de Haan L, Verweij W R, Feil I K, Lijnema T H, Hol W G, Agsteribbe E, Wilschut J
Department of Physiological Chemistry, Groningen Institute for Drug Studies, University of Groningen, The Netherlands.
Infect Immun. 1996 Dec;64(12):5413-6. doi: 10.1128/iai.64.12.5413-5416.1996.
The Escherichia coli heat-labile enterotoxin (LT) is a potent inducer of mucosal immune responses. In a previous study (L. DeHaan, W. R. Verweij, M. Holtrop, E. Agsteribbe, and J. Wilschut, Vaccine 14:620-626, 1996), we have shown that efficient induction of an LTB-specific mucosal immune response by LT requires the presence of the LTA chain, suggesting a possible role of the enzymatic activity of LTA in the induction of these responses. In the present study, we generated LT mutants with altered ADP-ribosylation activities and evaluated their immunogenicity upon intranasal administration to mice. The results demonstrate that the mucosal immunogenicity of LT is not dependent on its ADP-ribosylation activity.
大肠杆菌热不稳定肠毒素(LT)是黏膜免疫反应的强效诱导剂。在之前的一项研究中(L. 德哈恩、W. R. 韦尔韦伊、M. 霍尔托普、E. 阿格斯特里布和J. 威尔舒特,《疫苗》14:620 - 626,1996年),我们已经表明,LT高效诱导LTB特异性黏膜免疫反应需要LTA链的存在,这表明LTA的酶活性在诱导这些反应中可能发挥作用。在本研究中,我们构建了具有改变的ADP - 核糖基化活性的LT突变体,并评估了它们经鼻内给予小鼠后的免疫原性。结果表明,LT的黏膜免疫原性不依赖于其ADP - 核糖基化活性。