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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-3-3
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
The major protein of elderberry (Sambucus nigra L.) fruits is a lectin, called Sambucus nigra agglutinin IVf or SNAIVf. This lectin is composed of subunits that strongly resemble the B chain of the type 2 ribosome-inactivating protein (RIP), called SNAVf, present in the same tissue. To corroborate the possible relationship between both proteins their corresponding cDNAs were cloned and compared. Alignment of the deduced amino acid sequences revealed that the cDNA encoding SNAIVf is almost identical to that of SNAVf except that its A chain is truncated. Northern blot analysis confirmed that the mRNA encoding SNAIVf is about 500 nucleotides shorter than the SNAVf mRNA. In addition, the occurrence of a truncated type 2 RIP gene was unambiguously demonstrated by the analysis of PCR amplified genomic sequences. These results not only demonstrate for the first time that a plant lectin is encoded by a truncated type 2 RIP gene but also address important questions with respect to the molecular evolution of RIP and lectins.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0960-7412
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
12
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1251-60
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-7-12
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:9450339-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:9450339-Cloning, Molecular, pubmed-meshheading:9450339-DNA, Complementary, pubmed-meshheading:9450339-Fruit, pubmed-meshheading:9450339-Gene Library, pubmed-meshheading:9450339-Introns, pubmed-meshheading:9450339-Lectins, pubmed-meshheading:9450339-Models, Molecular, pubmed-meshheading:9450339-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:9450339-N-Glycosyl Hydrolases, pubmed-meshheading:9450339-Plant Lectins, pubmed-meshheading:9450339-Plant Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:9450339-Plant Stems, pubmed-meshheading:9450339-Protein Structure, Secondary, pubmed-meshheading:9450339-Recombinant Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:9450339-Ribosome Inactivating Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:9450339-Ribosome Inactivating Proteins, Type 2, pubmed-meshheading:9450339-Ricin, pubmed-meshheading:9450339-Sequence Alignment, pubmed-meshheading:9450339-Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
The major elderberry (Sambucus nigra) fruit protein is a lectin derived from a truncated type 2 ribosome-inactivating protein.
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