Structure and function of cholera toxin and the related Escherichia coli heat-labile enterotoxin.

Differential biological and adjuvant activities of cholera toxin and Escherichia coli heat-labile enterotoxin hybrids.

Two bacterial products that have been demonstrated to function as mucosal adjuvants are cholera toxin (CT), produced by various strains of Vibrio cholerae, and the heat-labile enterotoxin (LT) produced by some enterotoxigenic strains of Escherichia coli. Although LT and CT have many features in common, they are clearly distinct molecules with biochemical and immunologic differences which make t...

Mutants of Escherichia coli heat-labile enterotoxin and cholera toxin as mucosal adjuvants

Mucosal vaccination has been getting more and more recognition because of its compliance and low risk of spreading infectious disease by contaminated syringes used in subcutaneous immunization. However, most vaccines are unable to induce immune responses when given mucosally, and require the use of strong adjuvant for effective delivery systems. Heat-labile enterotoxin (LT) and Cholera toxin(CT...

Vibrio cholerae for heat-labile enterotoxin and cholera toxin

Heat - labile Enterotoxin of Escherichia coli

Heat-labile enterotoxin (LT) was obtained in large quantities (several-gram amounts) and great purity from Escherichia coli C600 carrying the LT-coding multicopy plasmid EWD299. By growing this strain on a medium that allows high cell densities in the early stationary phase, we increased the net LT production per milliliter by a factor of 200, compared to natural porcine enterotoxigenic E. coli...

The ADP-ribosyltransferase activity of cholera toxin and Escherichia coli heat-labile toxin.

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