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Antiviral Activity of Ribosome-Inactivating Proteins by Citores, Lucía, Iglesias, Rosario, Ferreras, José M

“…Ribosome-inactivating proteins (RIPs) are rRNA N-glycosylases from plants (EC 3.2.2.22) that inactivate ribosomes thus inhibiting protein synthesis. The…”
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Ageritin, a Ribotoxin from Poplar Mushroom (Agrocybe aegerita) with Defensive and Antiproliferative Activities by Citores, Lucía, Ragucci, Sara, Ferreras, José M, Di Maro, Antimo, Iglesias, Rosario

“…Ribotoxins make up a group of extracellular rRNA endoribonucleases produced by ascomycetes that display cytotoxicity toward animal cells, having been proposed…”
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Biological Activities of Ribosome-Inactivating Proteins by Citores, Lucía, Ferreras, José M

“…After more than 50 years of research, studies on the structure and biological activities of ribosome-inactivating proteins (RIPs) continue to provide a field…”
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The Biological Action and Structural Characterization of Eryngitin 3 and 4, Ribotoxin-like Proteins from Pleurotus eryngii Fruiting Bodies by Ragucci, Sara, Landi, Nicola, Citores, Lucía, Iglesias, Rosario, Russo, Rosita, Clemente, Angela, Saviano, Michele, Pedone, Paolo Vincenzo, Chambery, Angela, Ferreras, José Miguel, Di Maro, Antimo

“…Ribotoxin-like proteins (RL-Ps) are specific ribonucleases found in mushrooms that are able to cleave a single phosphodiester bond located in the sarcin–ricin…”
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Antifungal Activity of Ribosome-Inactivating Proteins by Iglesias, Rosario, Citores, Lucía, Gay, Claudia C, Ferreras, José M

“…The control of crop diseases caused by fungi remains a major problem and there is a need to find effective fungicides that are environmentally friendly. Plants…”
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Sequence comparison and phylogenetic analysis by the Maximum Likelihood method of ribosome-inactivating proteins from angiosperms by Di Maro, Antimo, Citores, Lucía, Russo, Rosita, Iglesias, Rosario, Ferreras, José Miguel

“…Ribosome-inactivating proteins (RIPs) from angiosperms are rRNA N-glycosidases that have been proposed as defence proteins against virus and fungi. They have…”
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Deciphering Molecular Determinants Underlying Penicillium digitatum's Response to Biological and Chemical Antifungal Agents by Tandem Mass Tag (TMT)-Based High-Resolution LC-MS/MS by Citores, Lucía, Valletta, Mariangela, Singh, Vikram Pratap, Pedone, Paolo Vincenzo, Iglesias, Rosario, Ferreras, José Miguel, Chambery, Angela, Russo, Rosita

“…is a widespread pathogen responsible for the postharvest decay of citrus, one of the most economically important crops worldwide. Currently, chemical…”
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Structural and functional characterization of the cytotoxic protein ledodin, an atypical ribosome‐inactivating protein from shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes) by Citores, Lucía, Ragucci, Sara, Russo, Rosita, Gay, Claudia C., Chambery, Angela, Di Maro, Antimo, Iglesias, Rosario, Ferreras, José M.

“…We have purified ledodin, a cytotoxic 22‐kDa protein from shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes) consisting of a 197 amino acid chain. Ledodin possessed…”
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Antifungal Activity of α‑Sarcin against Penicillium digitatum: Proposal of a New Role for Fungal Ribotoxins by Citores, Lucía, Iglesias, Rosario, Ragucci, Sara, Di Maro, Antimo, Ferreras, José M

“…Among the putative defense proteins that occur in fungi, one of the best studied is α-sarcin, produced by the mold Aspergillus giganteus. This protein is the…”
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Isolation, Characterization and Biological Action of Type-1 Ribosome-Inactivating Proteins from Tissues of Salsola soda L by Landi, Nicola, Ragucci, Sara, Citores, Lucía, Clemente, Angela, Hussain, Hafiza Z. F., Iglesias, Rosario, Ferreras, José M., Di Maro, Antimo

