Purification, crystallization and preliminary X-ray analysis of an HA17-HA70 (HA2-HA3) complex from Clostridium botulinum type C progenitor toxin.

Structural study of HA3 subcomponent of Clostridium botulinum type C progenitor toxin

Introduction The Clostridium botulinum neurotoxin (NTX) exists as seven different serotypes, designated A through G. In all seven serotypes, NTX are high molecular weight proteins that act on cholinergic neuromuscular junctions to block transmitter release. In culture fluid or food, most NTXs exist as a large stable complex (progenitor toxin) in association with nontoxic components, such as NTN...

The structure of the neurotoxin-associated protein HA33/A from Clostridium botulinum suggests a reoccurring beta-trefoil fold in the progenitor toxin complex.

The hemagglutinating protein HA33 from Clostridium botulinum is associated with the large botulinum neurotoxin secreted complexes and is critical in toxin protection, internalization, and possibly activation. We report the crystal structure of serotype A HA33 (HA33/A) at 1.5 A resolution that contains a unique domain organization and a carbohydrate recognition site. In addition, sequence alignm...

Purification and crystallization of Clostridium botulinum type C toxin.

Molecular Characterization of Clostridium botulinum Isolates from Foodborne Outbreaks in Thailand, 2010

BACKGROUND Thailand has had several foodborne outbreaks of botulism, one of the biggest being in 2006 when laboratory investigations identified the etiologic agent as Clostridium botulinum type A. Identification of the etiologic agent from outbreak samples is laborious using conventional microbiological methods and the neurotoxin mouse bioassay. Advances in molecular techniques have added enorm...

Production of anti-neurotoxin antibody is enhanced by two subcomponents, HA1 and HA3b, of Clostridium botulinum type B 16S toxin-haemagglutinin.

Clostridium botulinum type B strain produces two forms of progenitor toxin, 16S and 12S. The 12S toxin is formed by association of a neurotoxin (NTX) and a non-toxic non-haemagglutinin (NTNH), and the 16S toxin is formed by conjugation of the 12S toxin with a haemagglutinin (HA). HA consists of four subcomponents designated HA1, HA2, HA3a and HA3b. When mice were immunized with formalin-detoxif...