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Rick EM, Woolnough K, Richardson M, Monteiro W, Craner M, Bourne M, Cousins DJ, Swoboda I, Wardlaw AJ, Pashley CH. Identification of allergens from Aspergillus fumigatus-Potential association with lung damage in asthma. Allergy 2024; 79:1208-1218. [PMID: 38334146 DOI: 10.1111/all.16032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2023] [Revised: 12/11/2023] [Accepted: 12/19/2023] [Indexed: 02/10/2024]
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BACKGROUND Component-resolved diagnosis allows detection of IgE sensitization having the advantage of reproducibility and standardization compared to crude extracts. The main disadvantage of the traditional allergen identification methods, 1- or 2-dimensional western blotting and screening of expression cDNA libraries with patients' IgEs, is that the native structure of the protein is not necessarily maintained. METHODS We used a novel immunoprecipitation technique in combination with mass spectrometry to identify new allergens of Aspergillus fumigatus. Magnetic Dynabeads coupled with anti-human IgE antibodies were used to purify human serum IgE and subsequently allergens from A. fumigatus protein extract. RESULTS Of the 184 proteins detected by subsequent mass peptide fingerprinting, a subset of 13 were recombinantly expressed and purified. In a panel of 52 A. fumigatus-sensitized people with asthma, 23 non-fungal-sensitized asthmatics and 18 healthy individuals, only the former showed an IgE reaction by immunoblotting and/or ELISA. We discovered 11 proteins not yet described as A. fumigatus allergens, with fructose-bisphosphate aldolase class II (FBA2) (33%), NAD-dependent malate dehydrogenase (31%) and Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase (27%) being the most prevalent. With respect to these three allergens, native versus denatured protein assays indicated a better recognition of the native proteins. Seven of 11 allergens fulfilled the WHO/IUIS criteria and were accepted as new A. fumigatus allergens. CONCLUSION In conclusion, we introduce a straightforward method of allergen identification from complex allergenic sources such as A. fumigatus by immunoprecipitation combined with mass spectrometry, which has the advantage over traditional methods of identifying allergens by maintaining the structure of the proteins.
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- Eva-Maria Rick
- Department of Respiratory Sciences, Aerobiology and Mycology Group, Institute for Lung Health, Leicester Biomedical Research Centre - Respiratory, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
- Division of Clinical and Molecular Allergology, Airway Research Center North (ARCN), Member of the German Center for Lung Research, Borstel Sulfeld, Germany
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- Department of Allergy and Respiratory Medicine, Leicester Biomedical Research Centre - Respiratory, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, UK
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- Department of Allergy and Respiratory Medicine, Leicester Biomedical Research Centre - Respiratory, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, UK
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- Department of Allergy and Respiratory Medicine, Leicester Biomedical Research Centre - Respiratory, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, UK
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- Department of Allergy and Respiratory Medicine, Leicester Biomedical Research Centre - Respiratory, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, UK
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- Department of Allergy and Respiratory Medicine, Leicester Biomedical Research Centre - Respiratory, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, UK
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- Department of Respiratory Sciences, Aerobiology and Mycology Group, Institute for Lung Health, Leicester Biomedical Research Centre - Respiratory, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
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- Competence Center for Molecular Biotechnology, Molecular Biotechnology Section, FH Campus Wien, University of Applied Sciences, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Respiratory Sciences, Aerobiology and Mycology Group, Institute for Lung Health, Leicester Biomedical Research Centre - Respiratory, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
- Department of Allergy and Respiratory Medicine, Leicester Biomedical Research Centre - Respiratory, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, UK
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- Department of Respiratory Sciences, Aerobiology and Mycology Group, Institute for Lung Health, Leicester Biomedical Research Centre - Respiratory, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
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Marzban G, Tesei D. Two-Dimensional Gel Electrophoresis for Protein Separation of Plant Samples. Methods Mol Biol 2024; 2787:281-291. [PMID: 38656497 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-3778-4_19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/26/2024]
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This chapter provides a description of the procedure for two-dimensional electrophoresis that can be performed for any given gel size and isoelectric focusing range. This will enable the operator to recognize critical steps and gain sufficient information to generate 2D images suitable for computer-assisted analysis of 2D-gel, as well as mass spectrometry analysis for protein identification and characterization.
