
%0 Journal Article
%A Loschke, DC 
%A Tomaska, LD 
%A Chen, H 
%A Gabriel, DW 
%A Rolfe, BG 
%T The Plant Toxin Victorin Binds to a Discrete Number of Proteins in All Organisms Tested
%J Functional Plant Biology
%D 1994/04/01
%V 21
%N 2
%P 243-253
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/PP9940243
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/PP9940243 
%X We have used the plant toxin victorin C, which is synthesised by the saprophytic fungus Cochliobolus victoria, as a biological probe. Victorin C, labelled with either 125I or 35S, bound to eight distinct proteins (victorin-binding proteins) in oat plants that were either resistant or sensitive to the toxin. Using a series of in vitro experiments, we observed a difference in the victorin-binding properties between resistant and susceptible plants. Furthermore, we found that other plant species contain a set of proteins of similar sizes which specifically bind victorin. Unexpectedly, we also found a low molecular weight victorin-binding protein present in all tested eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells. 
