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Publication Abstract from PubMed
The most abundant protein of Iris bulbs has been identified as a type 1 ribosome-inactivating protein (RIP). Analysis of the purified proteins and molecular cloning of the corresponding cDNAs demonstrated that this type 1 RIP is a mixture of three isoforms that exhibit a high degree of sequence identity and have similar, though not identical, ribosome-inactivating and polynucleotide:adenosine glycosidase activities. The accumulation of large quantities of type 1 RIP in a vegetative storage organ suggests that this presumed defence-related protein also plays a role in the nitrogen-storage metabolism of the bulb.
Type 1 ribosome-inactivating proteins are the most abundant proteins in iris (Iris hollandica var. Professor Blaauw) bulbs: characterization and molecular cloning.,Van Damme EJ, Barre A, Barbieri L, Valbonesi P, Rouge P, Van Leuven F, Stirpe F, Peumans WJ Biochem J. 1997 Jun 15;324 ( Pt 3):963-70. PMID:9210423[1]
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- ↑ Van Damme EJ, Barre A, Barbieri L, Valbonesi P, Rouge P, Van Leuven F, Stirpe F, Peumans WJ. Type 1 ribosome-inactivating proteins are the most abundant proteins in iris (Iris hollandica var. Professor Blaauw) bulbs: characterization and molecular cloning. Biochem J. 1997 Jun 15;324 ( Pt 3):963-70. PMID:9210423
