PMID- 30977342 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20190731 LR - 20190731 IS - 1872-2059 (Electronic) IS - 1000-8713 (Linking) VI - 37 IP - 4 DP - 2019 Apr 8 TI - [Asymmetrical flow field flow fractionation combined with ultra-performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry used to screen allergen protein epitopes]. PG - 398-403 LID - 10.3724/SP.J.1123.2018.11047 [doi] AB - Asymmetrical flow field flow fractionation (AF4) combined with ultra-performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (UPLC-QTOF-MS) was used to screen allergen protein epitopes. The selected allergen protein (tropomyosin, TM) was enzymatically digested into peptide segments and analyzed via UPLC-QTOF-MS to establish a protein-specific peptide database. The peptide segments were incubated with immunoglobulin E (IgE) for 30 min. During the incubation procedure, the specific peptide segments (with the antigen epitope) combine with IgE while the other peptide segments remain in solution. After incubation, the solution was injected into the AF4 device. The combined peptide segments flowed out of the outlet along with IgE, and the other peptide segments flowed into the waste liquid. The components of outlet were then collected, analyzed by UPLC-QTOF-MS, and the results matched with the spectra of the protein peptides. Eventually the specific peptide segments were identified to detect the antigen epitopes. This study extends the application of AF4 with a preliminary exploration of the detection of an allergen protein epitope, providing a novel research strategy for the screening of allergen epitopes. FAU - Li, Yang AU - Li Y AD - School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China. AD - Beijing Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Beijing 100013, China. FAU - Yang, Yi AU - Yang Y AD - Beijing Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Beijing 100013, China. FAU - Shao, Bing AU - Shao B AD - Beijing Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Beijing 100013, China. FAU - Zou, Yue AU - Zou Y AD - School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China. FAU - Song, Yu AU - Song Y AD - School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China. FAU - Shu, Lin AU - Shu L AD - School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China. FAU - Liang, Qihui AU - Liang Q AD - School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China. FAU - Han, Nanyin AU - Han N AD - School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China. LA - chi PT - Journal Article PL - China TA - Se Pu JT - Se pu = Chinese journal of chromatography JID - 9424804 RN - 0 (Allergens) RN - 0 (Epitopes) RN - 0 (Proteins) RN - 0 (Tropomyosin) MH - Allergens/*analysis MH - Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid MH - Epitopes/*analysis MH - *Fractionation, Field Flow MH - Proteins/*analysis MH - Tandem Mass Spectrometry MH - Tropomyosin/analysis OTO - NOTNLM OT - allergen OT - asymmetrical flow field flow fractionation (AF4) OT - epitope OT - immunoglobulin E (IgE) OT - mass spectrometry (MS) EDAT- 2019/04/13 06:00 MHDA- 2019/08/01 06:00 CRDT- 2019/04/13 06:00 PHST- 2019/04/13 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2019/04/13 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/08/01 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.3724/SP.J.1123.2018.11047 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Se Pu. 2019 Apr 8;37(4):398-403. doi: 10.3724/SP.J.1123.2018.11047.