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A cytotoxic, photolabile cross-linking derivative of ricin : Action on various cells and application to the study of ricin toxicity
Authors:M Sargiacomo  R C Hughes
Abstract:Ricin has been coupled to the cleavable, photolabile, hetero-bifunctional cross-linking reagent N-4-(p-azidophenylazo)benzoyl] 3-aminopropyl-N1-oxysuccinimide ester. Approx. 1.3–1.9 moles/mole of ricin are present in the conjugate. The conjugate is fully toxic when tested in the dark on intact cells. Cells, incubated with low amounts of the conjugate at 2 °C for 45 min and shifted to 37 °C for 3 h, become markedly protected against the effect of low concentrations of the toxin if irradiated after 2.5–3 h, when the toxic effect on protein synthesis in non-irradiated cells is maximal. Irradiation at intermediate times produces no or only partial protection. Less protection is obtained with high concentrations of the conjugate or in the presence of methylamine, a reagent that enhances uptake of ricin into cells.Subcellular fractionation of cells exposed in the dark to the photolabile ricin derivative for various times reveals that the conjugate is cross-linked to plasma membrane-derived fractions at early times. After 45 min at 37 °C the ricin is associated with subcellular fractions enriched in lysosomes and Golgi-derived elements and after prolonged times at 37 °C with subcellular fractions supporting RNA synthesis.
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