Differences in amino acid sequences of mistletoe lectin I and III B-subunits determining carbohydrate binding specificity |
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Authors: | Pevzner Irina B Agapov Igor I Niwa Hideaki Maluchenko Natalia V Moisenovich Mikhail M Pfüller Uwe Tonevitsky Alexander G |
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Affiliation: | Biological Department, MV Lomonosov Moscow State University, Vorobyevy Gory, Moscow 119899, Russia. |
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Abstract: | Toxic lectins of European mistletoe Viscum album L.--MLI (viscumin), MLII and MLIII--are present in water extracts of this plant. Earlier we have cloned the full-length gene of MLIII precursor [A.G. Tonevitsky, I.I. Agapov, I.B. Pevzner, N.V. Maluchenko, M.M. Mojsenovich, U. Pfueller, M.P. Kirpichnikov, (2004) Biochemistry (Mosc.), 69 (6), 790-800, in press]. Here for the first time we report the cloning and expression in Escherichia coli cells of MLIII gene fragment encoding the carbohydrate-binding subunit. We have proved with our panel of monoclonal antibodies against ML toxins that the cloned fragment encoded MLIII B-subunit. The immunochemical and sugar-binding activities of renatured recombinant MLIII B-subunit were demonstrated in ELISA and ELLA, respectively. The comparative analysis of amino acid sequences of the cloned rMLIIIB and the B-subunits of other type II RIPs--MLI, ricin, abrin and nigrin b--was performed, revealing the main differences in primary structure of MLI and MLIII B-chains, which could determine their sugar specificity. The antigenicity analysis of MLI and MLIII B-subunits showed one epitope 25RDDDFRDGNQ34 in MLIB that is absent in MLIIIB sequence. The role of the toxic lectins and their subunits in immunological properties of mistletoe extracts is discussed. |
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