Saporin as a Commercial Reagent: Its Uses and Unexpected Impacts in the Biological Sciences—Tools from the Plant Kingdom

Saporin is a ribosome-inactivating protein that can cause inhibition of protein synthesis and causes cell death when delivered inside a cell. Development of commercial Saporin results in a technology termed ‘molecular surgery’, with Saporin as the scalpel. Its low toxicity (it has no efficient metho...

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Main Authors: Leonardo R. Ancheta, Patrick A. Shramm, Raschel Bouajram, Denise Higgins, Douglas A. Lappi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-03-01
Series:Toxins
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/14/3/184