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- Gorji Marzban
- Institute for Bioprocess Science and Engineering (IBSE), Department of Biotechnology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), Vienna, Austria.
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- Institute of Microbiology and Microbial Biotechnology (IMMB), Department of Biotechnology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), Vienna, Austria
- State Key Laboratory of Lunar and Planetary Science, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, China
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Marzban G, Tesei D. One-Dimensional Acrylamide Gel Electrophoresis for Analysis of Plant Samples. Methods Mol Biol 2024; 2787:265-279. [PMID: 38656496 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-3778-4_18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/26/2024]
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Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE) is a widely used technique for separating proteins from complex plant samples. Prior to the analysis, proteins must be extracted from plant tissues, which are rather complex than other types of biological material. Different protocols have been applied depending on the protein source, such as seeds, pollen, leaves, roots, and flowers. Total protein amounts must also be determined before conducting gel electrophoresis. The most common methodologies include PAGE under native or denaturing conditions. Both procedures are used consequently for protein identification and characterization via mass spectrometry. Additionally, various staining procedures are available to visualize protein bands in the gel, facilitating the software-based digital evaluation of the gel through image acquisition.
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- Gorji Marzban
- Institute for Bioprocess Science and Engineering (IBSE), Department of Biotechnology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), Vienna, Austria.
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- Institute of Microbiology and Microbial Biotechnology (IMMB), Department of Biotechnology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), Vienna, Austria
- State Key Laboratory of Lunar and Planetary Science, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, China
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Gut Microbiome Proteomics in Food Allergies. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24032234. [PMID: 36768555 PMCID: PMC9917015 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24032234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2022] [Revised: 01/17/2023] [Accepted: 01/19/2023] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Food allergies (FA) have dramatically increased in recent years, particularly in developed countries. It is currently well-established that food tolerance requires the strict maintenance of a specific microbial consortium in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract microbiome as alterations in the gut microbiota can lead to dysbiosis, causing inflammation and pathogenic intestinal conditions that result in the development of FA. Although there is currently not enough knowledge to fully understand how the interactions between gut microbiota, host responses and the environment cause food allergies, recent advances in '-omics' technologies (i.e., proteomics, genomics, metabolomics) and in approaches involving systems biology suggest future headways that would finally allow the scientific understanding of the relationship between gut microbiome and FA. This review summarizes the current knowledge in the field of FA and insights into the future advances that will be achieved by applying proteomic techniques to study the GI tract microbiome in the field of FA and their medical treatment. Metaproteomics, a proteomics experimental approach of great interest in the study of GI tract microbiota, aims to analyze and identify all the proteins in complex environmental microbial communities; with shotgun proteomics, which uses liquid chromatography (LC) for separation and tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) for analysis, as it is the most promising technique in this field.
