title: Purification and N-terminal amino acid sequence of two birch pollen isoallergens (Bet v I and Bet v II).
abstract: The major allergen of birch pollen BV45 (Bet v I) was previously isolated by molecular weight exclusion chromatography and eluted in the molecular weight region of 15-29 KD. Further purification of this fraction on an SP-Trisacryl M cation exchange matrix allowed 6 peaks of which which the 4th (BV4A4) and 6th (BV4A6) included two dominant IgE-binding birch pollen isoallergens designated Bet v I and Bet v II. Final purification, using the 'Applied Biosystems' Peptide Micro Separation System, revealed two sharp peaks with a high degree of homogeneity. This was ascertained by automatic N-terminal amino acid (AA) sequence analyses which showed high average repetitive yields of the phenyl-thiohydantoin (PTH) AAs of the isoallergens sequenced. N-terminal AA analyses of the two fractions allowed 51 cleavages with correct identifications of PTH AAs for 3 replicates. The sequence data of the two isoallergens showed large homologies with the hazel pollen allergen, Cor a I, the birch pollen allergen, Ag 23, and the translated cDNA sequence derived from cloning birch pollen allergen genes. The sequence homologies support that Betula verrucosa allergens were derived from a gene family expressing several isologous allergens, 2 of which with 13 variable residues in a segment of 51 AAs. The antigenicity of the two fractions, Bet v I and Bet v II, was demonstrated by fused rocket immunoelectrophoresis (FRIE) and by crossed immunoelectrophoresis (CIE) giving single symmetrical antigenic precipitation.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Clinical Biochemistry, University Hospital, University of Bergen, Norway.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Elsayed
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Vik
mesh_terms: D000485:Allergens / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D052179:Antigens, Plant; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D002852:Chromatography, Ion Exchange; D006801:Humans; D007122:Immunoelectrophoresis; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000276:immunology; D007526:Isoelectric Point; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D011817:Rabbits; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
chemical_list: D000485:Allergens; D052179:Antigens, Plant; D010940:Plant Proteins; C061312:Bet v 1 allergen, Betula; D007073:Immunoglobulin E