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pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1988-1-15
pubmed:abstractText
In order to develop a reagent capable of killing cells with high-affinity IgE Fc receptors, such as mast cells and basophils, ricin A-chain (the toxic portion of ricin) was conjugated to rat IgE myeloma protein, IR 162, via derivatization of the IgE by n-succinimidyl-3-(2-pyridyldithio)propionate (SPDP) thus creating an IgE-immunotoxin. Monensin (10(-7)-10(-8)M), a carboxylic ionophore, facilitated IgE-ricin A-chain (3 X 10(-7)M) toxicity in a dose-related fashion ith significant reductions in [3H]leucine incorporation compared to cells exposed only to monensin. This enhanced toxicity could be inhibited by the addition of both anti-ricin A-chain or anti-IgE, suggesting that different routes of intracellular processing may play a role in determining the toxicity of the IgE-ricin A-chain conjugate. Ricin B-chain (5 X 10(-7) and 5 X 10(-8)M) added to free ricin A-chain (10(-6)-10(-8)M) reproducibly facilitated toxicity, and this toxicity could be inhibited (30-90%) by lactose (50 mM). Ricin B-chain also facilitated IgE-ricin A-chain (2.75 X 10(-8)M) toxicity; however, this toxicity was not affected by lactose. The data suggest that ricin B-chain potentiates the cytosolic access of internalized IgE-immunotoxin and that the binding and internalization of the toxin was mediated via the IgE Fc receptor. A second type of IgE-ricin A-chain conjugate was synthesized whereby both IgE and ricin A-chain were derivatized with SPDP. RBL cells were killed in a dose-dependent manner by this IgE-ricin A-chain conjugate (2.5 X 10(-6)-2.5 X 10(-9)M) without requiring the addition of monensin or ricin B-chain. These data indicate that the intracellular route and processing of internalized immunotoxin is critical to eliciting toxicity.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0162-3109
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
14
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
47-62
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1987
pubmed:articleTitle
IgE-immunotoxins. II. IgE-ricin A-chain.
pubmed:affiliation
Allergy Section, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, MD 20892.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article