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Carrera M, Cañas B, Gallardo JM. Advanced proteomics and systems biology applied to study food allergy. Curr Opin Food Sci 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cofs.2017.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Graziano S, Gullì M, Marmiroli N. Detection of allergen coding sequences of kiwi, peach, and apple in processed food by qPCR. JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE 2018; 98:3129-3139. [PMID: 29210450 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.8814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2017] [Revised: 11/13/2017] [Accepted: 11/30/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Food traceability becomes lifesaving for persons suffering severe allergy or intolerance, and therefore need a complete avoidance of the immune-trigger food. This paper describes how to fingerprint the presence of some allergenic species (kiwi, peach, and apple) in foods by quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR). RESULTS Five DNA extraction procedures were tested on fruits and foods. The results were statistically evaluated, and discussed. Analysis by qPCR with SYBR Green was developed to detect traces of these allergenic species in foods. Plasmids containing the target sequences of kiwi, peach and apple were employed as internal reference standard. Analysis of spiked food samples showed a limit of detection of 25 mg kg-1 for kiwi, 20 mg kg-1 for peach and 50 mg kg-1 for apple. CONCLUSION The qPCR method here developed, combined with the use of internal plasmid reference standard, represents a specific system for the quick detection of allergenic species in complex food matrices, with a limit of detection comparable with those reported using more time-consuming methods. © 2017 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Sara Graziano
- Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
- Interdepartmental Center SITEIA.PARMA, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
- Interdepartmental Center SITEIA.PARMA, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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Castro L, Crespo JF, Rodríguez J, Rodríguez R, Villalba M. Immunoproteomic tools are used to identify masked allergens: Ole e 12, an allergenic isoflavone reductase from olive (Olea europaea) pollen. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS 2015; 1854:1871-1880. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2015.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2015] [Revised: 09/11/2015] [Accepted: 09/17/2015] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Spiric J, Engin AM, Karas M, Reuter A. Quality Control of Biomedicinal Allergen Products - Highly Complex Isoallergen Composition Challenges Standard MS Database Search and Requires Manual Data Analyses. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0142404. [PMID: 26561299 PMCID: PMC4641616 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0142404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2015] [Accepted: 10/20/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Allergy against birch pollen is among the most common causes of spring pollinosis in Europe and is diagnosed and treated using extracts from natural sources. Quality control is crucial for safe and effective diagnosis and treatment. However, current methods are very difficult to standardize and do not address individual allergen or isoallergen composition. MS provides information regarding selected proteins or the entire proteome and could overcome the aforementioned limitations. We studied the proteome of birch pollen, focusing on allergens and isoallergens, to clarify which of the 93 published sequence variants of the major allergen, Bet v 1, are expressed as proteins within one source material in parallel. The unexpectedly complex Bet v 1 isoallergen composition required manual data interpretation and a specific design of databases, as current database search engines fail to unambiguously assign spectra to highly homologous, partially identical proteins. We identified 47 non-allergenic proteins and all 5 known birch pollen allergens, and unambiguously proved the existence of 18 Bet v 1 isoallergens and variants by manual data analysis. This highly complex isoallergen composition raises questions whether isoallergens can be ignored or must be included for the quality control of allergen products, and which data analysis strategies are to be applied.
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- Jelena Spiric
- Division of Allergology, Paul-Ehrlich-Institut, Langen, Germany
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- Division of Allergology, Paul-Ehrlich-Institut, Langen, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Division of Allergology, Paul-Ehrlich-Institut, Langen, Germany
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Prado M, Ortea I, Vial S, Rivas J, Calo-Mata P, Barros-Velázquez J. Advanced DNA- and Protein-based Methods for the Detection and Investigation of Food Allergens. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2015; 56:2511-2542. [DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2013.873767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Molassiotis A, Tanou G, Filippou P, Fotopoulos V. Proteomics in the fruit tree science arena: new insights into fruit defense, development, and ripening. Proteomics 2014; 13:1871-84. [PMID: 23986917 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.201200428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Fruit tree crops are agricultural commodities of high economic importance, while fruits also represent one of the most vital components of the human diet. Therefore, a great effort has been made to understand the molecular mechanisms covering fundamental biological processes in fruit tree physiology and fruit biology. Thanks to the development of cutting-edge "omics" technologies such as proteomic analysis, scientists now have powerful tools to support traditional fruit tree research. Such proteomic analyses are establishing high-density 2DE reference maps and peptide mass fingerprint databases that can lead fruit science into a new postgenomic research era. Here, an overview of the application of proteomics in key aspects of fruit tree physiology as well as in fruit biology, including defense responses to abiotic and biotic stress factors, is presented. A panoramic view of ripening-related proteins is also discussed, as an example of proteomic application in fruit science.
