A Comprehensive Analysis Of The Allergenicity And Ige Epitopes Of Myosinogen Allergens In Scylla Paramamosain
CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL ALLERGY(2019)
Abstract
Background Scylla paramamosain is one of the most common and serious food allergens in Asia. Therefore, research on its prevalence, accurate diagnosis, and IgE-binding pattern of the allergens is crucial. Objective To identify the IgE epitopes of the myosinogen allergens in S. paramamosain using phage peptide library. Methods The prevalence of allergy to crabs (AC) and of sensitization was analysed using a questionnaire and a serological assay. BAT was performed by flow cytometry, and its diagnostic performance was evaluated in relation to allergens purified from crab myosinogen. IgE-binding epitopes were identified by phage display using the IgE from patients with AC. Sequence- and structure-based bioinformatics analyses were performed to identify allergenic epitopes. Results Crab was the most common cause of food allergies in this study. Subjects with AC (n = 30) with clear clinical symptoms were identified by immunoblotting and BAT. All of the myosinogen allergens triggered basophil activation; surface expression of CD63 and CD203c was higher in patients allergic to AK and FLN c than in patients allergic to SCP and TIM. In addition to six conformational epitopes of SCP, six linear epitopes and eight conformational epitopes of AK were identified. Five linear epitopes and three conformational epitopes of TIM, nine linear and ten conformational epitopes of FLN c were also identified, and the sequence VH(I/T) L was appeared in epitopes of both TIM and FLN c. The number of epitopes showed consistency with the value of BAT. Conclusions and Clinical Relevance BAT can be used for accurate diagnosis of AC. Identification of particular allergenic motifs could be a valuable tool for prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of food allergies.
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Key words
basophil activation test,IgE epitopes,myosinogen allergens,phage display,Scylla paramamosain
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