Arginine 121 is a crucial residue for the specific cytotoxic activity of the ribotoxin α-sarcin

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 268, Issue 23, 2001, Pages 6190-6196

  Masip, Manuel ^a   Lacadena, Javier ^a   Mancheño, José Miguel ^a   Oñaderra, Mercedes ^a   Martínez Ruiz, Antonio ^a   Del Pozo, Álvaro Martínez ^a   Gavilanes, José G ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

sarcin; Aspergillus protein; Cytotoxin; Protein lipid interaction; Ribotoxin

Indexed keywords

ALPHA SARCIN; ARGININE; FUNGAL PROTEIN; GLYCINE; LYSINE; PROTEIN RIBOTOXIN; RIBONUCLEASE T1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PHOSPHOLIPID MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN INTERACTION; RIBOSOME; TUMOR CELL;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; APOPTOSIS; ARGININE; ASPERGILLUS; CYTOTOXINS; ENDORIBONUCLEASES; FUNGAL PROTEINS; HUMANS; LIPOSOMES; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; MYCOTOXINS; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0035207101     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0014-2956.2001.02566.x     Document Type: Article

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