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ORIGINAL ARTICLES Cellular and Molecular Biology

Construction and Characterization of a Novel Superantigen Fusion Protein: bFGF/SEB

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Pages 376-383 | Published online: 20 Jul 2009
 

Abstract

Background: As one of the bacterial superantigens, Staphylococcal enterotoxins (SEs) are potent activators of T cells, especially for those expressing T cell receptor Vβ chains, and can induce the production of cytokines such as IFN-γ, TNF-α, IL-1, IL-2, IL-6, IL-12, etc. Thus, SEs could be used in tumor-targeting therapy when cooperated with the vectors that can specifically recognize the tumor cells. Materials and methods: The coding sequences of Staphylococcal enterotxin B (SEB) was amplified and fused with human basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF). Recombinant protein SEB and fusion protein bFGF/SEB were expressed and purified. The biological activity was detected, including splenocytes proliferation, cytokine production, and cytotoxicity in tumor cells in vitro. In addition, the binding of bFGF/SEB with tumor cells and the tumor cell apoptosis were also tested by immunofluorescent technique. Results: The fusion protein bFGF/SEB had similar biological activities compared with natural SEA and recombinant SEB, including tumor-inhibition ratio. Conclusion: The recombinant bFGF/SEB-fusion protein was shown to retain the superantigenic activity of SEB, and might be a novel promising immunotherapeutic agent for the treatment of some carcinomas.

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