Figure 4.
Detection and neutralization of CDTaN fusion toxins. (A) Binding of CDTa and CDTaN–TcdB1–543 to the outer cell surface detected by immunoblot analysis using anti-CDTa rabbit serum; (B) Binding of all CDTaN fusion toxins and of TcdB1–543. Shown is the detection by TcdB1–540-specific scFv-Fc VIF090_A6 (left panel) and by anti-CDTa rabbit serum (right panel); (C) Inhibition of pH-dependent delivery of CDTa and CDTaN–TcdB1–543 by the v-ATPase inhibitor bafilomycin A1; (D) Neutralization of CDTaN–TcdB1–543 by anti-CDTa rabbit serum within the cell culture assay. Scale bars in controls C and D represent 20 µm.