Expression, purification and characterization of the receptor-binding domain of botulinum neurotoxin serotype B as a vaccine candidate

Protein Expression and Purification
Alon Ben DavidR Zichel

Abstract

The receptor-binding domain of botulinum neurotoxins (the HC fragment) is a promising vaccine candidate. Among the HC fragments of the seven BoNT serotypes, the expression of HC/B in Escherichia coli is considered especially challenging due to its accumulation as a non-soluble protein aggregate. In this study, the effects of different parameters on the expression of soluble HC/B were evaluated using a screening assay that included growing the bacterium at a small scale, a chemical cell lysis step, and a specific ELISA. The highest soluble HC/B expression levels were obtained when the bacterium E. coli BL21(DE3)+pET-9a-HC/B was grown in terrific broth media at 18°C without induction. Under these conditions, the yield was an order of magnitude higher than previously reported. Standard purification of the protein using a nickel column resulted in a low purity of HC/B. However, the addition of an acidic wash step prior to protein elution released a major protein contaminant and significantly increased the purity level. Mass spectrometry analysis identified the contaminant as ArnA, an E. coli protein that often contaminates recombinant His-tagged protein preparations. The purified HC/B was highly immunogenic, protecting mice from a ...Continue Reading

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