Expression, purification and transduction of PEP-1-botulinum neurotoxin type A (PEP-1-BoNT/A) into skin

J Biochem Mol Biol. 2006 Sep 30;39(5):642-7. doi: 10.5483/bmbrep.2006.39.5.642.

Abstract

Botulinum neurotoxin A (BoNT/A) has been used therapeutically to treat muscular hypercontractions and sudomotor hyperactivity and it has been reported that BoNT/A might have analgesic properties in headache. PEP-1 peptide is a known carrier peptide that delivers full-length native proteins in vitro and in vivo. In this study, a BoNT/A gene were fused with PEP-1 peptide in a bacterial expression vector to produce a genetic in-frame PEP-1-BoNT/A fusion protein. The expressed and purified PEP-1-BoNT/A fusion proteins were efficiently transduced into cells in a time- and dose-dependent manner when added exogenously in a culture medium. In addition, immunohistochemical analysis revealed that PEP-1-BoNT/A fusion protein efficiently penetrated into the epidermis as well as the dermis of the subcutaneous layer, when sprayed on mice skin. These results suggest that PEP-1-BoNT/A fusion protein provide an efficient strategy for therapeutic delivery in various human diseases related to this protein.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Topical
  • Animals
  • Blotting, Western
  • Botulinum Toxins, Type A / administration & dosage*
  • Botulinum Toxins, Type A / genetics
  • Botulinum Toxins, Type A / pharmacokinetics
  • Cysteamine / administration & dosage
  • Cysteamine / analogs & derivatives*
  • Cysteamine / analysis
  • Cysteamine / pharmacokinetics
  • Fluorescein-5-isothiocyanate / metabolism
  • HeLa Cells
  • Humans
  • Mice
  • Peptides / administration & dosage*
  • Peptides / analysis
  • Peptides / pharmacokinetics
  • Recombinant Fusion Proteins / administration & dosage
  • Recombinant Fusion Proteins / genetics
  • Recombinant Fusion Proteins / pharmacokinetics
  • Skin / chemistry
  • Skin / metabolism*

Substances

  • Pep-1 peptide
  • Peptides
  • Recombinant Fusion Proteins
  • Cysteamine
  • Botulinum Toxins, Type A
  • Fluorescein-5-isothiocyanate