How Ricin Damages the Ribosome

Ricin belongs to the group of ribosome-inactivating proteins (RIPs), i.e., toxins that have evolved to provide particular species with an advantage over other competitors in nature. Ricin possesses RNA N-glycosidase activity enabling the toxin to eliminate a single adenine base from the sarcin-ricin...

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Autors principals: Przemysław Grela, Monika Szajwaj, Patrycja Horbowicz-Drożdżal, Marek Tchórzewski
Format: Article
Idioma:English
Publicat: MDPI AG 2019-04-01
Col·lecció:Toxins
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Accés en línia:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/11/5/241