PMID- 30284821 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20190729 LR - 20190729 IS - 1520-5118 (Electronic) IS - 0021-8561 (Linking) VI - 66 IP - 41 DP - 2018 Oct 17 TI - Purification and Characterization of Naturally Occurring Post-Translationally Cleaved Ara h 6, an Allergen That Contributes Substantially to the Allergenic Potency of Peanut. PG - 10855-10863 LID - 10.1021/acs.jafc.8b03140 [doi] AB - The 2S albumin Ara h 6 is one of the most important peanut allergens. A post-translationally cleaved Ara h 6 (pAra h 6) was purified from Virginia type peanuts, and the cleavage site was mapped using high-resolution mass spectrometry. Compared to intact Ara h 6, pAra h 6 lacks a 5-amino acid stretch, resembling amino acids 43-47 (UniProt accession number Q647G9) in the nonstructured loop. Consequently, pAra h 6 consists of two chains: an N-terminal chain of approximately 5 kDa and a C-terminal chain of approximately 9 kDa, held together by disulfide bonds. Intermediate post-translationally cleaved products, in which this stretch is cleaved yet still attached to one of the subunits, are also present. The secondary structure and immunoglobulin E (IgE) binding of pAra h 6 resembles that of intact Ara h 6, indicating that the loss of the nonstructured loop is not critical for maintaining the protein structure. Commercially available monoclonal and polyclonal immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies directed to Ara h 6 react with both intact Ara h 6 and pAra h 6, suggesting that the involved epitopes are not located in the area that is post-translationally cleaved. No differences between intact Ara h 6 and pAra h 6 in terms of IgE binding were found, suggesting that the area that is post-translationally cleaved is not involved in IgE epitopes either. For all main cultivars Runner, Virginia, Valencia, and Spanish, intact Ara h 6 and pAra h 6 occur in peanut at similar levels, indicating that pAra h 6 is a consistent and important contributor to the allergenic potency of peanut. FAU - de Jong, Govardus A H AU - de Jong GAH AD - TNO , Utrechtseweg 48 , 3704 HE , Zeist , The Netherlands. FAU - Jayasena, Shyamali AU - Jayasena S AD - Food Allergy Research and Resource Program, Department of Food Science & Technology , University of Nebraska , 279 Food Innovation Center , Lincoln , Nebraska 68588-6207 , United States. FAU - Johnson, Phil AU - Johnson P AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-0462-8933 AD - Food Allergy Research and Resource Program, Department of Food Science & Technology , University of Nebraska , 279 Food Innovation Center , Lincoln , Nebraska 68588-6207 , United States. FAU - Marsh, Justin AU - Marsh J AD - Food Allergy Research and Resource Program, Department of Food Science & Technology , University of Nebraska , 279 Food Innovation Center , Lincoln , Nebraska 68588-6207 , United States. FAU - Apostolovic, Danijela AU - Apostolovic D AD - Immunology and Allergy Unit, Department of Medicine Solna , Karolinska Institutet , 171 77 Stockholm , Sweden. FAU - van Hage, Marianne AU - van Hage M AD - Immunology and Allergy Unit, Department of Medicine Solna , Karolinska Institutet , 171 77 Stockholm , Sweden. FAU - Nordlee, Julie AU - Nordlee J AD - TNO , Utrechtseweg 48 , 3704 HE , Zeist , The Netherlands. FAU - Baumert, Joe AU - Baumert J AD - TNO , Utrechtseweg 48 , 3704 HE , Zeist , The Netherlands. FAU - Taylor, Steve L AU - Taylor SL AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-7178-7520 AD - TNO , Utrechtseweg 48 , 3704 HE , Zeist , The Netherlands. FAU - Roucairol, Camille AU - Roucairol C AD - DBV Technologies , Development Department , 92120 Montrouge , France. FAU - de Jongh, Harmen AU - de Jongh H AD - Protin consult, 3702 VL , Zeist , The Netherlands. FAU - Koppelman, Stef J AU - Koppelman SJ AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-7995-1754 AD - Food Allergy Research and Resource Program, Department of Food Science & Technology , University of Nebraska , 279 Food Innovation Center , Lincoln , Nebraska 68588-6207 , United States. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20181004 PL - United States TA - J Agric Food Chem JT - Journal of agricultural and food chemistry JID - 0374755 RN - 0 (2S Albumins, Plant) RN - 0 (Amino Acids) RN - 0 (Antigens, Plant) RN - 0 (Ara h 6 allergen, Arachis hypogaea) RN - 0 (Epitopes) RN - 0 (Glycoproteins) RN - 0 (Immunoglobulin G) RN - 0 (Plant Proteins) RN - 37341-29-0 (Immunoglobulin E) MH - 2S Albumins, Plant/*chemistry/immunology/*isolation & purification MH - Amino Acid Sequence MH - Amino Acids/chemistry MH - Antigens, Plant/*chemistry/immunology/*isolation & purification MH - Arachis/*chemistry MH - Epitopes/immunology MH - Glycoproteins/chemistry/immunology/isolation & purification MH - Humans MH - Immunoglobulin E/immunology MH - Immunoglobulin G/immunology MH - Peanut Hypersensitivity/metabolism/prevention & control MH - Plant Proteins/chemistry/immunology/isolation & purification MH - Protein Structure, Secondary OTO - NOTNLM OT - Arachis hypogaea OT - IgE OT - allergen OT - mass spectrometry OT - peanut EDAT- 2018/10/05 06:00 MHDA- 2019/07/30 06:00 CRDT- 2018/10/05 06:00 PHST- 2018/10/05 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/07/30 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2018/10/05 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1021/acs.jafc.8b03140 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Agric Food Chem. 2018 Oct 17;66(41):10855-10863. doi: 10.1021/acs.jafc.8b03140. Epub 2018 Oct 4.