Engineering of the RTB Lectin as a Carrier Platform for Proteins and Antigens

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dc.contributor.authorReidy, Michael Jamesen
dc.contributor.committeecochairNessler, Craig L.en
dc.contributor.committeecochairCramer, Carole L.en
dc.contributor.committeememberMedina-Bolivar, Fabricioen
dc.contributor.committeememberGillaspy, Glenda E.en
dc.contributor.committeememberBevan, David R.en
dc.contributor.departmentPlant Pathology, Physiology, and Weed Scienceen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:07:15Zen
dc.date.adate2007-03-13en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:07:15Zen
dc.date.issued2007-01-26en
dc.date.rdate2008-03-13en
dc.date.sdate2007-02-09en
dc.description.abstractThe major obstacle many promising drugs struggle to overcome is the barrier imposed by the outer cell membrane. In addition to technologies such as liposomes and cell-penetrating peptides, more attention is being given to the class of proteins known as lectins to deliver therapeutic and antigenic proteins to the interiors of cells. Lectins bind to but do not modify sugars, and provide an efficient route to endocytosis. The galactose/N-acetyl-galactosamine specific lectin ricin B-chain (RTB) is especially attractive in possibly fulfilling a carrier role due to its well-characterized endocytotic trafficking and its efficacy over a wide range of cell types. By producing RTB recombinantly in plants it is possible to create a fully active, non-toxic carrier that does not rely on the processing of large amounts of toxic material (e.g. castor bean). Payload molecules such as small molecules and proteins can be attached to RTB via chemical conjugation at primary amine groups, without the loss of lectin or uptake activities. The biotin/streptavidin interaction and direct genetic fusion of polypeptides also provide efficient mechanisms for the attachment of payload proteins to RTB. An immunoglobulin domain-based scaffolding mechanism bridges modified RTB and payload proteins when co-expressed in Agrobacterium-infiltrated plant leaves. Carrier and payload proteins expressed in plants and E. coli, respectively, and purified independently are not able to assemble into an efficient carrier/payload arrangement. These findings show that plant cells are able to correctly produce the two components of the carrier/payload system and assemble them into an efficient and flexible capture and carry technology.en
dc.description.degreePh. D.en
dc.identifier.otheretd-02092007-153948en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-02092007-153948/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/26155en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartMichael_Reidy_Dissertation_4.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectadjuvanten
dc.subjectlectin-mediated uptakeen
dc.subjectImmunoglobulin scaffoldingen
dc.subjectType II RIP processingen
dc.subjectlectinen
dc.subjectdrug carrieren
dc.subjectN. benthamianaen
dc.subjectricin B-chainen
dc.subjectcapture/carry platformen
dc.subjectRicinen
dc.subjectretrograde traffickingen
dc.subjectRTBen
dc.subjectplant-based bioproductionen
dc.subjectAgrobacterium-mediated transient expressionen
dc.subjectantigen carrieren
dc.titleEngineering of the RTB Lectin as a Carrier Platform for Proteins and Antigensen
dc.typeDissertationen
thesis.degree.disciplinePlant Pathology, Physiology, and Weed Scienceen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.leveldoctoralen
thesis.degree.namePh. D.en

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