Convergent evolution led ribosome inactivating proteins to interact with ribosomal stalk

Ribosome-inactivating proteins (RIPs) inhibit protein synthesis by depurinating an adenine on the sarcin–ricin loop (SRL) of the large subunit ribosomal RNA. Several RIPs interact with the C-terminal end of ribosomal stalk P proteins, and this interaction is required for their full activity. In cont...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Lapadula, Walter Jesús, Sanchez Puerta, Maria Virginia, Juri Ayub, Maximiliano
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2012
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/14500
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/14500
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Ribosome Inactivating Proteins
Stalk
Phylogeny
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
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Sumario:Ribosome-inactivating proteins (RIPs) inhibit protein synthesis by depurinating an adenine on the sarcin–ricin loop (SRL) of the large subunit ribosomal RNA. Several RIPs interact with the C-terminal end of ribosomal stalk P proteins, and this interaction is required for their full activity. In contrast, the activity of Pokeweed Antiviral Protein is not affected by blocking this stalk component. Here, we provide evidence from phylogenetic analyses and sequence alignments suggesting that the interaction with the C-terminal end of P proteins evolved independently in different RIPs by convergent evolution.