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Purification of ricin
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Ricin as a potent toxin
Is an abundant component of Ricinus communis
Highly toxic to mammalian cells
Mechanism of Action
Catalyzes N-glycosidic cleavage of specific adenine residue from 28SrRNA. Thus ribosomes are depurinated and are incapable of proteinsynthesis
Thus, is known as Ribosome Inactivating Protein
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Ricin - Heterodimeric type II RIPA chain-32 kDa, called RTAB chain-Galactose binding lectin, 34 kDa, RTB
Ricin uptake
The RTB of ricin binds to both glycoproteins and glycolipids at cellsurfaces that terminate with galactose.
It has two binding sites for galactose and 100·s of ricin molecules maybind per cell.However, a single ricin can inactivate over 1500 ribosomes per minuteand kill a cell.
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Purification of Ricin
Ricin was purified from castor bean seeds by affinity chromatographyon guar gum matrix. RCAI is also co purified with Ricin due to galactosebinding ability. The two proteins are separated by GFC on Sephacryl S-300 column
Seeds were soaked in acetic acid for O/N and were crushed to form a
crude homogenate
Homogenate was centrifuged and clear supernatant was removed
Proteins were precipitated by 80% Ammonium Sulfate precipitation
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Precipitated proteins were resuspended in PBS and dialyzed to remove
the salt completely
The dialyzate was centrifuged and supernatant was loaded on guar gumcolumn
The unbound proteins were washed by PBS and bound proteins were
eluted with 0.1M lactose.
Fractions containing protein were pooled and dialyzed against PBS to
remove lactose
Sample obtained was concentrated using ultrafilteration and Loaded on tothe Sephacryl S-300 column
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Fractions containing ricin were pooled and the amount of the protein wasestimated by Lowry,s Method.
The purified protein was checked for its purity by running a 12.5% SDS-PAgel.
The purified protein obtained was used further for
Iodination reactionEntrapment of ricin in liposomes for cytotoxicity analysis.
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Elution profile of 80% ammonium sulfate dialysate of castor bean
extract from cross linked guar gum column.
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Separation of Ricin and agglutinin using Sephacryl S-300 column
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Ricin
Extracted from castor bean
(Ricinus communis)
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Ricin is poisonous if inhaled, injected, or ingested, acting as a toxin by the
inhibition of protein synthesis. Ricin is classified as a type 2 ribosome
inactivating protein (RIP). Whereas Type 1 RIPs consist of a single
enzymatic protein chain, Type 2 RIPs, also known as holotoxins, areheterodimeric glycoproteins. Type 2 RIPs consist of an A chain that is
functionally equivalent to a Type 1 RIP, covalently connected by a
single disulfide bond to a B chain that is catalytically inactive, but
serves to mediate entry of the A-B protein complex into the cytosol.
Both Type 1 and Type 2 RIPs are functionally active against ribosomes in
vitro, however only Type 2 RIPs display cytoxicity due to the lectin
properties of the B chain. In order to display its ribosome inactivating
function, the ricin disulfide bond must be reductively cleaved
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Ribosome inactivating protein (RIP)
Type 1 RIPs - a single enzymatic protein chain (maize kernel)
Type 2 RIPs (=holotoxins), are heterodimeric glycoproteins. (Ricin) consist of an A
chain that is functionally equivalent to a Type 1 RIP, covalently connected by a S-S
to a B chain serves to mediate entry of the A-B protein complex into the cytosol
Cancer
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Day 1-Soak seed in acetic acid
Take shiny seed of castor bean
Decorticate seeds with pestle
weigh- 30 gm
Prepare 5% acetic acid (in distilled water) Soak seed in 10 times volume of
weight of seed at 4 0C for overnight
Prepare Guar gum column- (for 5th day)
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Guar gum is a polysacharide made of the sugars galactose and
mannose
1 gm of dry guar gum bind to 20 mg protein
Treatment of Guargum
Take 15 mg Guargum in a beaker
Prepare an emulsion of 4.5 ml Epichlorohydrin 45 ml NaOH in a glass
stoppered reagent bottle and add it to Guargum with vigorous stirring
immediately at 40 0C in water bath
Stirred paste (by spatula) occasionally for 24 hrs
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Day 2
Prepare PBS buffer ± will be used from day 3 Morning ± cool mixer jar at 4 0C before use Homogenize in blender at 4 0C for 4 hrs
Its bearing should be moved/rotate by hand- so it will not break when attachedthe mixer. Centrifuge homogenate at 10,400 g (15000 rpm) for 30 mins at 4 0C Scoopu off the upper oily layer Keep 1 ml aliquot at -20 0C Process muslin cloth- (Boil muslin cloth in RO water for 10 mins. Replace the RO water with fresh RO water and further boil for 10 mins.
