Koid Audrey E, Chapman Martin D, Hamilton Robert G, van Ree Ronald, Versteeg Serge A, Dreskin Stephen C, Koppelman Stef J, Wünschmann Sabina
INDOOR Biotechnologies, Incorporated , 1216 Harris Street, Charlottesville, Virginia 22903, United States.
J Agric Food Chem. 2014 Jan 8;62(1):206-13. doi: 10.1021/jf4022509. Epub 2013 Dec 26.
The similarities of two major peanut allergens, Ara h 2 and Ara h 6, in molecular size, amino acid sequence, and structure have made it difficult to obtain natural Ara h 6 free of Ara h 2. The objectives of this study were to purify natural Ara h 6 that is essentially free of Ara h 2 and to compare its IgE reactivity and potency in histamine release assays to Ara h 2. Sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis of the highly purified allergen (<0.01% Ara h 2) revealed a single 14.5 kD band, and the identity of Ara h 6 was confirmed by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Ara h 6 showed a higher seroprevalence in chimeric IgE enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (n = 54) but a weaker biological activity in basophil histamine release assays than Ara h 2. Purified Ara h 6 will be useful for diagnostic IgE antibody assays as well as molecular and cellular studies to investigate the immunological mechanisms of peanut allergy.
两种主要花生过敏原Ara h 2和Ara h 6在分子大小、氨基酸序列和结构上的相似性使得难以获得不含Ara h 2的天然Ara h 6。本研究的目的是纯化基本不含Ara h 2的天然Ara h 6,并在组胺释放试验中比较其与Ara h 2的IgE反应性和效力。高度纯化的过敏原(<0.01% Ara h 2)的十二烷基硫酸钠-聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳显示出一条单一的14.5 kD条带,通过液相色谱-串联质谱法确认了Ara h 6的身份。在嵌合IgE酶联免疫吸附试验(n = 54)中,Ara h 6显示出更高的血清阳性率,但在嗜碱性粒细胞组胺释放试验中其生物活性比Ara h 2弱。纯化的Ara h 6将有助于诊断性IgE抗体检测以及研究花生过敏免疫机制的分子和细胞研究。