Arginine Residues on the Opposite Side of the Active Site Stimulate the Catalysis of Ribosome Depurination by Ricin A Chain by Interacting with the P-protein Stalk

The P1/P2 proteins of the human ribosomal stalk are required for ribosome binding and depurination by ricin in human cells

(2012) Kerrie L. May et al.   FEBS Journal

Functional Role of the Sarcin–Ricin Loop of the 23S rRNA in the Elongation Cycle of Protein Synthesis

(2012) Xinying Shi et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Charged and Hydrophobic Surfaces on the A Chain of Shiga-Like Toxin 1 Recognize the C-Terminal Domain of Ribosomal Stalk Proteins

(2012) Andrew J. McCluskey et al.   PLoS One

Archaeal ribosomal stalk protein interacts with translation factors in a nucleotide-independent manner via its conserved C terminus

(2012) N. Nomura et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Convergent evolution led ribosome inactivating proteins to interact with ribosomal stalk

(2012) Walter J. Lapadula et al.   TOXICON

N-glycosylation Does Not Affect the Catalytic Activity of Ricin A Chain but Stimulates Cytotoxicity by Promoting Its Transport Out of the Endoplasmic Reticulum

(2012) Qing Yan et al.   TRAFFIC

Identification of a Novel Functional Domain of Ricin Responsible for Its Potent Toxicity

(2011) Jianxing Dai et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

An improved method for whole protein extraction from yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae

(2011) Tingting Zhang et al.   YEAST

Biophysical Properties of the Eukaryotic Ribosomal Stalk

(2010) Przemysław Grela et al.   BIOCHEMISTRY

Pentameric Organization of the Ribosomal Stalk Accelerates Recruitment of Ricin A Chain to the Ribosome for Depurination

(2010) Xiao-Ping Li et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Atomic mutagenesis reveals A2660 of 23S ribosomal RNA as key to EF-G GTPase activation

(2010) Nina Clementi et al.   Nature Chemical Biology

Structure of recombinant ricin A chain at 2.3 Å

(2010) Debra Mlsna et al.   PROTEIN SCIENCE

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

(2010) M. Pierce et al.   RNA

The Mechanism for Activation of GTP Hydrolysis on the Ribosome

(2010) R. M. Voorhees et al.   SCIENCE

Folding domains within the ricin toxin A subunit as targets of protective antibodies

(2010) Joanne M. O’Hara et al.   VACCINE

Detecting Ricin: Sensitive Luminescent Assay for Ricin A-Chain Ribosome Depurination Kinetics

(2009) Matthew B. Sturm et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

A Two-Step Binding Model Proposed for the Electrostatic Interactions of Ricin A Chain with Ribosomes

(2009) Xiao-Ping Li et al.   BIOCHEMISTRY

Solution Structure of an Active Mutant of Maize Ribosome-Inactivating Protein (MOD) and Its Interaction with the Ribosomal Stalk Protein P2

(2009) Yinhua Yang et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

The Catalytic Subunit of Shiga-like Toxin 1 Interacts with Ribosomal Stalk Proteins and is Inhibited by Their Conserved C-Terminal Domain

(2008) Andrew J. McCluskey et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

The ribosomal stalk is required for ribosome binding, depurination of the rRNA and cytotoxicity of ricin A chain inSaccharomyces cerevisiae

(2008) Jia-Chi Chiou et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

The C-terminal fragment of the ribosomal P protein complexed to trichosanthin reveals the interaction between the ribosome-inactivating protein and the ribosome

(2008) Priscilla Hiu-Mei Too et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Protein secondary structure analyses from circular dichroism spectroscopy: Methods and reference databases

(2007) Lee Whitmore et al.   BIOPOLYMERS