Expression and characterization of cholera toxin B-pneumococcal surface adhesin A fusion protein in Escherichia coli: ability of CTB-PsaA to induce humoral immune response in mice

Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2004 Aug 13;321(1):192-6. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2004.06.118.

Abstract

Cholera toxin B subunit (CTB) is responsible for CT holotoxin binding to the cell and has been described as a mucosal adjuvant for vaccines. In this work, the ctxB gene was genetically fused to the psaA gene from Streptococcus pneumoniae, a surface protein involved in its colonization in the host that is also considered a vaccine antigen candidate against this pathogen. The CTB-PsaA fusion protein was expressed in Escherichia coli, and the purified protein was used for intranasal immunization experiments in Balb/C mice. CTB-PsaA was able to induce both systemic and mucosal antibodies evaluated in serum, saliva, and in nasal and bronchial wash samples, showing that CTB-PsaA is a promising molecule to be investigated as S. pneumoniae vaccine antigen candidate.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Intranasal
  • Animals
  • Antibody Formation / drug effects*
  • Antigens, Bacterial / genetics
  • Antigens, Bacterial / pharmacology
  • B-Lymphocytes / drug effects
  • B-Lymphocytes / immunology*
  • Bacterial Proteins / genetics
  • Bacterial Proteins / pharmacology*
  • Cholera Toxin / genetics
  • Cholera Toxin / pharmacology*
  • Escherichia coli / genetics
  • Immunoglobulin A / analysis
  • Immunoglobulin G / analysis
  • Mice
  • Recombinant Fusion Proteins / pharmacology*

Substances

  • Antigens, Bacterial
  • Bacterial Proteins
  • Immunoglobulin A
  • Immunoglobulin G
  • Recombinant Fusion Proteins
  • pneumococcal surface protein A
  • Cholera Toxin