BiP Negatively Affects Ricin Transport

The AB plant toxin ricin binds both glycoproteins and glycolipids at the cell surface via its B subunit. After binding, ricin is endocytosed and then transported retrogradely through the Golgi to the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). In the ER, the A subunit is retrotranslocated to the cytosol in a chaper...

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Main Authors: Kirsten Sandvig, Oddmund Bakke, Sigrid S. Skånland, Sébastien Wälchli, Tone F. Gregers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-05-01
Series:Toxins
Subjects:
BiP
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/5/5/969