Reconstitution of hybrid toxin from Fragment A of diphtheria toxin and a subunit of Wistaria floribunda lectin. 1978

T Uchida, and M Yamaizumi, and E Mekada, and Y Okada, and M Tsuda, and T Kurokawa, and Y Sugino

A hybrid protein was prepared in which Fragment A of diphtheria toxin was linked to a monovalent subunit of the lectin from Wistaria floribunda seeds by a disulfide bridge. The hybrid molecule was reconstituted effectively from a reduced mixture of Fragment A and the lectin subunit by oxidation with o-phenanthroline and CuSO4. The monovalent hybrid protein was partially purified and found to be toxic to L cells. The toxicity of the hybrid protein on the cells was blocked by the addition of either N-acetyl-D-galactosamine, which specifically binds to the lectin, or by anti-Fragment A antibody.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007739 L Cells A cultured line of C3H mouse FIBROBLASTS that do not adhere to one another and do not express CADHERINS. Earle's Strain L Cells,L Cell Line,L Cells (Cell Line),L-Cell Line,L-Cells,L-Cells, Cell Line,L929 Cell Line,L929 Cells,NCTC Clone 929 Cells,NCTC Clone 929 of Strain L Cells,Strain L Cells,Cell Line L-Cell,Cell Line L-Cells,Cell Line, L,Cell Line, L929,Cell Lines, L,Cell, L,Cell, L (Cell Line),Cell, L929,Cell, Strain L,Cells, L,Cells, L (Cell Line),Cells, L929,Cells, Strain L,L Cell,L Cell (Cell Line),L Cell Lines,L Cell, Strain,L Cells, Cell Line,L Cells, Strain,L-Cell,L-Cell Lines,L-Cell, Cell Line,L929 Cell,Strain L Cell
D010446 Peptide Fragments Partial proteins formed by partial hydrolysis of complete proteins or generated through PROTEIN ENGINEERING techniques. Peptide Fragment,Fragment, Peptide,Fragments, Peptide
D004167 Diphtheria Toxin An ADP-ribosylating polypeptide produced by CORYNEBACTERIUM DIPHTHERIAE that causes the signs and symptoms of DIPHTHERIA. It can be broken into two unequal domains: the smaller, catalytic A domain is the lethal moiety and contains MONO(ADP-RIBOSE) TRANSFERASES which transfers ADP RIBOSE to PEPTIDE ELONGATION FACTOR 2 thereby inhibiting protein synthesis; and the larger B domain that is needed for entry into cells. Corynebacterium Diphtheriae Toxin,Toxin, Corynebacterium Diphtheriae
D000116 Acetylgalactosamine The N-acetyl derivative of galactosamine. 2-Acetamido-2-D-galactopyranose,2-Acetamido-2-Deoxy-D-Galactose,2-Acetamido-2-Deoxygalactose,N-Acetyl-D-Galactosamine,2 Acetamido 2 D galactopyranose,2 Acetamido 2 Deoxy D Galactose,2 Acetamido 2 Deoxygalactose,N Acetyl D Galactosamine
D000906 Antibodies Immunoglobulin molecules having a specific amino acid sequence by virtue of which they interact only with the ANTIGEN (or a very similar shape) that induced their synthesis in cells of the lymphoid series (especially PLASMA CELLS).
D055503 Protein Multimerization The assembly of the QUATERNARY PROTEIN STRUCTURE of multimeric proteins (MULTIPROTEIN COMPLEXES) from their composite PROTEIN SUBUNITS. Protein Dimerization,Protein Heteromultimerizaton,Protein Multimer Assembly,Protein Trimerization,Assembly, Protein Multimer,Dimerization, Protein,Heteromultimerizaton, Protein,Heteromultimerizatons, Protein,Multimer Assembly, Protein,Multimerization, Protein,Trimerization, Protein
D037102 Lectins Proteins that share the common characteristic of binding to carbohydrates. Some ANTIBODIES and carbohydrate-metabolizing proteins (ENZYMES) also bind to carbohydrates, however they are not considered lectins. PLANT LECTINS are carbohydrate-binding proteins that have been primarily identified by their hemagglutinating activity (HEMAGGLUTININS). However, a variety of lectins occur in animal species where they serve diverse array of functions through specific carbohydrate recognition. Animal Lectin,Animal Lectins,Isolectins,Lectin,Isolectin,Lectin, Animal,Lectins, Animal

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