Dry cloth on filter paper). Filter the supernatant through processed muslin cloth -Note total volume of it Calculate Ammonium sulfate to add for 80% saturation (here 561 gm/lit).
Ammonium sulfate should be added very slowly (2 hrs) on ice bath usingmagnetic stirring. Temperature should be maintained at 4 0C so protein couldnot be denaturated.
Ammonium sulfate is added to ± lower down the heat of solubilization . It prevents denaturation of protein
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Day 2-Precipitation of protein
Precool Homogenizer at 4 0C
Homogenize soaked seeds in the same 5% acetic acid (in which it was soaked)in blender at 4 0C till good paste is formed and stirred for 4 hours in magneticstirrer at 4 oC
Process muslin cloth
Centrifuge homogenate at 10,400 g (15000 rpm) for 30 mins at 4 0C
Scoop off the upper oily layer Filter the supernatant through processed muslin cloth
Calculate Ammonium sulfate to add for 80% saturation - add very slowly (2hrs) on ice bath using magnetic stirring at 4 0C
Prepare PBS buffer ± will be used from day 3
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For 1 litre of PBS buffer (20 mM)
Solution A-
NaH2PO4 . 2H2O =
NaCl ± 0.15 mM
800 ml of distilled H2O8 g of NaCl
0.2 g of KCl
1.44 g of Na2HPO4 · 12H2O
0.24 g of KH2PO4
Adjust the pH to 7.4 with HCl
Make up volume to 1 litre by distilled H2O
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Treatment of Guargum
Take 15 mg Guargum in a beaker
Prepare an emulsion of 4.5 ml Epichlorohydrin 45 ml NaOH and add it
to Guargum with vigorous stirring in capped bottle at 40 C in water bath
Stirred paste for 24 hrsSpread evenly on a filter paper in tray
Keep tray in oven for 6-8 hrs
Break lumps by mortar and pestle
Swell this in deionized water for overnight
Wash extensively (at least 6 times) - yellow to cream color whenepichlorohydrin is removed
Homogenize it for few seconds
Store in 0.02% Na azide at room temperature
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Wash column with distilled water
Place glass wool in bottom
Wash it to remove broken particles of glass wool
Fill 50 ml distilled water and mark level Decent water and fill up Guargum up to mark
Allow to settle the gel
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Process muslin cloth
Boil muslin cloth in RO water for 10 mins.
Replace the RO water with fresh RO water and further boil for 10 mins.
Dry cloth on filter paper
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DAY 3
Cool oakridge in ice
Centrifuge solution at 10,400 g (15000 rpm) for 40 mins at 4 0C
Collect pellete
Suspend pellete in minute volume of PBS (20 mM, pH 7.4)- note down thevolume used of PBS (2 ml).
Keep an aliquot at -20 0C
Proper treatment of dialysis membrane.
