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Efficient enrichment of tetrodotoxin (TTX)-binding proteins from the plasma of cultured tiger pufferfish (Takifugu rubripes) was achieved by ammonium sulfate fractionation and wheat germ agglutinin (WGA) affinity chromatography. The enrichment efficiency was validated by ultrafiltration-LC/MS-based TTX-binding assay and proteomics. Major proteins in the WGA-bound fraction were identified as isoform X1 (125 kDa) and X2 variants (88 and 79 kDa) derived from pufferfish saxitoxin and tetrodotoxin-binding protein (PSTBP) 1-like gene (LOC101075943). The 125-kDa X1 protein was found to be a novel member of the lipocalin family, having three tandemly repeated domains. X2 variants, X2α and X2β, were estimated to have two domains, and X2β is structurally related to Takifugu pardalis PSTBP2 in their domain type and arrangement. Among 11 potential N-glycosylation sites in the X2 precursor, 5 N-glycosylated Asn residues (N55, N89, N244, N308, and N449) were empirically determined. Structural relationships among PSTBP homologs and complexity of their proteoforms are discussed.
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