A major wheat allergen has a Gln-Gln-Gln-Pro-Pro motif identified as an IgE-binding epitope

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
S TanabeM Watanabe

Abstract

The minimum primary structure of the IgE-binding epitope in wheat gluten was determined as Gln-Gln-Gln-Pro-Pro. The N-terminal glutamine and the two proline residues were essential for epitopic function. The occurrence of the second glutamine residue and acetylation of the N-terminal amino group were found to exert some auxiliary functions, whereas only a lesser contribution was expected for the third glutamine residue. It has also been confirmed that acetyl-Gln-Gln-Gln-Pro-Pro bound to wheat-specific IgE antibodies in the sera of patients allergic to wheat, although it did not induce histamine release from the basophils of these patients. Taken together, we concluded that the Gln-Gln-Gln-Pro-Pro motif constituted an IgE-binding rather than immunogenic epitope and also that acetyl-Gln-Gln-Gln-Pro-Pro might act as a hapten capable of binding to specific IgE molecules. The possibility exists that this peptide will have practical application to therapy for or prevention of wheat-sensitive allergy.

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