Identification of the major allergenic epitopes of Eriocheir sinensis roe hemocyanin: A novel tool for food allergy diagnoses
| Autor: | Shaoshen Li, Juanjuan Yan, Tiantian She, Yingying Zhang, Jiayi Zhang, Ying Bian, Zhu Li Na, Huiqiang Li |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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0301 basic medicine
Adult Male Brachyura medicine.medical_treatment Immunology Immunoblotting Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Immunoglobulin E medicine.disease_cause Polymerase Chain Reaction Epitope Microbiology law.invention 03 medical and health sciences Young Adult 0302 clinical medicine law Food allergy medicine Animals Humans Molecular Biology Escherichia coli Linear epitope biology Immunodominant Epitopes Infant Hemocyanin Allergens Middle Aged medicine.disease Fusion protein Recombinant Proteins 030104 developmental biology 030228 respiratory system Child Preschool Hemocyanins Recombinant DNA biology.protein Female Food Hypersensitivity |
| Zdroj: | Molecular immunology. 74 |
| ISSN: | 1872-9142 |
| Popis: | Crab meat and roe are highly nutritious delicacies in China. While extensive research has been conducted for allergens derived from crab-meat, data relevant to the allergenic potential of crab roe derived proteins, of which hemocyanin is a principal contender, are almost entirely absent. Using bioinformatics prediction and IgE-binding assays, the three principal immunodominant epitopes of hemocyanin were identified and then combined as a single recombinant fusion protein (rHc). This together with the full-length recombinant protein (Hc) were expressed in Escherichia coli and subsequently identified by SDS-PAGE and immunoblotting. Ninety-five percent of our patients were found to carry rHc-specific IgE antibodies by ELISA. Dot-blot inhibition, together with ELISA inhibition studies, showed that pre-incubation of patient sera with the recombinant epitope protein could inhibit26% to 63% (mean: 50%) of IgE binding to immobilized, full-length Hc and the dose-response curve represents as a sigmoid shape. The recombinant protein (rHc) represents a versatile biologic tool with which to diagnose and investigate therapies for E. sinensis allergy. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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