Binding of diarrheic shellfish poisoning toxins to okadaic acid binding proteins purified from the sponge Halichondria okadai.

Abstract

Okadaic acid (OA) and dinophysistoxin-1 (DTX1) cause diarrheic shellfish poisoning. This article examines the biochemical interactions of the two toxins with novel okadaic acid binding proteins (OABPs) 2.1 and 2.3, originally isolated from the marine sponge Halichondria okadai. First, recombinant OABPs 2.1 and 2.3 were expressed in Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) cells. Binding assays using [24-(3)H]OA and the recombinant OABP 2.1 or 2.3 demonstrated the dissociation constant K(d) of 1.30±0.56 nM and 1.54±0.35 nM, respectively. Binding of [24-(3)H]okadaic acid to recombinant OABP2.1 was almost equally replaced with OA and DTX1. OA-induced cytotoxicity in mouse leukemia P388 cells was inhibited in the presence of the recombinant OABPs 2.1 and 2.3 with an EC(50) of 92±8.4 nM and 87±13 nM, respectively. These results suggest that the blockage of OA-induced cytotoxicity by OABPs 2.1 and 2.3 may be involved in regulating symbiotic relationships present in the sponge H. okadai.

• Authors: Keiichi Konoki, Kaori Saito, Hiroki Matsuura, Naoyuki Sugiyama, Yuko Cho, Mari Yotsu-Yamashita, Kazuo Tachibana
• Journal: Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry (Bioorg Med Chem) Vol. 18 Issue 21 Pg. 7607-10 (Nov 01 2010) ISSN: 1464-3391 [Electronic] England
• PMID: 20863709 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
• Copyright: Copyright © 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Chemical References

• Carrier Proteins
• Marine Toxins
• Pyrans
• Recombinant Proteins
• Okadaic Acid
• dinophysistoxin 1

Topics

• Animals
• Carrier Proteins (genetics, metabolism)
• Cell Line, Tumor
• Marine Toxins (metabolism, toxicity)
• Mice
• Okadaic Acid (toxicity)
• Porifera
• Protein Binding
• Pyrans (metabolism)
• Recombinant Proteins (genetics, metabolism)