Molecular characterization of Dau c 1, the Bet v 1 homologous protein from carrot and its cross-reactivity with Bet v 1 and Api g 1

1999 ◽  
Vol 29 (6) ◽  
pp. 840-847 ◽  
Author(s):  
HOFFMANN-SOMMERGRUBER ◽  
O'RIORDAIN ◽  
AHORN ◽  
EBNER ◽  
DA CAMARA MACHADO ◽  
...  
2008 ◽  
Vol 389 (4) ◽  
pp. 415-423 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susanne Riecken ◽  
Buko Lindner ◽  
Arnd Petersen ◽  
Uta Jappe ◽  
Wolf-Meinhard Becker

Abstract The peanut allergen Ara h 8 is an important allergen for birch pollen allergic patients because of the cross-reactivity to the homologous Bet v 1. As the existence of Ara h 8 has been shown at the cDNA level so far (AY328088) and the allergen has indirectly been detected as natural protein, it was the aim of our study to identify natural Ara h 8 in peanut extract and to develop a purification strategy. This was achieved using a unique combination of purification steps, including optimized extraction conditions, size exclusion and ion exchange chromatography and treatment of the interfering contaminants with iodo-acetic acid. A characterization of the protein by microsequencing showed discrepancies to the deduced amino acid sequence of AY328088. For this reason, we cloned and expressed a new Ara h 8 isoform from cDNA (EU046325). This IgE-reactive protein corresponds to the results of microsequencing, ESI-FTICR-MS and trypsin fingerprinting analysis of the authentic and purified nAra h 8. Apart from the ultimate use of recombinant allergens for diagnostic procedures, there is also a scientific need for the natural counterpart, as it represents an excellent reference point by which to compare protein characteristics and to standardize diagnostic and therapeutic allergens.


Author(s):  
Terezinha Lisieux Moraes Coimbra ◽  
Raimundo N. Santos ◽  
Selma Petrella ◽  
Teresa Keico Nagasse-Sugahara ◽  
Silvana Beres Castrignano ◽  
...  

Rocio virus (ROCV) was responsible for an explosive encephalitis epidemic in the 1970s affecting about 1,000 residents of 20 coastland counties in São Paulo State, Brazil. ROCV was first isolated in 1975 from the cerebellum of a fatal human case of encephalitis. Clinical manifestations of the illness are similar to those described for St. Louis encephalitis. ROCV shows intense antigenic cross-reactivity with Japanese encephalitis complex (JEC) viruses, particularly with Ilheus (ILHV), St. Louis encephalitis, Murray Valley and West Nile viruses. In this study, we report a specific RT-PCR assay for ROCV diagnosis and the molecular characterization of the SPAn37630 and SPH37623 strains. Partial nucleotide sequences of NS5 and E genes determined from both strains were used in phylogenetic analysis. The results indicated that these strains are closely related to JEC viruses, but forming a distinct subclade together with ILHV, in accordance with results recently reported by Medeiros et al. (2007).


1995 ◽  
Vol 108 (2) ◽  
pp. 119-126 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbel Fahlbusch ◽  
Olga Rudeschko ◽  
W.D. Müller ◽  
G. Schlenvoigt ◽  
S. Vettermann ◽  
...  

2007 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 365-373 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Flicker ◽  
P. Steinberger ◽  
P. B. Eibensteiner ◽  
S. Lebecque ◽  
D. Kraft ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (7) ◽  
pp. 2432
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Ruiz-Márvez ◽  
César Augusto Ramírez ◽  
Eliana Rocío Rodríguez ◽  
Magda Mellisa Flórez ◽  
Gabriela Delgado ◽  
...  

The Tc964 protein was initially identified by its presence in the interactome associated with the LYT1 mRNAs, which code for a virulence factor of Trypanosoma cruzi. Tc964 is annotated in the T. cruzi genome as a hypothetical protein. According to phylogenetic analysis, the protein is conserved in the different genera of the Trypanosomatidae family; however, recognizable orthologues were not identified in other groups of organisms. Therefore, as a first step, an in-depth molecular characterization of the Tc946 protein was carried out. Based on structural predictions and molecular dynamics studies, the Tc964 protein would belong to a particular class of GTPases. Subcellular fractionation analysis indicated that Tc964 is a nucleocytoplasmic protein. Additionally, the protein was expressed as a recombinant protein in order to analyze its antigenicity with sera from Chagas disease (CD) patients. Tc964 was found to be antigenic, and B-cell epitopes were mapped by the use of synthetic peptides. In parallel, the Leishmania major homologue (Lm964) was also expressed as recombinant protein and used for a preliminary evaluation of antigen cross-reactivity in CD patients. Interestingly, Tc964 was recognized by sera from Chronic CD (CCD) patients at different stages of disease severity, but no reactivity against this protein was observed when sera from Colombian patients with cutaneous leishmaniasis were analyzed. Therefore, Tc964 would be adequate for CD diagnosis in areas where both infections (CD and leishmaniasis) coexist, even though additional assays using larger collections of sera are needed in order to confirm its usefulness for differential serodiagnosis.


2006 ◽  
Vol 175 (4S) ◽  
pp. 467-467
Author(s):  
Victor K. Lin ◽  
Shih-Ya Wang ◽  
Claus G. Roehrbom

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