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ArticleAnalytical biochemistry2015

Optimization of peptide substrates for botulinum neurotoxin E improves detection sensitivity in the Endopep-MS assay.

Dongxia Wang, Joan Krilich, Jakub Baudys, John R Barr, Suzanne R Kalb

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Article in Analytical biochemistry, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Dongxia WangCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA.
Joan KrilichBattelle Memorial Institute under contract at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA.
Jakub BaudysCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA.
John R BarrCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA.
Suzanne R KalbCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA. Electronic address: skalb@cdc.gov.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · USBattelle · US

Funding

Intramural CDC HHS CC999999
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Botulinum neurotoxins (BoNTs) produced by Clostridium botulinum are the most poisonous substances known to humankind. It is essential to have a simple, quick, and sensitive method for the detection and quantification of botulinum toxin in various media, including complex biological matrices. Our laboratory has developed a mass spectrometry-based Endopep-MS assay that is able to rapidly detect and differentiate all types of BoNTs by extracting the toxin with specific antibodies and detecting the unique cleavage products of peptide substrates. Botulinum neurotoxin type E (BoNT/E) is a member of a family of seven distinctive BoNT serotypes (A-G) and is the causative agent of botulism in both humans and animals. To improve the sensitivity of the Endopep-MS assay, we report here the development of novel peptide substrates for the detection of BoNT/E activity through systematic and comprehensive approaches. Our data demonstrate that several optimal peptides could accomplish 500-fold improvement in sensitivity compared with the current substrate for the detection of both not-trypsin-activated and trypsin-activated BoNT/E toxin complexes. A limit of detection of 0.1 mouse LD50/ml was achieved using the novel peptide substrate in the assay to detect not-trypsin-activated BoNT/E complex spiked in serum, stool, and food samples.

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Amino Acid SequenceAmino Acid SubstitutionAnimalsBiological AssayBotulinum ToxinsHumansLethal Dose 50Limit of DetectionMass SpectrometryMiceNeurotoxinsPeptidesTrypsinBotulinum Toxinsbotulinum toxin type ENeurotoxinsPeptidesTrypsinBotulinum neurotoxinBotulismMass spectrometryPeptide substrate

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PMID25232998
PMCPMC4583364
OpenAlexW1965612798

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