Ricin Trafficking in Plant and Mammalian Cells
Ricin is a heterodimeric plant protein that is potently toxic to mammalian and many other eukaryotic cells. It is synthesized and stored in the endosperm cells of maturing Ricinus communis seeds (castor beans). The ricin family has two major members, both, lectins, collectively known as Ricinus comm...
Main Authors: | Robert A. Spooner, J. Michael Lord |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
MDPI AG
2011-06-01
|
Series: | Toxins |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/3/7/787/ |
Similar Items
-
Ricin Trafficking in Cells
by: Robert A. Spooner, et al.
Published: (2015-01-01) -
Yeast Reporter Assay to Identify Cellular Components of Ricin Toxin A Chain Trafficking
by: Björn Becker, et al.
Published: (2016-12-01) -
Role of Phospholipase A2 in Retrograde Transport of Ricin
by: Kirsten Sandvig, et al.
Published: (2011-09-01) -
Intracellular Trafficking and Translocation of Pertussis Toxin
by: Ken Teter
Published: (2019-07-01) -
Essential role of the conserved oligomeric Golgi complex in Toxoplasma gondii
by: Clem Marsilia, et al.
Published: (2023-12-01)