Toxicity and membrane perturbation properties of the ribotoxin-like protein Ageritin

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Ageritin is the prototype of a new ribotoxin-like protein family, which has been recently identified also in basidiomycetes. The protein exhibits specific RNase activity through the cleavage of a single phosphodiester bond located at sarcin/ricin loop of the large rRNA, thus inhibiting protein biosynthesis at early stages. Conversely to other ribotoxins, its activity requires the presence of divalent cations. In the present study, we report the activity of Ageritin on both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells showing that the protein has a prominent effect on cancer cells viability and no effects on eukaryotic and bacterial cells. In order to rationalize these findings, the ability of the protein to interact with various liposomes mimicking normal, cancer and bacterial cell membranes was explored. The collected results indicate that Ageritin can interact with DPPC/DPPS/Chol vesicles, used as a model of cancer cell membranes, and with DPPC/DPPG vesicles, used as a model of bacterial cell membranes, suggesting a selective interaction with anionic lipids. However, a different perturbation of the two model membranes, mediated by cholesterol redistribution, was observed and this might be at the basis of Ageritin selective toxicity towards cancer cells.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:170

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Journal of biochemistry - 170(2021), 4 vom: 04. Dez., Seite 473-482

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lampitella, Erosantonio [VerfasserIn]
Landi, Nicola [VerfasserIn]
Oliva, Rosario [VerfasserIn]
Gaglione, Rosa [VerfasserIn]
Bosso, Andrea [VerfasserIn]
De Lise, Federica [VerfasserIn]
Ragucci, Sara [VerfasserIn]
Arciello, Angela [VerfasserIn]
Petraccone, Luigi [VerfasserIn]
Pizzo, Elio [VerfasserIn]
Del Vecchio, Pompea [VerfasserIn]
Di Maro, Antimo [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

97C5T2UQ7J
Ageritin
Agrocybe aegerita
Antineoplastic Agents
Calorimetry
Cholesterol
EC 3.1.-
Journal Article
Liposomes
Membrane interactions
Mycotoxins
RNA, Ribosomal
Ribonucleases
Ribotoxin-like proteins

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Date Completed 27.12.2021

Date Revised 27.12.2021

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1093/jb/mvab062

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM325445672