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ArticleArchives of medical science : AMS2018

Expression of recombinant allergen, Der f 1, Der f 2 and Der f 4 using baculovirus-insect cell systems.

Yubao Cui, Lili Yu, Feixiang Teng, Nan Wang, Ying Zhou, Chengbo Zhang, Li Yang

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Yubao CuiDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Wuxi People's Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi, China.
Lili YuDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Yancheng Health Vocational and Technical College, Yancheng, Jiangsu Province, China.
Feixiang TengDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Yancheng Health Vocational and Technical College, Yancheng, Jiangsu Province, China.
Nan WangDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Yancheng Health Vocational and Technical College, Yancheng, Jiangsu Province, China.
Ying ZhouDepartment of Pediatrics Laboratory, Wuxi Children's Hospital, Wuxi, China.
Chengbo ZhangDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Yancheng Health Vocational and Technical College, Yancheng, Jiangsu Province, China.
Li YangDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Yancheng Health Vocational and Technical College, Yancheng, Jiangsu Province, China.

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introductionSpecific immunotherapy is critical for alleviating symptoms associated with house dust mite allergy, such as asthma and rhinitis. However, this approach relies on crude extracts, which are often not of sufficient quality or purity and are not standardized. The use of recombinant allergens may enable safer, more effective treatment. MATERIAL AND

methodsUsing our previously constructed plasmids pET28a(+)-Der f 1, pET28a(+)-Der f 2 and pET28b(+)-Der f 4 as templates, the gene fragments coding for the allergens Der f 1, Der f 2 and Der f 4, respectively, of the dust mite

resultsThe recombinant allergens were successfully expressed and purified from a baculovirus expression system introduced into Sf9 cells, which were verified as being of the correct predicted molecular weights by SDS-PAGE. Furthermore, the reactivity to recombinant allergens rDer f 1, rDer f 2, and rDer f 4 was 85.2%, 88.9%, and 44.4%, respectively, in 27 children with asthma and

conclusionsRecombinant allergens from dust mites can be successfully generated using a baculovirus-insect expression system. Furthermore, these recombinant allergens can be used to detect mite sensitivity in sera, highlighting their utility in future work to understand and develop treatment for mite allergy.

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baculovirus expression systemcloningDermatophagoides farinaegene expressionrecombinant allergen

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PMCPMC6209719

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