RRC ID 43825
Author Miyata K, Sagane Y, Inui K, Miyashita S, Suzuki T, Oguma K, Ohyama T, Niwa K, Watanabe T.
Title Purification and characterization of nontoxic protein complex from serotype D 4947 botulinum toxin complex.
Journal Protein J
Abstract The large-sized botulinum toxin complex (L-TC) is composed of botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT) and nontoxic proteins, e.g. nontoxic nonhemagglutinin (NTNHA) and three types of hemagglutinins (HAs; HA-33, HA-17 and HA-70). The nontoxic proteins play a critical role in L-TC oral toxicity by protecting the BoNT in the digestive tract, and facilitating absorption of the L-TC across the intestinal wall. Under alkaline conditions, the L-TC separates into BoNT and the nontoxic protein complex (NC). In this study, we established a two-step procedure to yield highly pure NC from the L-TC produced by Clostridium botulinum serotype D strain 4947 in which the NC was isolated from the L-TC by gel filtration under alkaline conditions followed by immunoprecipitation with an anti-BoNT antibody to remove contaminating BoNT from the NC fraction. Western blotting and electrophoretic analysis showed that the highly purified NC fraction had only very slight or no BoNT contamination. In addition, the purified NC fraction showed no intraperitoneal (ip) toxicity to mice at a dose of 38 ng per animal whereas the L-TC exhibited an ip median lethal dose of 0.38 ng per mouse. The highly purified NC displayed the same hemagglutination titer as the L-TC. The NC, as well as the L-TC, demonstrated cell binding and monolayer transport in the rat intestinal epithelial cell line IEC-6. Consequently, the highly purified NC can function as a "delivery vehicle" even without the BoNT.
Volume 31(5)
Pages 387-92
Published 2012-6-1
DOI 10.1007/s10930-012-9413-x
PMID 22565346
MeSH Animals Botulinum Toxins / chemistry* Botulinum Toxins / isolation & purification Botulinum Toxins / metabolism Botulinum Toxins / toxicity* Botulism / microbiology Cell Line Chromatography, Gel Clostridium botulinum type D / chemistry* Clostridium botulinum type D / metabolism Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel Hemagglutination / drug effects Hemagglutination Tests Horses Immunoprecipitation Mice Mice, Inbred BALB C Rats
IF 1.317
Times Cited 3
WOS Category BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Resource
Human and Animal Cells