Trichosanthin can spontaneously penetrate phospholipid monolayer under acid condition

Xiaofeng Xia; Shaoxiong Wang; Jianbang Luo; Ricky N S WONG; Senfang Sui

doi:10.1007/BF02886348

Trichosanthin can spontaneously penetrate phospholipid monolayer under acid condition

Xiaofeng Xia, Shaoxiong Wang, Jianbang Luo, Ricky N S WONG, Senfang Sui^*

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Tianhuafen is a kind of traditional Chinese medicine for abortion, which has long been used in China. The basic protein trichosanthin (TCS) is responsible for such activity. As a ribosome inactivating protein (RIP), trichosanthin removes A₄₃₀₄ in the 28s rRNA via the N-glycosidase activity and inactivates the ribosome. However, it remains unclear how TCS can enter the cytoplasm. In the experiment, monolayers at air/water interface have been used to study the interaction between TCS and phospholipid membrane. The results show that TCS can penetrate negatively charged phospholipid monolayer under acid condition, and its membrane penetrating ability is obviously pH-dependent. A hypothesis of TCS penetrating biological membrane under acid condition is proposed based on the obtained result.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1892-1895
Number of pages	4
Journal	Chinese Science Bulletin
Volume	44
Issue number	20
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02886348
Publication status	Published - Oct 1999

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