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Yang X, Li L, Song J, Palmer LC, Li X, Zhang Z. Peptide prefractionation is essential for proteomic approaches employing multiple-reaction monitoring of fruit proteomic research. J Sep Sci 2013; 37:77-84. [DOI: 10.1002/jssc.201301041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2013] [Revised: 10/25/2013] [Accepted: 10/29/2013] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- XiaoTang Yang
- College of Horticulture; South China Agriculture University; Guangzhou P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety; Tianjin University of Science and Technology; Ministry of Education; Tianjin P. R. China
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- Atlantic Food and Horticulture Research Centre; Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Kentville; Nova Scotia Canada
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- Atlantic Food and Horticulture Research Centre; Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Kentville; Nova Scotia Canada
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- Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety; Tianjin University of Science and Technology; Ministry of Education; Tianjin P. R. China
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- College of Horticulture; South China Agriculture University; Guangzhou P. R. China
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Shahali Y, Sutra JP, Haddad I, Vinh J, Guilloux L, Peltre G, Sénéchal H, Poncet P. Proteomics of cypress pollen allergens using double and triple one-dimensional electrophoresis. Electrophoresis 2012; 33:462-9. [PMID: 22287175 DOI: 10.1002/elps.201100324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Italian cypress (Cupressus sempervirens, Cups) pollen causes allergic diseases in inhabitants of many of the cities surrounding the Mediterranean basin. However, allergens of Cups pollen are still poorly known. We introduce here a novel proteomic approach based on double one-dimensional gel electrophoresis (D1-DE) as an alternative to the 2-DE immunoblot, for the specific IgE screening of allergenic proteins from pollen extracts. The sequential one-dimensional combination of IEF and SDS-PAGE associated with IgE immunoblotting allows a versatile multiplexed immunochemical analysis of selected groups of allergens by converting a single protein spot into an extended protein band. Moreover, the method appears to be valuable for MS/MS identification, without protein purification, of a new Cups pollen allergen at 43 kDa. D1-DE immunoblotting revealed that the prevalence of IgE sensitization to this allergen belonging to the polygalacturonase (PG) family was 70% in tested French allergic patients. In subsequent triple one-dimensional gel electrophoresis, the Cups pollen PG was shown to promote lectin-based protein-protein interactions. Therefore, D1-DE could be used in routine work as a convenient alternative to 2-DE immunoblotting for the simultaneous screening of allergenic components under identical experimental conditions, thereby saving considerable amounts of sera and allergen extracts.
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Marondedze C, Thomas LA. Insights into fruit function from the proteome of the hypanthium. JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2012; 169:12-19. [PMID: 22050892 DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2011.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2010] [Revised: 05/25/2011] [Accepted: 10/10/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Apple (Malus×domestica Borkh.) was used as a model to studying essential biological processes occurring in mature fruit hypanthium, commonly referred to as the fruit flesh or pulp, a highly active tissue where numerous metabolic processes such as carbohydrate metabolism and signal transduction occur. To understand the complex biological processes occurring in the hypanthium, a proteomics approach was used to analyze the proteome from freshly harvested ripe apple fruits. A total of 290 well-resolved spots were detected using two-dimensional gel electrophoresis (2-DE). Out of these, 216 proteins were identified representing 116 non-redundant proteins using matrix-assisted laser-desorption ionisation time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) and either the MASCOT or ProteinProspector engine for peptide mass fingerprinting (PMF) database searching. Identified proteins were classified into 13 major functional categories. Among these, the energy metabolism class was the most represented and included 50% of proteins homologous to Arabidopsis proteins that are involved in the response to biotic and abiotic stresses, suggesting a dual role for these proteins in addition to energy metabolism. We also identified dynein heavy chain in the hypanthium although this protein has been proposed as absent from angiosperms and thus suggest that the lack of dyneins in higher plants studied to date may not be a general characteristic to angiosperm genomic organisation. We therefore conclude that the detection and elucidation of the apple hypanthium proteome is an indispensable step towards the comprehension of fruit metabolism, the integration of genomic, proteomic and metabolomic data to agronomic trait information and thus fruit quality improvements.
