An apoptotic inducer, aralin, is a novel type II ribosome-inactivating protein from Aralia elata

Biological Chemistry

Volumn 385, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 819-827

  Tomatsu, Makoto ^a   Kondo, Toshiya ^b   Yoshikawa, Takafumi ^b   Komeno, Takashi ^c   Adachi, Naomi ^c   Kawasaki, Yasushi ^c   Ikuta, Akira ^c   Tashiro, Fumio ^c  

^a Akita Research Institute of Food and Brewing   (Japan)

^b KITASATO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Aralin; Cytotoxic protein; Lectin; Ribosome inactivating protein (RIP); RNA N glycosidase

Indexed keywords

CELL SURFACE RECEPTOR; GALACTOSE; GLYCOSIDASE; LECTIN; MELIBIOSE; PROTEIN ARALIN; RECEPTOR PROTEIN; RHODAMINE; RIBOSOME INACTIVATING PROTEIN; RNA; RNA 28S; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

APOPTOSIS; ARALIA; ARTICLE; CELL FREE SYSTEM; CELL SURFACE; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME REPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RECEPTOR BINDING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; ARALIA; CELL SURVIVAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; LECTINS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANT SHOOTS; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS; RATS; RIBOSOMES;

ARALIA; ARALIA ELATA;

EID: 5044225815     PISSN: 14316730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/BC.2004.107     Document Type: Article

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