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Adenine depurination and inactivation of plant ribosomes by an antiviral protein of Mirabilis jalapa (MAP)

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Abstract

Mirabilis antiviral protein (MAP) is a single-chain ribosome-inactivating protein (RIP) isolated from Mirabilis jalapa L. It depurinates the 28S-like rRNAs of prokaryotes and eukaryotes. A specific modification in the 25S rRNA of M. jalapa was found to occur during isolation of ribosomes by polyacrylamide/agarose composite gel electrophoresis. Primer extension analysis revealed the modification site to be at the adenine residue corresponding to A4324 in rat 28S rRNA. The amount of endogenous MAP seemed to be sufficient to inactivate most of the homologous ribosomes. The adenine of wheat ribosomes was also found to be removed to some extent by an endogenous RIP (tritin). However, the amount of endogenous tritin seemed to be insufficient for quantitative depurination of the homologous ribosomes.

Endogenous MAP could shut down the protein synthesis of its own cells when it spreads into the cytoplasm through breaks of the cells. Therefore, we speculate that MAP is a defensive agent to induce viral resistance through the suicide of its own cells.

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Kataoka, J., Habuka, N., Miyano, M. et al. Adenine depurination and inactivation of plant ribosomes by an antiviral protein of Mirabilis jalapa (MAP). Plant Mol Biol 20, 1111–1119 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00028897

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Key words

  • Mirabilis antiviral protein
  • ribosome-inactivating protein
  • tritin
  • viral resistance