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Synthetic self-assembling clostridial chimera for modulation of sensory functions.

ABSTRACT: Clostridial neurotoxins reversibly block neuronal communication for weeks and months. While these proteolytic neurotoxins hold great promise for clinical applications and the investigation of brain function, their paralytic activity at neuromuscular junctions is a stumbling block. To redirect the clostridial activity to neuronal populations other than motor neurons, we used a new self-assembling method to combine the botulinum type A protease with the tetanus binding domain, which natively targets central neurons. The two parts were produced separately and then assembled in a site-specific way using a newly introduced 'protein stapling' technology. Atomic force microscopy imaging revealed dumbbell shaped particles which measure ?23 nm. The stapled chimera inhibited mechanical hypersensitivity in a rat model of inflammatory pain without causing either flaccid or spastic paralysis. Moreover, the synthetic clostridial molecule was able to block neuronal activity in a defined area of visual cortex. Overall, we provide the first evidence that the protein stapling technology allows assembly of distinct proteins yielding new biomedical properties.

SUBMITTER: Ferrari E

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3901392 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Synthetic self-assembling clostridial chimera for modulation of sensory functions.

Ferrari Enrico E Gu Chunjing C Niranjan Dhevahi D Restani Laura L Rasetti-Escargueil Christine C Obara Ilona I Geranton Sandrine M SM Arsenault Jason J Goetze Tom A TA Harper Callista B CB Nguyen Tam H TH Maywood Elizabeth E O'Brien John J Schiavo Giampietro G Wheeler Daniel W DW Meunier Frederic A FA Hastings Michael M Edwardson J Michael JM Sesardic Dorothea D Caleo Matteo M Hunt Stephen P SP Davletov Bazbek B

Bioconjugate chemistry 20130920 10

Clostridial neurotoxins reversibly block neuronal communication for weeks and months. While these proteolytic neurotoxins hold great promise for clinical applications and the investigation of brain function, their paralytic activity at neuromuscular junctions is a stumbling block. To redirect the clostridial activity to neuronal populations other than motor neurons, we used a new self-assembling method to combine the botulinum type A protease with the tetanus binding domain, which natively targe ...[more]

PMID: 24011174

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Synthetic self-assembling clostridial chimera for modulation of sensory functions.

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