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immunotoxin (chimaeric toxin)

A conjugate of an immunoglobulin and a toxin which is designed to mimic a type 2 ribosome-inactivating protein; the immunoglobulin recognizes a target cell and the toxin inactivates it.Sweeney, E.B. and Murphy, J.R. (1995) Essays Biochem. 30, 119-131
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