title: Endocytosis and retrograde transport of Shiga toxin.
abstract: Shiga toxin belongs to the group of bacterial and plant toxins that act on cells by binding to cell surface receptors via a binding-moiety, then the toxins are endocytosed and transported retrogradely to the Golgi apparatus and the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) before an enzymatically active moiety enters the cytosol and exerts the toxic effect. In the case of Shiga toxin, similarly to plant toxins such as ricin and viscumin, the toxin removes one adenine from the 28S RNA of the 60S subunit of the ribosome and thereby inhibits protein synthesis. This ribotoxic effect is in some cells followed by apoptosis. In this article we focus on new discoveries concerning endocytosis and retrograde transport of Shiga toxin to the Golgi, the ER and the cytosol.
authors: Department of Biochemistry, Institute for Cancer Research, The Norwegian Radium Hospital, Oslo University Hospital, Montebello, N-0310 Oslo, Norway. ksandvig@radium.uio.no
authors: Kirsten
authors: K
authors: Sandvig
authors: Jonas
authors: J
authors: Bergan
authors: Anne-Berit
authors: AB
authors: Dyve
authors: Tore
authors: T
authors: Skotland
authors: Maria L
authors: ML
authors: Torgersen
mesh_terms: D001692:Biological Transport; D002460:Cell Line; D003600:Cytosol / Q000378:metabolism; D004705:Endocytosis; D004721:Endoplasmic Reticulum / Q000378:metabolism; D006056:Golgi Apparatus / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D011500:Protein Synthesis Inhibitors / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D022621:Shiga Toxin / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D014281:Trihexosylceramides / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D011500:Protein Synthesis Inhibitors; D014281:Trihexosylceramides; C018549:globotriaosylceramide; D022621:Shiga Toxin