title: Expression in Spodoptera frugiperda (Sf21) insect cells of BT-R(1), a cadherin-related receptor from Manduca sexta for Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ab toxin.
abstract: The cadherin-related receptor of Manduca sexta, BT-R(1), for the Cry1A family of Bacillus thuringiensis insecticidal toxins, was expressed in cultured Spodoptera frugiperda (Sf21) insect cells utilizing the expression vector deltaOp-gp64. Recombinant BT-R(1) was released by the Sf21 cells in soluble form into the culture medium and represents approximately 58% of total BT-R(1) produced by the cells. The soluble protein was purified by affinity chromatography using Cry1Ab toxin coupled to Sepharose 4B. The apparent molecular mass of purified soluble recombinant BT-R(1) is 195 kDa. Radiolabeled toxin bound to purified soluble BT-R(1) with a K(d) value of 1.1 nM, which is similar to that of both membrane-bound BT-R(1) in Sf21 cells and natural BT-R(1) from M. sexta larval midgut tissue. Binding of radiolabeled toxin to soluble BT-R(1) was competitively inhibited by unlabeled Cry1Ab toxin but not by other Cry toxins as was observed also for membrane-bound BT-R(1). The recombinant soluble protein was stable in culture medium for at least 3 days at 27 degrees C and for 7 days at 4 degrees C and exhibited toxin-binding properties similar to the natural protein. Apparently, neither membrane association nor the extent of glycosylation influences the binding affinity and specificity of BT-R(1). Approximately 1 mg of purified BT-R(1) was obtained per liter of insect cell culture supernatant, representing approximately 2 x 10(9) Sf21 cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Biology, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Meng
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Candas
authors.forename: T P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Keeton
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Bulla
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001413:Bacillus thuringiensis; D000083722:Bacillus thuringiensis Toxins; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D001667:Binding, Competitive; D015820:Cadherins / Q000737:chemistry*; D002460:Cell Line; D004731:Endotoxins / Q000378:metabolism*; D006460:Hemolysin Proteins; D019476:Insect Proteins; D008024:Ligands; D018402:Manduca; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D012995:Solubility; D018411:Spodoptera; D013379:Substrate Specificity; D013816:Thermodynamics
chemical_list: D000083722:Bacillus thuringiensis Toxins; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D015820:Cadherins; C095416:Cry toxin receptors; D004731:Endotoxins; D006460:Hemolysin Proteins; D019476:Insect Proteins; D008024:Ligands; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; C030956:insecticidal crystal protein, Bacillus Thuringiensis