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ArticleWorld journal of gastroenterology2008

Protective effects of anti-ricin A-chain RNA aptamer against ricin toxicity.

Shaoan Fan, Feng Wu, Frank Martiniuk, Martha L Hale, Andrew D Ellington, Kam-Meng Tchou-Wong

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Article in World journal of gastroenterology, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 28% of its field
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. Identification of small-molecule inhibitors of ricin and shiga toxin using a cell-based high-throughput screen.Toxicon : official journal of the International Society on Toxinology · 2010
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Shaoan FanDepartment of Environmental Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, 57 Old Forge Road, Tuxedo, New York 10987, United States.
Feng Wu
Frank Martiniuk
Martha L Hale
Andrew D Ellington
Kam-Meng Tchou-Wong
The University of Texas at Austin · USUnited States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases · USMcGill University · CANew York University · US

Funding

RESEARCH IN ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES (CENTER GRANT)P30ES000260 · NIEHS · NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI GOLDBERG, JUDITH D. · 1985 to 2020
$26.1M
New Therapeutic Approach for Ricin-Induced Lung InjuryR21AI059476 · NIAID · NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI TCHOU-WONG, KAM-MENG · 2006 to 2007
$452k
NIAID NIH HHS AI-059476NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI059476NIEHS NIH HHS ES-000260NIEHS NIH HHS P30 ES000260
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimTo investigate the therapeutic potential of an RNA ligand (aptamer) specific for the catalytic ricin A-chain (RTA), the protective effects of a 31-nucleotide RNA aptamer (31RA), which formed a high affinity complex with RTA, against ricin-induced toxicity in cell-based luciferase translation and cell cytotoxicity assays were evaluated.

methodsTo test the therapeutic potential of anti-RTA aptamers in Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) AA8 cells stably transfected with a tetracycline regulatable promoter, ricin ribotoxicity was measured using luciferase and ricin-induced cytotoxicity was ascertained by MTS cell proliferation assay with tetrazolium compound [3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-5-(3-carboxymethoxyphenyl)-2-(4-sulfophenyl)-2H-tetrazolium].

resultsInhibition of protein synthesis by ricin in CHO AA8 cells resulted in diminished luciferase activity and treatment with polyclonal antibody against deglycosylated RTA (dgA) neutralized the inhibitory effects of ricin on luciferase activity and protected against ricin-induced cytotoxicity as measured by MTS assay. The 31RA anti-RTA aptamer inhibited the translation of luciferase mRNA in cell-free reticulocyte translation assay. 31RA aptamer also partially neutralized the inhibitory effects of ricin on luciferase activity and partially protected against ricin-induced cytotoxicity in CHO AA8 cells.

conclusionWe have shown that anti-RTA RNA aptamer can protect against ricin ribotoxicity in cell-based luciferase and cell cytotoxicity assays. Hence, RNA aptamer that inhibits RTA enzymatic activity represents a novel class of nucleic acid inhibitor that has the potential to be developed as a therapeutic agent for the treatment of ricin intoxication.

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AnimalsAntidotesAptamers, NucleotideCell ProliferationCHO CellsCricetinaeCricetulusDose-Response Relationship, DrugGenes, ReporterKineticsLuciferasesProtein BiosynthesisProtein Synthesis InhibitorsRicinTransfectionAntidotesAptamers, NucleotideLuciferasesProtein Synthesis InhibitorsRicin

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PMID19009652
PMCPMC2766118
OpenAlexW2168750294

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