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Cholera Toxin B subunit

≥95% (SDS-PAGE), lyophilized powder, enterotoxin

Synonym(s):

CTB

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MDL number:
MFCD02356522
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
PubChem Substance ID:
329775212
NACRES:
NA.77

product name

Cholera Toxin B subunit, ≥95% (SDS-PAGE), lyophilized powder

Quality Level

300

Assay

≥95% (SDS-PAGE)

form

lyophilized powder

mol wt

~12 kDa

composition

Protein, ~5% Lowry

impurities

≤0.5% Cholera toxin A subunit (SDS-PAGE)

solubility

H2O: 10 mg/mL

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

CCOc1ccccc1C(=O)Nc2ccc(Cl)c(c2)C(F)(F)F

InChI

1S/C16H13ClF3NO2/c1-2-23-14-6-4-3-5-11(14)15(22)21-10-7-8-13(17)12(9-10)16(18,19)20/h3-9H,2H2,1H3,(H,21,22)

InChI key

YDXZSNHARVUYNM-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Cholera Toxin is a heterohexameric AB5 enterotoxin. Cholera Toxin B subunit is the the B subunit pentamer of cholera toxin produced by Vibrio cholera. It is generally involved in the cell trafficking and signalling machineries.

Application

Cholera Toxin B subunit has been used:
  • for macrophage stimulation and i.p. injection in a study to determine the endotoxin sensitivity of Caspase-4.
  • in transganglionic and retrograde tract-tracing method combined with dual-immunofluorescence histochemistry of adult rat Vmes neuron cells.

Biochem/physiol Actions

The cholera toxin B subunit is used for track tracing in neurological research, taking advantage of GM1 ganglioside binding and retrograde transport. Tissue culture cells treated with cholera toxin are not killed and tissues of animals do not become necrotic.

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Packaging

Package size based on protein content

Physical form

Lyophilized powder containing Tris buffer salts, sodium chloride, sodium azide, and sodium EDTA.

Reconstitution

When reconstituted with water to a final concentration of 1 mg of CTB per ml, the solution will contain 0.05 M Tris buffer, pH 7.5, 0.2 M NaCl, 3 mM NaN3 and 1 mM sodium EDTA.

Analysis Note

Activity measured by ELISA using ganglioside GM1-coated multiwell plates, rabbit anti-Cholera toxin B subunit antibodies, and peroxidase-labeled goat anti-rabbit IgG as the secondary antibody. 50% saturation of binding was achieved with 0.05-1 μg of Cholera toxin B subunit per mL.

Pictograms

Exclamation mark
GHS07

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H312 + H332,H412

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Dermal - Acute Tox. 4 Inhalation - Aquatic Chronic 3

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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R G Zhang et al.
Journal of molecular biology, 251(4), 550-562 (1995-08-25)
Cholera toxin, a heterohexameric AB5 enterotoxin released by Vibrio cholera, induces a profuse secretory diarrhea in susceptible hosts. Choleragenoid, the B subunit pentamer of cholera toxin, directs the enzymatic A subunit to its target by binding the GM1 gangliosides exposed
Lolke De Haan et al.
Molecular membrane biology, 21(2), 77-92 (2004-06-19)
Cholera toxin (Ctx) from Vibrio cholerae and its closely related homologue, heat-labile enterotoxin (Etx) from Escherichia coli have become superb tools for illuminating pathways of cellular trafficking and immune cell function. These bacterial protein toxins should be viewed as conglomerates
Jung Won Youm et al.
FEBS letters, 579(30), 6737-6744 (2005-11-29)
Beta amyloid (Abeta) is believed one of the major pathogens of Alzheimer's disease (AD), and the reduction of Abeta is considered a primary therapeutic target. Immunization with Abeta can reduce Abeta burden and pathological features in transgenic AD model mice.
Shun-Nan Ge et al.
The Journal of comparative neurology, 518(15), 3149-3168 (2010-06-10)
VGLUT1 and VGLUT2 have been reported to show complementary distributions in most brain regions and have been assumed to define distinct functional elements. In the present study, we first investigated the expression of VGLUT1 and VGLUT2 in the trigeminal sensory
Michael G Jobling et al.
PloS one, 15(3), e0230138-e0230138 (2020-03-17)
Surface-expressed colonization factors and their subunits are promising candidates for inclusion into a multivalent vaccine targeting enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC), a leading cause of acute bacterial diarrhea in developing regions. However, soluble antigens are often poorly immunogenic in the absence
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