Api m 6: a new bee venom allergen

The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
A KettnerG Corradin

Abstract

Characterization of the primary structure of allergens is a prerequisite for the design of new diagnostic and therapeutic tools for allergic diseases. The purpose of this study was the identification and characterization of a low-molecular-weight, IgE-binding, bee venom (BV) allergen. BV proteins were separated by using size exclusion chromatography and HPLC. IgE antibody binding to purified proteins was analyzed by means of immunoblotting, and T-cell response was analyzed by means of proliferation assay. Amino acid sequence was determined with 2 approaches, namely Edman degradation and carboxy terminal analysis with mass spectrometry. Api m 6, which migrated as an 8-kd band in SDS-PAGE, was frequently (42%) recognized by IgE from BV-hypersensitive patients. In addition, PBMCs from BV-hypersensitive patients, as well as from a normal control subject, proliferated in response to this allergen. Api m 6 exists as 4 isoforms of 7190, 7400, 7598, and 7808 d, respectively. Amino acid sequences obtained from HPLC-purified preparations revealed that the isoforms were constituted of a common central core of 67 residues, only differing in the amino- and carboxy-terminal ends. Api m 6 showed no significant sequence homology with known pro...Continue Reading

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