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'''Ricin''' is a potent cytotoxin that is synthesized in the endosperm cells of maturing seeds of the castor oil plant (''Ricinus communis'')<ref name="lord">PMID: 8119491</ref>. Ricin belongs to a small multi-gene family<ref name="montfort">PMID: 3558397</ref> that is composed of eight members. Ricin is classified as a type II heterodimeric Ribosome Inactivating Protein<ref name="lord" /> or RIPs.  For toxins in Proteopedia see [[Toxins]].
'''Ricin''' is a potent cytotoxin that is synthesized in the endosperm cells of maturing seeds of the castor oil plant (''Ricinus communis'')<ref name="lord">PMID: 8119491</ref>. Ricin belongs to a small multi-gene family<ref name="montfort">PMID: 3558397</ref> that is composed of eight members. Ricin is classified as a type II heterodimeric Ribosome Inactivating Protein<ref name="lord" /> or RIPs.  For toxins in Proteopedia see [[Toxins]].


See also [[Ricin: A toxic protein]].
See also [[Ricin: A toxic protein]]; [[Ricin: Structure and function]].


<StructureSection load='3rtj'  size='350' side='right' caption='Glycosylated ricin chain A (grey) and chain B (green) bound to dinucleotide APG (stick model) (PDB entry [[3rtj]])'>
<StructureSection load='3rtj'  size='350' side='right' caption='Glycosylated ricin chain A (grey) and chain B (green) bound to dinucleotide APG (stick model) (PDB entry [[3rtj]])'>
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==3D structures of ricin==
==3D structures of ricin==
[[Ricin 3D structures]]
[[Ricin 3D structures]]
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* Ricin A chain (RTA)
** [[1j1m]], [[1ift]], [[2aai]], [[1rtc]] – RTA<br />
** [[3lc9]], [[3mk9]], [[2vc4]], [[1uq4]], [[1uq5]], [[1obs]], [[3srp]], [[4imv]] – RTA (mutant)
* Ricin A chain binary complexes
** [[3px8]] – RTA preproricin + 7-carboxy-pterin<br />
** [[1br5]], [[1br6]], [[4esi]], [[4huo]], [[4hup]], [[4hv3]], [[4hv7]], [[4mx1]], [[4mx5]] - RTA + pterin derivative<br />
** [[3px9]] - RTA preproricin + furanylmethyl-carbamoyl-pterin<br />
** [[3hio]] – RTA + tetranucleotide<br />
** [[3ej5]], [[1il5]] – RTA pyrimidine derivative<br />
** [[2p8n]], [[1ifs]] – RTA + adenine<br />
** [[2pjo]], [[2r2x]] – RTA + urea derivative<br />
** [[2r3d]] – RTA + acetamide<br />
** [[2vc3]] - RTA (mutant) + acetate<br />
** [[1il3]], [[1il4]], [[1il9]] – RTA + guanine derivative<br />
** [[1ifu]] – RTA + formycin<br />
**[[4q2v]] – RTA + baicalin<br />
** [[1obt]] - RTA (mutant) + AMP<br />
** [[3rtj]] – RTA + RNA<br />
** [[3px8]] – RTA + formycin monophosphate<br />
** [[5ddz]] – RTA + ribosomal protein P2<br />
** [[5gu4]] – RTA + peptide<br />
** [[6urw]], [[6urx]], [[6ury]], [[7mln]], [[7mlo]], [[7mlp]], [[7mlt]] – RTA + inhibitor<br />
** [[4kuc]], [[4lgp]], [[4lgr]], [[4lgs]], [[4lhj]], [[4lhq]], [[4z9k]], [[5boz]], [[5e1h]], [[5j56]], [[5j57]], [[5sv3]], [[5u4m]], [[5u4l]], [[6cwg]], [[6obc]], [[6obe]], [[6obg]], [[6obm]], [[6obo]], [[6oca]], [[6ocd]] – RTA + antibody<br />
* Ricin B chain (RTB)
** [[3nbc]], [[3nbd]] – CnRTB + lactose – ''Clitocybe nebularis''<br />
** [[3nbe]] – CnRTB + lactose derivative<br />
** [[3phz]] – RTB + glycoside – ''Polyporus squamosus''<br />
** [[3vsf]] – CtRTB lectin domain – ''Clostridium thermocellum''<br />
** [[3vsz]] – CtRTB lectin domain + galactan<br />
** [[3vt0]] – CtRTB lectin domain + lactose<br />
** [[3vt1]], [[3vt2]] – CtRTB lectin domain + galactose derivative<br />
* Ricin A+B chains
** [[2aai]] - RTA + RTB<br />
** [[3px8]], [[3rti]] – RTA + RTB + formycin monophosphate<br />
** [[3rtj]] - RTA + RTB + dinucleotide<br />
**[[7kbk]], [[7kbi]], [[7kc9]], [[7kdm]], [[7kd0]], [[7kd2]], *[[7kdm]], [[7kdu]] – RTA + RTB + antibody<br />
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==See Also==
==See Also==
* [[Ribosome]]
* [[Ribosome]]

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