Epitope Mapping of Food Allergens Using Noncontact Piezoelectric Microarray Printer.

Methods in Molecular Biology
Javier Martínez-BotasBelén de la Hoz

Abstract

Peptide microarrays have been used to study protein-protein interaction, enzyme-substrate profiling, epitope mapping, vaccine development, and immuno-profiling. Unlike proteins, peptides are cheap to produce, and can be produced in a high-throughput manner, in a reliable and consistent procedure that reduces batch-to-batch variability. All this provides the peptide microarrays a great potential in the development of new diagnostic tools. Noncontact printing, such as piezoelectric systems, results in a considerable advance in protein and peptide microarray production. In particular, they improve drop deposition, sample distribution, quality control, and flexibility in substrate deposition and eliminate cross-contamination and carryover. These features contribute to creating reproducible assays and generating more reliable data. Here we describe the methods and materials for epitope mapping of food allergens using peptide microarrays produced with a noncontact piezoelectric microarray printer.

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