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. 1991 Mar 11;19(5):1001–1006. doi: 10.1093/nar/19.5.1001

Isolation and nucleotide sequence of the Aspergillus restrictus gene coding for the ribonucleolytic toxin restrictocin and its expression in Aspergillus nidulans: the leader sequence protects producing strains from suicide.

B Lamy 1, J Davies 1
PMCID: PMC333772  PMID: 2020539

Abstract

We describe the cloning and characterization of the gene coding for the ribotoxin restrictocin, from Aspergillus restrictus (gene res, EMBL accession Number X56176). This toxin is a potent inhibitor of protein synthesis in eucaryotes and is of potential interest as a component of immunotoxins. To analyze the mechanism of self-protection in the producing organism, the res gene was cloned into the vector pFB39 and introduced into Aspergillus nidulans. The secretion of active restrictocin from transformants suggests that the pro-toxin is not an active nuclease but is activated during the process of secretion.

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