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Ricin transport into cells: studies of endocytosis and intracellular transport. 2000

K Sandvig, and S Grimmer, and T G Iversen, and K Rodal, and M L Torgersen, and P Nicoziani, and B van Deurs
Department of Biochemistry, Institute for Cancer Research, The Norwegian Radium Hospital, Oslo. ksandvig@radium.uio.no

The plant toxin ricin binds to both glycoproteins and glycolipids with terminal galactose, and the toxin will therefore be endocytosed by the different mechanisms operating in a given cell. After endocytosis the toxin is transported to the Golgi apparatus by a process that differs from the Rab9-dependent transport of mannose-6-phosphate receptors. Retrograde toxin transport from the Golgi apparatus to the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) seems to be a requirement for subsequent toxin translocation to the cytosol where the toxin inhibits protein synthesis enzymatically. By using ricin we have characterized different types of endocytosis and the transport steps used by this toxin.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D004705 Endocytosis Cellular uptake of extracellular materials within membrane-limited vacuoles or microvesicles. ENDOSOMES play a central role in endocytosis. Endocytoses
D006056 Golgi Apparatus A stack of flattened vesicles that functions in posttranslational processing and sorting of proteins, receiving them from the rough ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM and directing them to secretory vesicles, LYSOSOMES, or the CELL MEMBRANE. The movement of proteins takes place by transfer vesicles that bud off from the rough endoplasmic reticulum or Golgi apparatus and fuse with the Golgi, lysosomes or cell membrane. (From Glick, Glossary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 1990) Golgi Complex,Apparatus, Golgi,Complex, Golgi
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D001692 Biological Transport The movement of materials (including biochemical substances and drugs) through a biological system at the cellular level. The transport can be across cell membranes and epithelial layers. It also can occur within intracellular compartments and extracellular compartments. Transport, Biological,Biologic Transport,Transport, Biologic
D012276 Ricin A protein phytotoxin from the seeds of Ricinus communis, the castor oil plant. It agglutinates cells, is proteolytic, and causes lethal inflammation and hemorrhage if taken internally. Castor Bean Lectin,Lectin, Castor Bean,Lectin, Ricinus,Ricin Toxin,RCA 60,RCA60,Ricin A Chain,Ricin B Chain,Ricin D,Ricin I,Ricinus Toxin,A Chain, Ricin,B Chain, Ricin,Ricinus Lectin,Toxin, Ricin,Toxin, Ricinus

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