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Ara h 6 complements Ara h 2 as an important marker for IgE reactivity to peanut
Clinical and Translational Allergy volume 3, Article number: P168 (2013)
Background
Ara h 6 has a reported seroprevalence similar to Ara h 2, a major peanut allergen. Both allergens are of similar molecular size and share 50% identity in their amino acid sequences. Their similarity has made it difficult to obtain natural Ara h 6 free of Ara h 2 for immunoreactivity studies. The objective of this study was to obtain purified natural Ara h 6 that is essentially free of Ara h 2 and to compare its IgE reactivity and potency in histamine release assays to Ara h 2.
Methods
Natural Ara h 6 was purified from peanut flour extract by affinity chromatography and size exclusion chromatography. Purified Arah 6 was analyzed by silver-stained SDS-PAGE and tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS-MS). The immunological and biological reactivity of Ara h 6 and Ara h 2 were compared by ELISA and histamine release assays.
Results
SDS-PAGE of the highly purified allergen revealed a single 14.5kD band and the identity of Ara h 6 was confirmed by tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS-MS). The purified nAra h 6 contained <0.01% traces of Ara h 2 as assessed by ELISA. Natural Ara h 6 had a lower biological activity in basophil histamine release assays than natural Ara h 2. Chimeric ELISA showed that 70 and 75% of peanut allergic patients (n=57) had specific-IgE to natural Ara h 2 and natural Ara h 6 respectively.
Conclusion
Ara h 6 is a major peanut allergen, with comparable immunoreactivity to Ara h 2. The highly purified Ara h 6, free of Ara h 2, will be useful for diagnostic IgE antibody assays, and for molecular and cellular studies to further investigate the immunological mechanisms of peanut allergy.
Disclosure of interest
J Hindley: Employee of INDOOR Biotechnologies Ltd, A Koid: Employee of INDOOR Biotechnologies Inc, R Hamilton: None declared, R van Ree: None declared, S Versteeg: None declared, S Dreskin: None declared, M Chapman: Shareholder of INDOOR Biotechnologies Inc, S Wunschmann: Employee of INDOOR Biotechnologies Inc.
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Hindley, J., Koid, A., Hamilton, R. et al. Ara h 6 complements Ara h 2 as an important marker for IgE reactivity to peanut. Clin Transl Allergy 3 (Suppl 3), P168 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1186/2045-7022-3-S3-P168
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/2045-7022-3-S3-P168
Keywords
- Tandem Mass Spectrometry
- Size Exclusion Chromatography
- Allergic Patient
- Peanut Allergy
- Antibody Assay