Modification of pertussis toxin
US6168928A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 21, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jan 2, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 21, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N33/6893
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The three-dimensional structure of crystalline pertussis holotoxin (PT) has been determined by X-ray crystallography. Crystal structures have also been determined for complexes of pertussis toxin with molecules relevant to the biological activity of PT. These three-dimensional structures were analyzed to identify functional amino acids appropriate for modification to alter the biological properties of PT. Similar procedures may be used to predict amino acids which contribute to the toxicity of the holotoxin, to produce immunoprotective, genetically-detoxified analogs of pertussis toxin.
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