PMID- 23924466 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20140321 LR - 20171116 IS - 2542-5641 (Electronic) IS - 0366-6999 (Linking) VI - 126 IP - 15 DP - 2013 TI - Glycosylation of recombinant human thyroid peroxidase ectodomain of insect cell origin has little effect on recognition by serum thyroid peroxidase antibody. PG - 2907-11 AB - BACKGROUND: Thyroid peroxidase (TPO) is an important autoantigen in Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT), and almost all epitopes are located in TPO ectodomain. The glycosylation of TPO might contribute to breaking self-tolerance, therefore, purified glycosylated recombinant TPO ectodomain is prerequisite of elucidating its role in the pathogenesis of HT. The aim of our study was to investigate whether the glycosylation has influence on the antigenic determinants of recombinant TPO. METHODS: Bac-to-Bac baculovirus expression system was used to generate recombinant human TPO ectodomain. The antigenicity was analyzed by antigen specific enzyme-linked immunosorbant assays (ELISAs). The glycosylation of recombinant human TPO ectodomain of High Five insect cell origin was detected by lectin-ELISAs. RESULTS: TPO ectodomain was recovered from the culture media as a soluble protein, and it was fused with a hexahistidine tag which allowed purification by nickel-affinity chromatography. The recombinant TPO ectodomain could be recognized by all the 54 HT patients and three TPO monoclonal antibodies. Fucose, sialic acid and galactose were all detected on the recombinant TPO ectodomain. Sera TPOAb binding decreased slightly after non-specific deglycosylation of TPO by periodic acid. CONCLUSIONS: High Five insect cells derived recombinant human TPO ectodomain had N-glycosylation sites, which might have little effect on recognition by serum TPOAb. FAU - Liu, Ming-ming AU - Liu MM AD - Department of Endocrinology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China. FAU - Li, Qing AU - Li Q FAU - Zhao, Lan-lan AU - Zhao LL FAU - Gao, Ying AU - Gao Y FAU - Huang, You-yuan AU - Huang YY FAU - Lu, Gui-zhi AU - Lu GZ FAU - Gao, Yan-ming AU - Gao YM FAU - Guo, Xiao-hui AU - Guo XH FAU - Shi, Bing-yin AU - Shi BY LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - China TA - Chin Med J (Engl) JT - Chinese medical journal JID - 7513795 RN - 0 (Antibodies, Monoclonal) RN - 0 (Epitopes) RN - 0 (Recombinant Proteins) RN - EC 1.11.1.8 (Iodide Peroxidase) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Antibodies, Monoclonal/immunology MH - Baculoviridae MH - Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay MH - *Epitopes MH - Glycosylation MH - Humans MH - Insecta/cytology MH - Iodide Peroxidase/*immunology MH - Recombinant Proteins EDAT- 2013/08/09 06:00 MHDA- 2014/03/22 06:00 CRDT- 2013/08/09 06:00 PHST- 2013/08/09 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2013/08/09 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2014/03/22 06:00 [medline] PST - ppublish SO - Chin Med J (Engl). 2013;126(15):2907-11.