title: Overexpression of a mutant B subunit in toxigenic Vibrio cholerae diminishes production of active cholera toxin in vivo.
abstract: A mutant cholera toxin B subunit containing a G33E substitution was constructed and expressed in V. cholerae. The G33E amino acid substitution did not affect the amount of recombinant CTB secreted to the culture medium. The overexpression of the mutant B subunits in wild-type toxigenic cholera vibrios led to an 80% decrease in production of active cholera toxin in vitro and in vivo. Overexpression of BG33E subunits could be instrumental in the increase of the biosafety of live attenuated cholera candidate vaccine strains.
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Biología de la Universidad de La Habana, La Habana, Cuba.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fando
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Benitez
mesh_terms: D019943:Amino Acid Substitution; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002772:Cholera Toxin / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D022121:Cholera Vaccines / Q000235:genetics / Q000633:toxicity; D015870:Gene Expression; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D016297:Mutagenesis, Site-Directed; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides / Q000235:genetics; D017354:Point Mutation; D011487:Protein Conformation; D011817:Rabbits; D012449:Safety; D014613:Vaccines, Attenuated / Q000235:genetics / Q000633:toxicity; D014734:Vibrio cholerae / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D022121:Cholera Vaccines; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides; D014613:Vaccines, Attenuated; D002772:Cholera Toxin