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ArticleInfection and immunity1993

Purification and characterization of alpha-toxin produced by Clostridium novyi type A.

D W Ball, R L Van Tassell, M D Roberts, P E Hahn, D M Lyerly, T D Wilkins

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Article in Infection and immunity, 1993. 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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7 citing papers in PubMed, 25 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Toward a structural understanding of Clostridium difficile toxins A and B.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2012
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  7. Adhesion and invasion of Clostridium perfringens type A into epithelial cells.Brazilian journal of microbiology : [publication of the Brazilian Society for Microbiology]
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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

D W BallDepartment of Anaerobic Microbiology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg 24061.
R L Van Tassell
M D Roberts
P E Hahn
D M Lyerly
T D Wilkins
Virginia Tech · US

Funding

ISOLATION OF TOXINS FROM C. DIFFICILE &C. SORDELLIIR01AI015749 · NIAID · VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INST AND ST UNIV · PI WILKINS, TRACY D. · 1985 to 1992
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NIAID NIH HHS AI 15749
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Our study describes the production, purification, and properties of alpha-toxin from Clostridium novyi type A 19402. The bacterium produced maximal amounts of alpha-toxin when grown at 37 degrees C for 72 h in dialysis flask cultures containing brain heart infusion supplemented with 0.75% Tween 80 and 2% glycerol. The alpha-toxin was purified by precipitation with polyethylene glycol 6000, followed by chromatography on Q-Sepharose, phenyl-agarose, and Mono-Q. By sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, the toxin exhibited a single band with an M(r) of 200,000. The toxin also exhibited a single immunoprecipitin arc by crossed immunoelectrophoresis with antiserum against crude toxin. It was stable when stored at 4 degrees C and also following exposure to buffers with pHs in the range of 4 to 7. The toxin had a minimum lethal dose in mice of 5 to 10 ng, caused rounding of a variety of cells in tissue culture, and was negative in the rabbit ileal loop assay. The cytotoxic activity was inhibited by agents that affect receptor-mediated processes, and the toxin was less active on a CHO mutant cell line that is defective in endosomal acidification. The analysis of the amino acid composition revealed an unusually high proline content. The N-terminal sequence is Met-Leu-Ile-Thr-Arg-Glu-Gln-Leu-Met-Lys.

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ClostridiumAmino AcidsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBacterial ToxinsCattleCell LineCHO CellsCricetinaeHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationMiceMolecular Sequence DataRabbitsTemperatureAmino AcidsBacterial ToxinsClostridium novyi alpha-toxin

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PMID8514395
PMCPMC280939
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