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- Claudius Marondedze
- Department of Biotechnology, University of the Western Cape, Private Bag X17, Bellville 7535, South Africa.
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Picariello G, Mamone G, Addeo F, Ferranti P. The frontiers of mass spectrometry-based techniques in food allergenomics. J Chromatogr A 2011; 1218:7386-98. [PMID: 21737089 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2011.06.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2011] [Revised: 06/06/2011] [Accepted: 06/07/2011] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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In the last years proteomic science has started to provide an important contribution to the disclosure of basic aspects of food-related diseases. Among these, the identification of proteins involved in food allergy and their mechanism of activation of toxicity. Elucidation of these key issues requires the integration of clinical, immunological, genomic and proteomic approaches. These combined research efforts are aimed to obtain structural and functional information to assist the development of novel, more reliable and powerful diagnostic protocols alternative to the currently available procedures, mainly based on food challenge tests. Another crucial aspect related to food allergy is the need for methods to detect trace amounts of allergenic proteins in foods. Mass spectrometry is the only non-immunological method for high-specificity and high-sensitivity detection of allergens in foods. Nowadays, once provided the appropriate sample handling and the correct operative conditions, qualitative and quantitative determination of allergens in foods and ingredients can be efficiently obtained by MALDI-TOF-MS and LC-MS/MS methods, with limits of detection and quantification in the low-ppb range. The availability of accurate and fast alternatives to immunological ELISA tests may also enable the development of novel therapeutic strategies and food processing technologies to aid patients with food allergy or intolerance, and to support allergen labelling and certification processes, all issues where the role of proteomic science is emerging.
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- Gianluca Picariello
- Istituto di Scienze dell'Alimentazione (ISA) - CNR, Via Roma 52 A/C, 83100 Avellino, Italy
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Isola D, Marzban G, Selbmann L, Onofri S, Laimer M, Sterflinger K. Sample preparation and 2-DE procedure for protein expression profiling of black microcolonial fungi. Fungal Biol 2011; 115:971-7. [PMID: 21944209 DOI: 10.1016/j.funbio.2011.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2010] [Revised: 03/01/2011] [Accepted: 03/01/2011] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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The ecology and stress adaptation of black rock inhabiting fungi in hot and cold extreme environments are not yet well understood. Two-dimensional gel electrophoresis (2-DE) is a promising tool to study the protein expression profiling and the metabolic status of microorganisms under stress conditions. The sample preparation has been shown to be the bottleneck for high resolution protein separation in 2-DE. For this purpose conditions must be optimized to obtain reliable and reproducible results. In addition, due to a multilayered and strongly melanized cell wall of black microcolonial fungi, special protocols for cell disruption and processing are required. In the present study, the protocol for protein extraction was established and optimized for the black yeast Exophiala jeanselmei MA 2853. The same protocol was successfully examined also for the meristematic fungus Coniosporium perforans MA 1299. Among the three procedures evaluated, trichloroacetic acid (TCA) precipitation, TCA/acetone precipitation, and phenol extraction combined with methanol/ammonium acetate precipitation, the latter showed to be the best method for black yeasts and meristematic fungi. Penicillium chrysogenum was used as reference strain.
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- Daniela Isola
- Department of Ecology and Sustainable Economic Development, University of Tuscia, Largo dell'Università snc, 01100 Viterbo, Italy.
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Mari A, Ciardiello MA, Tamburrini M, Rasi C, Palazzo P. Proteomic analysis in the identification of allergenic molecules. Expert Rev Proteomics 2011; 7:723-34. [PMID: 20973644 DOI: 10.1586/epr.10.44] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Conventional and innovative strategies can be exploited to identify and characterize new allergenic proteins. With the aim of obtaining suggestions for future improvements, this article describes our attempt to understand and describe some of the advantages and pitfalls of the methodologies and procedures often used in this field. The analysis includes the protein extract preparation, starting from the allergenic source, the separation of the proteins contained in a mixture and the detection, identification and characterization of IgE-binding molecules. Classic and emerging proteomic technologies, including mass spectrometry-based methodologies, Edman degradation procedure, microarray-based techniques and bioinformatics search strategies, have been explored. A comparative analysis of biochemistry-based proteomics and molecular biology strategies has also been given.
