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ArticleIranian biomedical journal2014

A single point mutation within the coding sequence of cholera toxin B subunit will increase its expression yield.

Bita Bakhshi, Mina Boustanshenas, Masoud Ghorbani

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Bita BakhshiDept. of Bacteriology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
Mina BoustanshenasDept. of Biology, Faculty of Basic Science, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
Masoud GhorbaniResearch and Production Complex, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran.

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backgroundCholera toxin B subunit (CTB) has been extensively considered as an immunogenic and adjuvant protein, but its yield of expression is not satisfactory in many studies. The aim of this study was to compare the expression of native and mutant recombinant CTB (rCTB) in pQE vector.

methodsctxB fragment from Vibrio cholerae O1 ATCC14035 containing the substitution of mutant ctxB for amino acid S128T was amplified by PCR and cloned in pGETM-T easy vector. It was then transformed to E. coli Top 10F' and cultured on LB agar plate containing ampicillin. Sequence analysis confirmed the mature ctxB gene sequence and the mutant one in both constructs which were further subcloned to pQE-30 vector. Both constructs were subsequently transformed to E. coli M15 (pREP4) for expression of mature and mutant rCTB.

resultsSDS-PAGE analysis showed the maximum expression of rCTB in both systems at 5 hours after induction and Western-blot analysis confirmed the presence of rCTB in blotting membranes. The expression of mutant rCTB was much higher than mature rCTB, which may be the result of serine-to-threonine substitution at position 128 of mature rCTB amino acid sequence created by PCR mutagenesis. The mutant rCTB retained pentameric stability and its ability to bind to anti- cholera toxin IgG antibodies.

conclusionPoint mutation in ctxB sequence resulted in over-expression of rCTB, probably due to the increase of solubility of produced rCTB. Consequently, this expression system can be used to produce rCTB in high yield.

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Amino Acid SequenceBlotting, WesternCholera ToxinCloning, MolecularDNAElectrophoresis, Agar GelElectrophoresis, Polyacrylamide GelMutant ProteinsOpen Reading FramesPoint MutationPolymerase Chain ReactionRecombinant ProteinsCholera ToxinDNAMutant ProteinsRecombinant Proteins

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