title: A major continuous allergenic epitope of bovine beta-lactoglobulin recognized by human IgE binding.
abstract: Hexapeptides of sequential overlapping sequences of beta-lactoglobulin (BLG) were used to probe serum from children with immediate-type cow milk allergy for IgE binding to continuous epitopes of BLG in an enhanced enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Six regions of IgE binding were identified on the BLG molecule and these were synthesized as dodecapeptides. Inhibition of IgE binding to whole BLG was used to confirm the BLG-specific binding of IgE to each of the synthesized peptides. One of the peptides, peptide 4, showed inhibition in an IgE anti-BLG radioimmunoassay to all 16 sera tested. The patterns of inhibition with the native BLG molecule and peptide 4 were significantly correlated (P = 0.005), suggesting that this peptide contains a major continuous IgE binding epitope of BLG.
authors.affiliation: Department of Allergy, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ball
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Shelton
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Walsh
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Hill
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Hosking
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Howden
mesh_terms: D000485:Allergens / Q000276:immunology*; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002846:Chromatography, Affinity; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D018604:Epitope Mapping / Q000379:methods; D000939:Epitopes / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000276:immunology*; D007223:Infant; D007782:Lactoglobulins / Q000276:immunology*; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011863:Radioimmunoassay
chemical_list: D000485:Allergens; D000939:Epitopes; D007782:Lactoglobulins; D007073:Immunoglobulin E