肠出血性大肠埃希菌O157:H7Ⅱ型志贺毒素的纯化及功能鉴定

目的 亲和层析纯化肠出血性大肠埃希菌(EHEC)O157:H7Ⅱ型志贺毒素,并鉴定其生物学功能.方法 用抗-Ⅱ型志贺毒素分子A亚单位的抗体S1D8耦联至柱填料Sepharose 4B,制备亲和层析柱.纯化EHEC O157:H7菌体分泌的毒素分子,分别用聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳(SDSPAGE)和Western印迹法鉴定毒素分子纯度和特异度,将纯化毒素倍比稀释,观察其对Vero细胞和小鼠的毒性作用,计算其对细胞半数致死量(CD50)和对小鼠的全数致死量(LD100);观察抗毒素血清对小鼠进行毒素攻击的保护作用.结果 通过亲和层析从EHEC O157:H7培养物中成功纯化Ⅱ型志贺毒素.SDS-PAGE显示,其A、B亚单位的相对分子质量分别为32 000和7 500,纯化的毒素分子可分别与Ⅱ型志贺毒素A、B亚单位特异性的单抗结合;对Vero细胞和小鼠均存在致死作用,其CD50和LD100分别为20 ng/L和5 ng,小鼠体内抗毒素血清对毒素可有效中和.结论 成功纯化Ⅱ型志贺毒素,并证实其在细胞和动物模型中的毒性作用.

Purification and functional characterization of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157: H7 Shiga toxinⅡ

Objective To purify Shiga toxin Ⅱ (STX Ⅱ) of enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) O157: H7 by affinity chromatography, and characterize its biological function. Methods The immno-affinity chromatography column was prepared by STX Ⅱ A subunit-specific antibody S1D8 coupling to Sepharose 4B matrix. The purity and specificity of STX Ⅱ molecule secreted by EHEC O157:H7 were detected by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) and Western blot, respectively. The purified toxin was serially diluted and the toxic activities to Vero cell line and mice were observed. The 50% cytotoxic dose (CD50) for Vero cell line and 100% lethal dose (LD100) for mice were calculated. The protection effect of anti-STX Ⅱ polysera to the mice against the purified toxin challenge was also observed. Results STX Ⅱ was successfully purified from culture supernatant of EHEC O157:H7 using affinity chromatography scheme. The relative molecular weights of STX Ⅱ A and B subunits were 32 000 and 7 500 confirmed by SDS-PAGE, respectively. The purified toxin could react with monoclonal antibodies against STX Ⅱ A and B subunits, respectively.The toxin was cytotoxic to Vero cell with CD50 of 20 ng/L and lethal to mice with LD100 of 5 ng.The toxin could be neutralized by anti-STX Ⅱ polysera in vivo. Conclusion STX Ⅱ is successfully purified and its toxic effects are confirmed in both cell line and mouse model.