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Day 3 - Pellete down protein
Cool oakridge in ice
Centrifuge solution at 10,400 g (15000 rpm) for 40 mins at 4 0C
Collect pellete
Suspend pellete in minute volume (2 ml) of PBS (20 mM, pH 7.4)
Dilute this suspension to 24 ml by PBS buffer
Dialyze this in 3.5 liter PBS buffer overnight
Change receptor media at least 3 times
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DAY 4
Make 2 ml of this suspension to 24 ml PBS buffer
Dialyze this in 3.5 litre same buffer for 2 days- make at least 3 changes per day(at 10 AM, now 1st change at 1 PM and then 5 PM and 9 PM)
Proper treatment of dialysis membrane after use by azide solution and keep at4 0C.
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Day 4 - Dialysis
Change receptor media at least 3 times
Pack Guar gum column
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Wash column with distilled water
Place glass wool in bottom
Wash it to remove broken particles of glass wool
Fill 50 ml distilled water and mark level
Decent water and fill up Guargum up to mark
Allow to settle the gel
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DAY 5
Check presence of ammonium sulphate by precipitation with BACL2
Centrifuge dialysate at 12000 rpm for 40 mins at 4 0C
Take supernatant (36.5 ml) for protein purification
Keep 1 ml aliquot (0.5 ml) at -20 0C
Guargum column was equilibrated with PBS at a flow rate of 15 ml/hr.
Load supernatant in the column .
After elution- the elute was again loaded in the column on the same flow rate.
Let the solution to elute again and
after elution- Keep column overnight for proper binding of the protein at 40C
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Day 5- Centrifuge and load in Guargum column
Equilibrate Guargum column with PBS at a flow rate of 15 ml/hr.
Centrifuge dialysate at 12000 rpm for 40 mins at 4 0C
Take supernatant for protein purification
Load supernatant in the column .
After elution- reloaded elute in the column with same flow rate.
Let the solution to elute again and
Keep column overnight for proper binding of the protein at 4 0C
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DAY 6
Wash Guargum column (200 mg protein bind to 1 gm of dry guar gum- whenswelled 1 gm dry guar gum = 7 ml) ± this washing is for elution of non bound proteins ± ricin and lactose will compete for binding ± at higher concentrationof lactose ricin will elute out (rate of washing can be increased upto 20ml/hr)with equilibration buffer (20 mM. PBS) till absorbance at 280 nm become lessthan 0.05
Bound protein was eluted with 0.1 M lactose in PBS.
Collect fractions of 3 ml
Take OD of all fractions at 280 (protein absorb at this wavelength)
Pool the fraction containing ricin and agglutinin and keep at 40C.
Dialyze pooled fractions in 20 mM PBS to remove lactose for 3 change per
day
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Day 6 - Wash Guargum column
Wash Guargum column - till absorbance at 280 nm become less than 0.05
Bound protein was eluted with 0.1 M lactose in PBS
Collect fractions of 3 ml
Take OD of all fractions at 280
Pool the fraction containing ricin and agglutinin and keep at 4 0C.
Dialyze pooled fractions (2 day) in 20 mM PBS to remove lactose
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DAY 7
Dialysis ± 3 changes per day
Prepare Sephacryl Columns- desalting gel to separate agglutinin and ricin
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Sephacryl Columns
Alkyl dextran cross-linked with NN¶-methylene-bis acrylamide
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Sephacryl Columns
S-100 HR - separating peptides and small proteins.
S-200 HR and S-300 HR are for purifying antibodies, serum proteins, andmid-size proteins (10-1500Kd).
The tertiary structure of ricin -globular, glycosylated heterodimer of 60-65
kDA. S-400 HR and S-500 HR are used to separate polysaccharides,
macromolecules with extended structures
S-1000 SF - dextrans up to 108 molecular weight, spherical particles up to 400nm, and DNA up to 20 000 base pairs including plasmids, vesicles, andviruses.
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Sephacryl Columns
Place glass wool in bottom of column
Wash gel 3 times with PBS (20mM)
Pour in column
Allow to settle
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DAY 8
Concentrate protein by ultra filtration.
Equilibrate sephacryl S-300 column wirh 20 mM PBS.
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DAY 9
Load (2 ml) concentrated protein in column
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