Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10137727 | Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology | 2018 | 11 Pages |
Abstract
The lepidopteran-active Cry1A.105 protein is a chimeric three-domain insecticidal toxin with distinct structural domains derived from the naturally occurring Cry1Ab, Cry1Ac and Cry1F proteins from the soil bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt). The X-ray crystal structure of the Cry1A.105 tryptic core at 3.0â¯Ã
resolution demonstrates its high structural similarity to the tryptic core of Cry1Ac. Bioinformatics analyses demonstrate that Cry1A.105 has no significant amino acid sequence similarity to known allergens or mammalian toxins, which is the same conclusion reached for its component domains. Like its intact donor proteins, Cry1A.105 was heat labile at temperatures â¥75â¯Â°C and degraded upon exposure to gastrointestinal proteases. No adverse effects were observed in mice when Cry1A.105 was dosed orally at 2451â¯mg/kg body weight. Therefore, the weight of evidence supports that Cry1A.105 is safe for human and animal consumption. These results support the conclusion that the safety of a chimeric protein for human or animal consumption can be evaluated in the context of the safety of its donor proteins.
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Authors
Cunxi Wang, Wenze Li, Colton R. Kessenich, Jay S. Petrick, Timothy J. Rydel, Eric J. Sturman, Thomas C. Lee, Kevin C. Glenn, Thomas C. Edrington,