Immunotoxin

An immunotoxin is an artificial protein consisting of a targeting portion linked to a toxin. When the protein binds to that cell, it is taken in through endocytosis, and the toxin kills the cell.^[1] They are used for the treatment of some kinds of cancer and a few viral infections.

^ Pastan I, Hassan R, FitzGerald DJ, Kreitman RJ (2007). "Immunotoxin treatment of cancer". Annu. Rev. Med. 58: 221–37. doi:10.1146/annurev.med.58.070605.115320. PMID 17059365.

[pmid17059365-1] Pastan I, Hassan R, FitzGerald DJ, Kreitman RJ (2007). "Immunotoxin treatment of cancer". Annu. Rev. Med. 58: 221–37. doi:10.1146/annurev.med.58.070605.115320. PMID 17059365.

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