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ArticleClinical and experimental allergy : journal of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology2014

Hypoallergenic derivatives of Fel d 1 obtained by rational reassembly for allergy vaccination and tolerance induction.

M Curin, M Weber, T Thalhamer, I Swoboda, M Focke-Tejkl, K Blatt, P Valent, K Marth, T Garmatiuk, H Grönlund and 3 more

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Article in Clinical and experimental allergy : journal of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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13 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

M CurinDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; Christian Doppler Laboratory for Allergy Research, Division of Immunopathology, Department of Pathophysiology and Allergy Research, Center for Pathophysiology, Infectiology and Immunology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
M Weber
T Thalhamer
I Swoboda
M Focke-Tejkl
K Blatt
P Valent
K Marth
T Garmatiuk
H Grönlund
J Thalhamer
S Spitzauer
R Valenta
Medical University of Vienna · ATUniversity of Salzburg · ATKarolinska University Hospital · SE

Funding

Austrian Science Fund FWF F 4605
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

objectiveThe major cat allergen Fel d 1 represents one of the most important respiratory allergens. Aim of this study was to engineer recombinant Fel d 1 derivatives with reduced IgE reactivity and preserved T cell epitopes for vaccination and tolerance induction.

methodsSeven recombinant mosaic proteins were generated by reassembly of non-IgE-reactive peptides of Fel d 1 which contained the sequence elements for induction of allergen-specific blocking IgG antibodies and T cell epitopes. Mosaic proteins were expressed in Escherichia coli using codon-optimized synthetic genes and compared with Fel d 1 regarding structural fold by circular dichroism, IgE-binding capacity, activation of allergic patients' basophils and ability to induce allergen-specific blocking IgG antibodies upon immunization.

resultsAlthough each of the mosaic proteins had lost the alpha-helical fold typical for Fel d 1, a strong reduction in IgE reactivity as well as allergenic activity in basophil activation assays was only obtained for three constructs, two reassembled fragments (Fel d 1 MB, Fel d 1 MC) and a fusion of the latter two (Fel d 1 MF) in which the cysteines of Fel d 1 MC were replaced by serines. Immunization of rabbits with Fel d 1 MB, MC and MF induced high levels of IgG antibodies that inhibited IgE reactivity of cat-allergic patients to Fel d 1 in a comparable manner as IgG induced with the wild-type allergen.

conclusionsWe report the development of hypoallergenic reassembled Fel d 1 proteins suitable for vaccination and tolerance induction in cat-allergic patients.

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Immune ToleranceAllergensAnimalsBasophilsCatsEpitopes, T-LymphocyteGlycoproteinsHumansHypersensitivityImmunoglobulin EImmunoglobulin GPeptidesProtein BindingRabbitsRatsRecombinant ProteinsAllergensEpitopes, T-LymphocyteFel d 1 protein, Felis domesticusGlycoproteinsImmunoglobulin EImmunoglobulin GPeptidesRecombinant ProteinsVaccinesallergen-specific immunotherapycat allergyFel d 1hypoallergenic vaccinerecombinant allergentolerance inductionvaccination

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PMCPMC4678659
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