Publication: Human ScFv that block sodium ion channel activity of tetrodotoxin
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2012-02-01
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Toxicon. Vol.59, No.2 (2012), 272-282
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Monrat Chulanetra, Kunan Bangphoomi, Nitat Sookrung, Jeeraphong Thanongsaksrikul, Potjanee Srimanote, Yuwaporn Sakolvarvaree, Kiattawee Choowongkomon, Wanpen Chaicumpa Human ScFv that block sodium ion channel activity of tetrodotoxin. Toxicon. Vol.59, No.2 (2012), 272-282. doi:10.1016/j.toxicon.2011.11.012 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/15177
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Human ScFv that block sodium ion channel activity of tetrodotoxin
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Tetrodotoxin (TTX) is a heterocyclic guanidinium alkaloid (C 11 H 17 N 3 O 8 ) with molecular mass of ∼320Da. The TTX and toxic analogs block sodium ion activity of mammalian nerve cells resulting in failure to conduct nerve impulse which manifested clinically in host as variable degrees of organ paralysis. Human intoxication occurs after consuming food containing the toxins. Current treatment of the poisoning is supportive and symptomatic. There has been no specific drug or antidote for the TTX mediated malady. In this study, phage clones displaying human single chain antibody fragments (HuScFv) were selected from a human ScFv phage display library. HuScFv derived from phagemid transformed Escherichia coli clones (clones s16 and s35) bound to the TTX as tested by indirect ELISA and band shift assay. Homology modeling and molecular docking revealed that VL domain of the s16-HuScFv interacted with the hydroxyl groups of C6, C9, C10 and C11 of the TTX by means of Tyr 223, Ser226 and Tyr228, while the Asp53 and Asp55 of the VH domain of s35-HuScFv interacted with the positions 1 and 2 of the guanidinium group and the hydroxyl groups at C9 and C10 of the TTX. The s16- and s35-HuScFv neutralized the TTX bioactivity in nerve cell based- and mouse bio-assays. Moreover, the HuScFv could rescue the intoxicated mice from the TTX mediated lethality. Thus, the HuScFv derived from the transformed E. coli clones have high potential as a safe, effective and specific therapeutic remedy for TTX intoxication in humans and warrant further trials. © 2011 Elsevier Ltd.