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Cytosolic immunization allows the expression of preATF-saporin chimeric toxin in eukaryotic cells

Department of Biological and Technological Research-Dibit, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, 20132 Milano, Italy; and
^* Istituto Biosintesi Vegetali, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, 20133 Milano, Italy

¹Correspondence: Dibit-Department of Biological and Technological Research, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, via Olgettina 58, 20132 Milano, Italia. E-mail: fabbrini.serena{at}hsr.it

In this work, we have devised an intracellular immunization strategy for the expression in high amounts of ATF-saporin, a targeted chimeric toxin constituted by the ATF receptor binding domain of human urokinase and the plant ribosome-inactivating protein saporin, which has been shown to be highly cytotoxic to target cells. This strategy may allow the production of highly toxic secretory proteins in eukaryotic cells, avoiding cell suicide caused by autointoxication. The procedure consists of equipping host cells with cytosolic neutralizing antibodies directed toward the toxic domain of the heterologous polypeptide. We show that this intracellular immunization is essential for the synthesis of correctly folded, biologically active ATF-SAP in the high amounts needed to investigate its in vivo anti-metastatic potential. Such a strategy should be generally useful for the production of toxic molecules of therapeutic value whose folding and maturation require transit through the eukaryotic secretory pathway. Fabbrini, M. S., Carpani, D., Soria, M. R., Ceriotti, A. Cytosolic immunization allows the expression of preATF-saporin chimeric toxin in eukaryotic cells.

Key Words: ribosome-inactivating proteins • urokinase receptor • urokinase amino-terminal fragment • intracellular immunization • anti-cancer therapy

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