Development of a quantitative RT-PCR assay to examine the kinetics of ribosome depurination by ribosome inactivating proteins using Saccharomyces cerevisiae as a model

RNA

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 201-210

  Pierce, Michael ^a   Kahn, Jennifer Nielsen ^a   Chiou, Jiachi ^a   Tumer, Nilgun E ^a  

^a Rutgers University   (United States)

Author keywords

A sarcin ricin loop; qRT PCR; Ribosome inactivating protein; Ricin; rRNA depurination; Shiga toxin

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME INACTIVATING PROTEIN; RICIN; SHIGA TOXIN;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; IN VIVO STUDY; KINETICS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RIBOSOME; RICINUS COMMUNIS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SHIGELLA DYSENTERIAE; YEAST;

BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PTERINS; PURINES; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RIBOSOME INACTIVATING PROTEINS; RIBOSOMES; RICIN; RNA, FUNGAL; RNA, MESSENGER; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SHIGA TOXIN;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; RICINUS COMMUNIS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SHIGELLA DYSENTERIAE;

EID: 78650458476     PISSN: 13558382     EISSN: 14699001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1261/rna.2375411     Document Type: Article

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