Saporin from Saponaria officinalis as a Tool for Experimental Research, Modeling, and Therapy in Neuroscience
| Autor: | Yulia V Dobryakova, Mikhail Stepanichev, Vladimir A Markevich, Yulia S Spivak, A. P. Bolshakov |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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saporin-based toxins
Programmed cell death Saporin Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis Cell lcsh:Medicine Toxicology medicine.disease_cause 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine Saponaria officinalis pain sleep 030304 developmental biology 0303 health sciences saporin biology Toxin lcsh:R biology.organism_classification Highly selective orexin-saporin 192IgG-saporin Experimental research medicine.anatomical_structure biology.protein Antibody Neuroscience 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Toxins, Vol 12, Iss 546, p 546 (2020) |
| ISSN: | 2072-6651 |
| Popis: | Saporin, which is extracted from Saponaria officinalis, is a protein toxin that inactivates ribosomes. Saporin itself is non-selective toxin but acquires high specificity after conjugation with different ligands such as signaling peptides or antibodies to some surface proteins expressed in a chosen cell subpopulation. The saporin-based conjugated toxins were widely adopted in neuroscience as a convenient tool to induce highly selective degeneration of desired cell subpopulation. Induction of selective cell death is one of approaches used to model neurodegenerative diseases, study functions of certain cell subpopulations in the brain, and therapy. Here, we review studies where saporin-based conjugates were used to analyze cell mechanisms of sleep, general anesthesia, epilepsy, pain, and development of Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s diseases. Limitations and future perspectives of use of saporin-based toxins in neuroscience are discussed. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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