ANTIGENIC AND STRUCTURAL-ANALYSIS OF GROUP-II ALLERGENS (DER-F-II AND DER-P-II) FROM HOUSE DUST MITES (DERMATOPHAGOIDES SPP)
ANTIGENIC AND STRUCTURAL-ANALYSIS OF GROUP-II ALLERGENS (DER-F-II AND DER-P-II) FROM HOUSE DUST MITES (DERMATOPHAGOIDES SPP)
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DOI:
10.1016/0091-6749(89)90447-8
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发表时间:
1989-06-01
影响因子:
14.2
通讯作者:
PLATTSMILLS, TAE
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作者:
HEYMANN, PW;CHAPMAN, MD;PLATTSMILLS, TAE
Monoclonal affinity chromatography was used to purify two homologous mite allergens, Der f II from Dermatophagoides ferinae and Der p II from D. pteronyssinus. They have the same molecular weight (MW) (15 kd)on sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, they have similar amino acid compositions, and their N-terminal amino acid sequences differ in only four of the first 35 residues. An excellent correlation was observed between IgE antibody to Der f II and Der p II measured in sera from 65 mite-allergic patients (r = 0.94; p < 0.001) and between quantitative intradermal skin tests to both allergens. A third allergen (Der f III, MW 29 kd) was purified from D. farinae by repeated gel filtration. In sera from 51 mile-allergic patients, IgE antibody to Der f II, Der f III, and previously purified Der f I ( MW 24 kd) was detected 92%, 16%, and 78% of the sera by radioimmmunoassay, respectively. Most patients, 41/51 (80%), demonstrated IgE antibody to more than one allergen. With monoclonal antibodies fully cross-reactive with Der f II and Der p II, a two-site immunoassay was developed for measuring absolute quantities (nanograms or micrograms) of these allergens. In extracts rich in mite-fecal material (n = 5), Der f I and Der p I (group I allergens) and Der f II and Der p II (group II allergens) were measured in ratios of 11:1 to 35:1. Lower ratios (1.1:1 to 7:1) were observed in mite body extracts (n = 6). These experiments clearly define a second group of major dust mite allergens that demonstrate extensive structural and antigenic homology.