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ArticleInternational archives of allergy and immunology2010

Plant-expressed recombinant mountain cedar allergen Jun a 1 is allergenic and has limited pectate lyase activity.

Zun Liu, Shikha Bhattacharyya, Bo Ning, Terumi Midoro-Horiuti, Edmund W Czerwinski, Randall M Goldblum, Andrew Mort, Christopher M Kearney

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Article in International archives of allergy and immunology, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Zun LiuDepartment of Biology, Baylor University, Waco, TX 76798, USA.
Shikha Bhattacharyya
Bo Ning
Terumi Midoro-Horiuti
Edmund W Czerwinski
Randall M Goldblum
Andrew Mort
Christopher M Kearney
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston · USBaylor University · USOklahoma State University · US

Funding

Synthetic Organic Chemistry CoreP30ES006676 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BR GALVESTON · PI ELFERINK, CORNELIS JOHAN · 1995 to 2017
$21.7M
Phylogenetic Approach to Plant Allergy VaccinesR01AI052428 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BR GALVESTON · PI GOLDBLUM, RANDALL M · 2004 to 2009
$1.4M
Structural biology of cedar pollen allergyK08AI055792 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BR GALVESTON · PI MIDORO-HORIUTI, TERUMI · 2004 to 2007
$474k
NIAID NIH HHS K08 AI055792NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI052428NIEHS NIH HHS ES06676NIEHS NIH HHS P30 ES006676
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMountain cedar (Juniperus ashei) pollen commonly causes a winter time allergic rhinitis in the central USA. Jun a 1 is the dominant allergenic protein, but biologically active recombinant Jun a 1 has not been successfully expressed, despite numerous attempts with several expression systems.

methodJun a 1 cDNA was inserted into a tobacco mosaic virus vector and transferred to Agrobacterium tumefaciens. Bacteria were syringe-inoculated into leaves of Nicotiana benthamiana (agroinoculation). The interstitial (apoplastic) fluid containing Jun a 1 was isolated. The recombinant protein was analyzed by SDS-PAGE, N-terminal sequencing and MALDI-TOF to confirm identity. Immunogenicity was examined with IgE from allergic patient's sera, mouse monoclonal anti-Jun a 1 antibodies, IgE-binding inhibition and by degranulation of RBL SX-38 cells sensitized with sera from allergic patients. Pectate lyase activity was assayed by capillary zone electrophoresis and mass spectrometry analysis.

resultsRecombinant Jun a 1 was recovered in good quantity (100 μg/g leaf material), was confirmed as Jun a 1, bound IgE from sera from cedar hypersensitive patients and inhibited IgE binding to native Jun a 1. Jun a 1 mutants were created and their pectate lyase activity quantified. For the first time, Jun a 1 pectate lyase activity was demonstrated, which may explain the necrosis seen on host plants, which was similar to that of control plants expressing banana pectate lyase.

conclusionsA means of producing recombinant Jun a 1 is now available for structure/function studies and potentially for diagnostic and therapeutic uses.

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Agrobacterium tumefaciensAllergensAnimalsAntigens, PlantBasophilsCell DegranulationCell LineGenetic VectorsHumansImmunoglobulin EJuniperusMutagenesis, Site-DirectedMutationNicotianaPlant ProteinsPolysaccharide-LyasesAllergensAntigens, PlantImmunoglobulin Ejun a 1 protein, Juniperus asheipectate lyasePlant ProteinsPolysaccharide-LyasesRecombinant Proteins

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PMID20559000
PMCPMC2945266
OpenAlexW2045233764

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