Mass spectrometric identification and differentiation of botulinum neurotoxins through toxin proteomics

Botulinum neurotoxins (BoNTs) cause the disease botulism, which can be lethal if untreated. There are seven known serotypes of BoNT, A–G, defined by their response to antisera. Many serotypes are distinguished into differing subtypes based on amino acid sequence and immunogenic properties, and some subtypes are further differentiated into toxin variants. Toxin characterization is important as different types of BoNT can respond differently to medical countermeasures for botulism, and characterization of the toxin can aid in epidemiologic and forensic investigations. Proteomic techniques have been established to determine the serotype, subtype, or toxin variant of BoNT. These techniques involve digestion of the toxin into peptides, tandem mass spectrometric (MS/MS) analysis of the peptides, and database searching to identify the BoNT protein. These techniques demonstrate the capability to detect BoNT and its neurotoxin-associated proteins, and differentiate the toxin from other toxins that are up to 99.9% identical in some cases. This differentiation can be accomplished from toxins present in a complex matrix such as stool, food, or bacterial cultures and no DNA is required..

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2013

Erschienen:

De Gruyter ; 2013

Reproduktion:

Walter de Gruyter Online Zeitschriften

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:32

Enthalten in:

Reviews in analytical chemistry - 32(2013), 3 vom: 19. Juli, Seite 189-196

Beteiligte Personen:

Kalb, Suzanne R. [VerfasserIn]
Barr, John R. [VerfasserIn]

Links:

doi.org [Deutschlandweit zugänglich]

Themen:

Botulinum neurotoxin
Mass spectrometry
Protein toxins
Proteomics

Umfang:

8

doi:

10.1515/revac-2013-0013

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLEJ247533521