 16-20
Abstract
The single‐chain ribosome‐inactivating proteins (sc‐RIPs) 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.Keywords
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