Unusual sensitivity of rabbit cells to a nonbinding diphtheria toxin fragment.
Normal and transformed rabbit kidney cells are killed by heat-dissociated diphtheria toxin fragments, whereas human (heLa), mouse (L929), and hamster (BHK and 333-8-9) cells are not affected.
D000596:Amino Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D002471:Cell Transformation, Neoplastic; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002852:Chromatography, Ion Exchange; D006224:Cricetinae; D004167:Diphtheria Toxin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000187:drug effects; D000882:Haplorhini; D006367:HeLa Cells / Q000187:drug effects; D006358:Hot Temperature; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000187:drug effects*; D051379:Mice; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis; D011817:Rabbits; D018139:Simplexvirus / Q000276:immunology; D014316:Tritium
D000596:Amino Acids; D004167:Diphtheria Toxin; D014316:Tritium