PMID- 33439436 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20220128 LR - 20220128 IS - 1573-4986 (Electronic) IS - 0282-0080 (Linking) VI - 38 IP - 1 DP - 2021 Feb TI - Purification and molecular characterization of a truncated-type Ara h 1, a major peanut allergen: oligomer structure, antigenicity, and glycoform. PG - 67-76 LID - 10.1007/s10719-020-09969-1 [doi] AB - Peanut allergies are among the most severe food allergies, and several allergenic proteins referred to as Ara h 1-Ara h 17 have been identified from peanut seeds. The molecular characterization of Ara h 1 (63 kDa), a glycosylated allergen, has almost been completed, and the occurrence of two homologous genes (clone 41B and clone P17) has been identified. In this study, we found a new variant of Ara h 1 i.e. 54 kDa, in which the N-terminal amino acid sequence was EGREGEQ-, indicating that the N-terminal domain of 63 kDa Ara h 1 had been removed. This new isoform was obtained from the run-through fraction of hydrophobic interaction chromatography while 63 kDa Ara h 1 was tightly bound to the hydrophobic resins, suggesting that the removal of the N-terminal domain resulted in extreme hydrophilic properties. We found that 63 kDa Ara h 1 occurs as higher order homo-oligomeric conformations such as decamer or nonamer, while 54 kDa Ara h 1 occurs exclusively as a homotrimer, indicating that the N-terminal domain of the 63 kDa molecule may be involved in higher order oligomerization. When antisera from peanut-allergic patients were treated with both the Ara h 1 molecules, the immunoglobulin E (IgE) antibodies in these sera reacted with each Ara h 1 molecule, suggesting that the C-terminal as well as the N-terminal domains of Ara h 1 contribute significantly to the epitope formations of this peanut glycoallergen. Furthermore, the glycoform analyses of N-glycans linked to 63 kDa and 54 kDa Ara h 1 subunits revealed that both typical high-mannose type and beta-xylosylated type N-glycans are linked to the molecules. The cross-reactivity of IgE against Ara h 1 in the serum of one peanut allergy patient was completely lost by de-N-glycosylation, indicating the N-glycan of Ara h 1 was the sole epitope for the Ara h 1- specific IgE in the patient. FAU - Md, Asaduzzaman AU - Md A AD - Department of Biofunctional Chemistry, Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University, 1-1-1 Tsushima-Naka, Okayama, 700-8530, Japan. FAU - Maeda, Megumi AU - Maeda M AD - Department of Biofunctional Chemistry, Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University, 1-1-1 Tsushima-Naka, Okayama, 700-8530, Japan. FAU - Matsui, Teruaki AU - Matsui T AD - Department of Allergy, Aichi Children's Health and Medical Center, 7-426, Obu, Morioka, Aichi, 474-8710, Japan. FAU - Takasato, Yoshihiro AU - Takasato Y AD - Department of Allergy, Aichi Children's Health and Medical Center, 7-426, Obu, Morioka, Aichi, 474-8710, Japan. FAU - Ito, Komei AU - Ito K AD - Department of Allergy, Aichi Children's Health and Medical Center, 7-426, Obu, Morioka, Aichi, 474-8710, Japan. FAU - Kimura, Yoshinobu AU - Kimura Y AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-0329-1168 AD - Department of Biofunctional Chemistry, Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University, 1-1-1 Tsushima-Naka, Okayama, 700-8530, Japan. yosh8mar@okayama-u.ac.jp. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20210113 PL - United States TA - Glycoconj J JT - Glycoconjugate journal JID - 8603310 RN - 0 (Antigens, Plant) RN - 0 (Ara h 1 protein, Arachis hypogaea) RN - 0 (Epitopes) RN - 0 (Membrane Proteins) RN - 0 (Plant Proteins) RN - 0 (Polysaccharides) RN - 0 (Protein Subunits) RN - 37341-29-0 (Immunoglobulin E) SB - IM MH - Antigens, Plant/*chemistry/*immunology/isolation & purification/metabolism MH - Arachis/chemistry MH - Cross Reactions MH - Epitopes/immunology/metabolism MH - Golgi Apparatus/metabolism MH - Immunoblotting MH - Immunoglobulin E/immunology MH - Membrane Proteins/*chemistry/*immunology/isolation & purification/metabolism MH - Molecular Weight MH - Peanut Hypersensitivity/blood/*immunology MH - Plant Proteins/*chemistry/*immunology/isolation & purification/metabolism MH - Polysaccharides/chemistry/metabolism MH - Protein Subunits OTO - NOTNLM OT - Ara h 1 OT - Glycoallergen OT - Immunogenic N-glycan OT - Peanut allergy EDAT- 2021/01/14 06:00 MHDA- 2022/01/29 06:00 CRDT- 2021/01/13 12:13 PHST- 2020/07/26 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/12/23 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/12/11 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2021/01/14 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/01/29 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2021/01/13 12:13 [entrez] AID - 10.1007/s10719-020-09969-1 [pii] AID - 10.1007/s10719-020-09969-1 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Glycoconj J. 2021 Feb;38(1):67-76. doi: 10.1007/s10719-020-09969-1. Epub 2021 Jan 13.