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- Adriano Mari
- Center for Molecular Allergology, IDI-IRCCS, Via dei Monti di Creta 104, I-00167 Roma, Italy
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Tulipani S, Marzban G, Herndl A, Laimer M, Mezzetti B, Battino M. Influence of environmental and genetic factors on health-related compounds in strawberry. Food Chem 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2010.07.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Aiello D, De Luca D, Gionfriddo E, Naccarato A, Napoli A, Romano E, Russo A, Sindona G, Tagarelli A. Review: multistage mass spectrometry in quality, safety and origin of foods. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY (CHICHESTER, ENGLAND) 2011; 17:1-31. [PMID: 21625027 DOI: 10.1255/ejms.1114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Quality and safety control and the validation of origin are hot issues in the production of food and its distribution, and are of primary concern to food and agriculture organization. Modern mass spectrometry (MS) provides unique, reliable and affordable methodologies to approach with a high degree of scientificity any problem which may be posed in this field. In this review the contribution of mass spectrometry to food analysis is presented aiming at providing clues on the fundamental role of the basic principles of gas-phase ion chemistry in applied research fields. Applications in proteomics, allergonomics, glycomics, metabolomics, lipidomics, food safety and traceability have been surveyed. The high level of specificity and sensitivity of the MS approach allows the characterization of food components and contaminants present at ultra-trace levels, providing a distinctive and safe validation of the products.
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- Donatella Aiello
- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università della Calabria, Arcavacata di Rende, Italy
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BACKGROUND Allergy to fig fruit (Ficus carica) has been described in patients allergic to Ficus benjamina or rubber latex but may occur also in pollen-allergic patients. OBJECTIVE To study the potential cross-reactivity between fig and taxonomically related fruits with the major birch pollen allergen Bet v 1. METHODS One hundred and eighty-eight patients with or without birch pollen allergy were prick-to-prick tested with fig (F. carica), mulberry (Morus alba), jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus; all family Moraceae) and other pollen-associated foods. Moraceae fruit extracts were separated by SDS-PAGE and tested with patient sera and polyclonal antisera against Mal d 1. Western blot inhibition was performed with Moraceae fruit extracts, birch pollen and recombinant Bet v 1. Putative Bet v 1 homologs in Moraceae fruits were analysed by liquid chromatography-ion trap mass spectrometry. RESULTS Among 85 patients with isolated birch pollen allergy, 78% had a positive skin test to fresh fig, 10% to dried fig, 91% to mulberry, 91% to jackfruit, 77% to Rosaceae fruits and 83% to hazelnut. Sixty-six per cent of birch pollen-allergic patients positive for fig, reported symptoms after consumption of fresh figs, whereas dried figs were mostly well tolerated. In 60 patients with isolated Ficus benjamina sensitization, the reactivity rates to the same foods were 83-40-0-0-0-0%. None of 32 mugwort pollen-allergic patients reacted to Moraceae fruits. Rabbit anti-Mal d 1 and patient sera reacted to a 17 kDa band in all Moraceae extracts. IgE binding to these proteins was completely inhibited by birch pollen and rBet v 1. Mass spectrometry identified several peptides from the 17 kDa fig, mulberry and jackfruit allergen with respectively 60%, 56% and 76% homology to Bet v 1. CONCLUSION Fig and other Moraceae fruits contain allergens homologous to Bet v 1 and represent clinically relevant birch pollen-associated foods.
