D2C7-IT (D2C7) was expressed in E. coli BL21 (λ DE3) (Agilent), under the control of T7 promoter. D2C7 from inclusion bodies was reduced, refolded, and further purified as monomers by ion exchange and size-exclusion chromatography as described previously (15 (link)). Finally, endotoxin removal from the purified immunotoxin was achieved with ActiClean Etox resin (Sterogene). The purity of the final D2C7 preparation was >95% by SDS-PAGE and size-exclusion chromatography (HPLC).