| Literature DB >> 18280586 |
Thomas Nachreiner1, Florian Kampmeier, Theo Thepen, Rainer Fischer, Stefan Barth, Michael Stöcker.
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We report the construction of a fusion protein comprising the extracellular domain of myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG) and a truncated version of Pseudomonas aeruginosa exotoxin A (ETA'). The chimeric immunotoxin targeted MOG-reactive B-lymphocytes by binding selectively to the appropriate receptors, leading to internalization and apoptosis of the target cells. The functionality of the immunotoxin was tested on a MOG-sensitive murine hybridoma cell line and ex vivo on freshly isolated splenocytes from transgenic IgH(MOG) mice. These data demonstrate, for the first time, the specific cytotoxicity of a MOG-containing recombinant immunotoxin expressed in bacteria towards MOG-reactive B-lymphocytes.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18280586 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2008.01.001
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Neuroimmunol ISSN: 0165-5728 Impact factor: 3.478