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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-6-15
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
Leaves of the monocotyledonous plant Polygonatum multiflorum L. (Solomon's seal) contain besides a monocot mannose-binding lectin two galactose/N-acetylgalactosamine (Gal/GalNAc)-binding type 2 ribosome-inactivating proteins (RIPs). Both RIPs were purified using a combination of classical protein purification techniques and affinity chromatography. Although both RIPs consist of protomers of 65 kDa, the P. multiflorum RIP monomer (PMRIPm) occurs as a monomer of approximately 60 kDa, whereas the tetramer (PMRIPt) is a tetramer of 240 kDa. Both RIPs exhibit similar RNA N-glycosidase activity but differ in their specific agglutination activity and carbohydrate-binding specificity, PMRIPt being a GalNAc-specific lectin whereas PMRIPm is Gal/GalNAc-specific. Toxicity tests indicated that both Polygonatum RIPs exhibit a very low cytotoxicity towards human and animal cells. Analysis of the genomic clones encoding both RIPs revealed a high degree of sequence similarity to other type 2 RIPs. Molecular modelling confirmed that both Polygonatum RIPs have a similar structure to ricin.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0014-2956
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
267
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2746-59
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-7-23
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Characterization and molecular cloning of two different type 2 ribosome-inactivating proteins from the monocotyledonous plant Polygonatum multiflorum.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratory for Phytopathology and Plant Protection, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium. Els.VanDamme@agr.kuleuven.ac.be
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't