1rtc: Difference between revisions

<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[1rtc]] is a 1 chain structure with sequence from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castor_bean Castor bean]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=1RTC OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-docs/fgij/fg.htm?mol=1RTC FirstGlance]. <br>

</td></tr><tr id='activity'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Activity:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/rRNA_N-glycosylase rRNA N-glycosylase], with EC number [http://www.brenda-enzymes.info/php/result_flat.php4?ecno=3.2.2.22 3.2.2.22] </span></td></tr>

<tr id='resources'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Resources:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-docs/fgij/fg.htm?mol=1rtc FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=1rtc OCA], [http://pdbe.org/1rtc PDBe], [http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=1rtc RCSB], [http://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/1rtc PDBsum], [http://prosat.h-its.org/prosat/prosatexe?pdbcode=1rtc ProSAT]</span></td></tr>

[[http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/RICI_RICCO RICI_RICCO]] Ricin is highly toxic to animal cells and to a lesser extent to plant cells. The A chain acts as a glycosidase that removes a specific adenine residue from an exposed loop of the 28S rRNA (A4324 in mammals), leading to rRNA breakage. As this loop is involved in elongation factor binding, modified ribosomes are catalytically inactive and unable to support protein synthesis. The A chain can inactivate a few thousand ribosomes per minute, faster than the cell can make new ones. Therefore a single A chain molecule can kill an animal cell. The B chain binds to beta-D-galactopyranoside moieties on cell surface glycoproteins and glycolipids and facilitates the entry into the cell of the A chain; B chains are also responsible for cell agglutination (Lectin activity).