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Monaci L, Visconti A. Mass spectrometry-based proteomics methods for analysis of food allergens. Trends Analyt Chem 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2009.02.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Marzban G, Herndl A, Kolarich D, Maghuly F, Mansfeld A, Hemmer W, Katinger H, Laimer M. Identification of four IgE-reactive proteins in raspberry (Rubus ideaeus L.). Mol Nutr Food Res 2009; 52:1497-506. [PMID: 18683824 DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.200700518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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IgE-reactive proteins in raspberry (Rubus ideaus L.) were identified using PCR, RT-PCR, 2-DE and MS/MS peptide sequencing. Specific polyclonal antibodies and patient sera were used in Western blotting to identify crossreactive epitopes. Initially, two potential allergens Rub i 1 and Rub i 3 were detected using PCR, showing high sequence identity to proteins in Rosaceous species like Mal d 1 and Mal d 3 from apple, Pru av 1 and Pru av 3 from cherry and Pru p 1 and Pru p 3 from peach. Furthermore, de novo identified peptides of a protein band at about 30 kDa reacting with most of the patient sera tested (> 80%) revealed a high sequence homology with class III chitinases. Raspberry chitinase, when subjected to glycoproteomic analysis, showed typical complex plant-type N-glycans with a core alpha1,3 fucose and a beta1,2 xylose at least at one position, indicating the presence of crossreacting carbohydrate determinants (CCDs). Finally, MS/MS analysis revealed an IgE-reactive raspberry cyclophilin, homologous to Bet v 7. Results obtained suggest that the consumption of raspberries might be responsible for adverse reactions in sensitised individuals.
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- Gorji Marzban
- Plant Biotechnology Unit, Department of Biotechnology, BOKU, Vienna, Austria
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Maghuly F, Marzban G, Laimer M. Functional genomics of allergen gene families in fruits. Nutrients 2009; 1:119-32. [PMID: 22253972 PMCID: PMC3257604 DOI: 10.3390/nu1020119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2009] [Accepted: 10/21/2009] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Fruit consumption is encouraged for health reasons; however, fruits may harbour a series of allergenic proteins that may cause discomfort or even represent serious threats to certain individuals. Thus, the identification and characterization of allergens in fruits requires novel approaches involving genomic and proteomic tools. Since avoidance of fruits also negatively affects the quality of patients' lives, biotechnological interventions are ongoing to produce low allergenic fruits by down regulating specific genes. In this respect, the control of proteins associated with allergenicity could be achieved by fine tuning the spatial and temporal expression of the relevant genes.
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- Fatemeh Maghuly
- Plant Biotechnology Unit, IAM, Department of Biotechnology, VIBT BOKU, 1190 Vienna, Austria.
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Marzban G, Maghuly F, Herndl A, Katinger H, Laimer M. Screening and identification of putative allergens in berry fruits of the Rosaceae family: technical challenges. Biofactors 2008; 34:37-46. [PMID: 19706970 DOI: 10.1002/biof.5520340105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Cross-reactive proteins in small fruits of the Rosaceae family like strawberry, raspberry and blackberry revealed an unexpected complex IgE-reactivity pattern. Several copies of PR-10 and PR-14 proteins were detected by Southern blots in strawberry, raspberry and blackberry. In raspberry, the highest similarity at the DNA level for PR-10 and PR-14 (Rub i 1 and Rub i 3) was detected to strawberry sequences of Fra a 1 and Fra a 3. At the protein level, Rub i 1 and Rub i 3 showed more than 70% identity with homologous proteins of rosaceous fruits. Furthermore, raspberries contained additional putative allergens, e.g. class III acidic chitinases and cyclophilins. Blackberries were shown to share at least two well-known major fruit allergens with other rosaceous fruits, namely PR-10s and PR-14s homologous proteins. However the IgE-reactive proteins of small fruits are still not extensively investigated. The main challenges in studying small fruit allergens are the complexity of the fruit matrix, the diversity of physico-chemical properties of fruit proteins, the lack of appropriate protein extraction procedures and the missing information about the influence of processing treatments on food components.
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- Gorji Marzban
- Plant Biotechnology Unit, Institute of Applied Microbiology, Department of Biotechnology, BOKU, Vienna, Austria
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