Ribosome-inactivating proteins (RIPs) display adenine polynucleotide glycosylase activity on different nucleic acid substrates, which at the ribosomal level is responsible for the arrest of protein synthesis. Some type 2 RIPs, namely ricin and related proteins, are extremely toxic to mammalian cells and animals whilst other type 2 RIPs (non-toxic type 2 RIPs) display three to four logs less toxicity. We studied whether a correlation exists between toxicity on cells and enzymatic activity on nucleic acids. All type 2 RIPs differ in their depurinating activity on the different substrates with differences of up to one to two logs. The toxicity of type 2 RIPs is independent of their enzymatic activity on nucleic acids or on ribosomes.
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