“…Ribosome-inactivating proteins (RIPs) are known as RNA N-glycosylases. They depurinate the major rRNA, damaging ribosomes and inhibiting protein synthesis…”
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Ebulin l Is Internalized in Cells by Both Clathrin-Dependent and -Independent Mechanisms and Does Not Require Clathrin or Dynamin for Intoxication by Iglesias, Rosario, Ferreras, José M, Llorente, Alicia, Citores, Lucía

“…Ebulin l is an A-B toxin, and despite the presence of a B chain, this toxin displays much less toxicity to cells than the potent A-B toxin ricin. Here, we…”
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Edodin: A New Type of Toxin from Shiitake Mushroom ( Lentinula edodes ) That Inactivates Mammalian Ribosomes by Citores, Lucía, Ragucci, Sara, Gay, Claudia C, Russo, Rosita, Chambery, Angela, Di Maro, Antimo, Iglesias, Rosario, Ferreras, José M

“…Ribosome-inactivating proteins (RIPs) are a group of proteins with rRNA N-glycosylase activity that irreversibly inhibit protein synthesis and consequently…”
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Biological and antipathogenic activities of ribosome-inactivating proteins from Phytolacca dioica L by Iglesias, Rosario, Citores, Lucía, Ragucci, Sara, Russo, Rosita, Di Maro, Antimo, Ferreras, José M.

“…The species from the genus Phytolacca constitute one of the best sources of ribosome-inactivating proteins (RIPs) that have been used both in the therapy…”
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Biological activities of the antiviral protein BE27 from sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.) by Iglesias, Rosario, Citores, Lucía, Di Maro, Antimo, Ferreras, José M

“…MAIN CONCLUSION : The ribosome inactivating protein BE27 displays several biological activities in vitro that could result in a broad action against several…”
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Sequence, Structure, and Binding Site Analysis of Kirkiin in Comparison with Ricin and Other Type 2 RIPs by Maiello, Stefania, Iglesias, Rosario, Polito, Letizia, Citores, Lucía, Bortolotti, Massimo, Ferreras, José M, Bolognesi, Andrea

“…Kirkiin is a new type 2 ribosome-inactivating protein (RIP) purified from the caudex of with a cytotoxicity compared to that of stenodactylin. The high…”
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Structure and Biological Properties of Ribosome-Inactivating Proteins and Lectins from Elder (Sambucus nigra L.) Leaves by Iglesias, Rosario, Russo, Rosita, Landi, Nicola, Valletta, Mariangela, Chambery, Angela, Di Maro, Antimo, Bolognesi, Andrea, Ferreras, José M, Citores, Lucía

“…Ribosome-inactivating proteins (RIPs) are a group of proteins with rRNA N-glycosylase activity that catalyze the removal of a specific adenine located in the…”
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Primary Sequence and 3D Structure Prediction of the Plant Toxin Stenodactylin by Iglesias, Rosario, Polito, Letizia, Bortolotti, Massimo, Pedrazzi, Manuela, Citores, Lucía, Ferreras, José M, Bolognesi, Andrea

“…Stenodactylin is one of the most potent type 2 ribosome-inactivating proteins (RIPs); its high toxicity has been demonstrated in several models both in vitro…”
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Ebulin-RP, a novel member of the Ebulin gene family with low cytotoxicity as a result of deficient sugar binding domains by Iglesias, Rosario, Ferreras, J. Miguel, Di Maro, Antimo, Citores, Lucía

“…Sambucus ebulus is a rich source of ribosome-inactivating proteins (RIPs) and RIP-related lectins generated from multiple genes. These proteins differ in their…”
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Antifungal activity of the ribosome‐inactivating protein BE27 from sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.) against the green mould Penicillium digitatum by Citores, Lucía, Iglesias, Rosario, Gay, Carolina, Ferreras, José Miguel

“…The ribosome‐inactivating protein BE27 from sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.) leaves is an apoplastic protein induced by signalling compounds, such as hydrogen…”
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Killing cancer cells by targeting the EGF receptor by Girbés, Tomas, Citores, Lucia, Ferreras, Jose, Iglesias, Rosario

“…Commentary to: Chimeric toxins inhibit growth of primary oral squamous cell carcinoma cells Christopher Bachran, Iring Heisler, Diana Bachran, Katrin Dassler,…”
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