Amino acid substitution on Beta1 and alphaF of Cyt2Aa2 affects molecular interaction of protoxin

BMB Rep. 2010 Jun;43(6):427-31. doi: 10.5483/bmbrep.2010.43.6.427.

Abstract

Cyt2Aa2 is a mosquito-larvicidal protein produced as a 29 kDa crystalline protoxin from Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. darmstadiensis. To become an active toxin, proteolytic processing is required to remove amino acids from its N- and C-termini. This study aims to investigate the functional role of amino acid residues on the N-terminal Beta1 and C-terminal alphaF of Cyt2Aa2 protoxin. Mutant protoxins were constructed, characterized and compared to the wild type Cyt2Aa2. Protein expression data and SDS-PAGE analysis revealed that substitution at leucine- 33 (L33) of Beta1 has a critical effect on dimer formation and structural stability against proteases. In addition, amino acids N230 and I233-F237 around the C-terminus alphaF demonstrated a crucial role in protecting the protoxin from proteolytic digestion. These results suggested that Beta1 and alphaF on the Nand C-terminal ends of Cyt2Aa2 protoxin play an important role in the molecular interaction and in maintaining the structural stability of the protoxin.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Amino Acid Substitution*
  • Bacterial Toxins / chemistry*
  • Bacterial Toxins / genetics
  • Dimerization
  • Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Mutagenesis, Site-Directed
  • Spectrometry, Fluorescence

Substances

  • Bacterial Toxins