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- Title
Expression, purification, characterization, and cytotoxic evaluation of the ML1-STxB fusion protein.
- Authors
Yousefi, Mohammad Hasan; Afkhami, Hamed; Akbari, Atefeh; Honari, Hossein
- Abstract
Targeted delivery of a toxin substance to cancer cells is one of the most recent cancer treatment options. Mistletoe Lectin-1 (ML1) in Viscum album L. is a Ribosome-inactivating proteins with anticancer properties. Therefore, it appears that a recombinant protein with selective permeability can be generated by fusing ML1 protein with Shiga toxin B, which can bind to Gb3 receptor that is abundantly expressed on cancer cells. In this study, we sought to produce and purify a fusion protein containing ML1 fused to STxB and evaluate its cytotoxic activities. The ML1-STxB fusion protein coding sequence was cloned into the pET28a plasmid, then was transformed into E. coli BL21-DE3 cells. Following induction of protein expression, Ni-NTA affinity chromatography was used to purify the protein. Using SDS-PAGE and western blotting, the expression and purification processes were validated. On the SkBr3 cell line, the cytotoxic effects of the recombinant proteins were evaluated. On SDS-PAGE and western blotting membrane, analysis of purified proteins revealed a band of approximately 41 kDa for rML1-STxB. Ultimately, statistical analysis demonstrated that rML1-STxB exerted significant cytotoxic effects on SkBr3 cells at 18.09 and 22.52 ng/L. The production, purification, and encapsulation of rML1-STxB fusion protein with potential cancer cell-specific toxicity were successful. However, additional research must be conducted on the cytotoxic effects of this fusion protein on other malignant cell lines and in vivo cancer models.
- Subjects
CHIMERIC proteins; RECOMBINANT proteins; ESCHERICHIA coli; AFFINITY chromatography; AMINO acid sequence
- Publication
Archives of Microbiology, 2023, Vol 205, Issue 6, p1
- ISSN
0302-8933
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00203-023-03563-3