title: Ribosomal protein L10a, a bridge between trichosanthin and the ribosome.
abstract: Trichosanthin is a type I ribosome-inactivating protein with many pharmacological activities. The trichosanthin-coupled Sepharose affinity purification revealed a protein, which was identified by mass spectrometry as the ribosomal protein L10a. The interaction between trichosanthin and recombinant L10a was further confirmed by in vitro binding assay. Kinetic analysis by surface plasmon resonance technology revealed that L10a had a high affinity to trichosanthin with a K(D) of 7.78nM. The study with mutated forms of trichosanthin demonstrated that this specific association correlates with the ribosome-inactivating activity of trichosanthin. This finding might provide insight into the mechanisms by which trichosanthin inactivates ribosome and that underlies its pharmacological effect.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031, China.
authors.forename: Xuechun
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Xia
authors.forename: Fajian
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hou
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Huiling
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nie
mesh_terms: D002846:Chromatography, Affinity; D000080882:Ribosomal Protein L10; D012269:Ribosomal Proteins / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D012270:Ribosomes / Q000378:metabolism*; D019032:Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization; D020349:Surface Plasmon Resonance; D029778:Trichosanthes / Q000378:metabolism; D015978:Trichosanthin / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D012269:Ribosomal Proteins; D015978:Trichosanthin