22. Engineering of an HB-EGF Inhibitor from the Diphtheria Toxin Receptor–Binding Domain for the Treatment of HB-EGF-Related Diseases

Toxicon ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 60 (2) ◽  
pp. 106-107
Author(s):  
Benoit Villiers ◽  
Sylvain Pichard ◽  
Alain Sanson ◽  
Stephanie Delluc ◽  
Bernard Maillere ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Receptor Binding ◽  
Diphtheria Toxin ◽  
Binding Domain ◽  
Receptor Binding Domain ◽  
Diphtheria Toxin Receptor ◽  
Toxin Receptor

Enhancement of Diphtheria Toxin Potency by Replacement of the Receptor Binding Domain with Tetanus Toxin C-Fragment

2002 ◽  
Vol 74 (6) ◽  
pp. 2528-2536 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan W. Francis ◽  
Robert H. Brown ◽  
Dayse Figueiredo ◽  
Mary P. Remington ◽  
Orlando Castillo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Receptor Binding ◽  
Tetanus Toxin ◽  
Diphtheria Toxin ◽  
Binding Domain ◽  
Receptor Binding Domain

scholarly journals Towards a Recombinant Vaccine against Diphtheria Toxin

1998 ◽  
Vol 66 (2) ◽  
pp. 418-423 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karin Lobeck ◽  
Pascal Drevet ◽  
Michel Léonetti ◽  
Cécile Fromen-Romano ◽  
Frédéric Ducancel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Receptor Binding ◽  
Diphtheria Toxin ◽  
Protein A ◽  
Vero Cells ◽  
Binding Domain ◽  
Receptor Binding Domain ◽  
Surface Receptors ◽  
Linear Peptide ◽  
Recombinant Fragments

ABSTRACT Two recombinant fragments of diphtheria toxin (DT) were fused to an engineered tandem repeat of the immunoglobulin (Ig) binding domain of protein A, called ZZ. These fragments are (i) the receptor binding domain (DTR), which comprises amino acids 382 to 535 of DT, and (ii) a linear peptide (DT168–220) which comprises residues 168 to 220 of the loop between fragment A and fragment B of DT. The fusion proteins were produced in Escherichia coli and purified by affinity chromatography. In vitro experiments showed that the DTR domain is responsible for the capacity of ZZ-DTR to bind to Vero cells and is capable of inhibiting the cytotoxicity of DT for these cells. These findings suggest that DTR binds to the cell surface receptors of DT and hence adopts a conformation that is similar to that of the receptor binding domain of DT. We compared the capacities of ZZ-DTR, ZZ-DT168–220, and a chemically detoxified form of DT currently used for vaccination to elicit antibodies in rabbits. The toxoid was more immunogenic than ZZ-DT168–220, which in turn was more immunogenic than ZZ-DTR. However, ZZ-DT168–220 antiserum was poorly efficient at neutralizing DT cytotoxicity on Vero cells, whereas ZZ-DTR antiserum was only 15-fold less potent than anti-DT antisera.

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