title: Antigenicity of the oligosaccharide moiety of the Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica) pollen allergen, Cry jI.
abstract: Cry jI, a major allergenic glycoprotein of Cryptomeria japonica (Japanese cedar, Sugi), is the most common pollen allergen in Japan. Carbohydrate analysis and lectin staining indicated that Cry jI possesses the fucose/xylose-containing N-linked oligosaccharide which previously has been found in some plant glycoproteins. Rabbit polyclonal anti-Cry jI IgG antibodies were found to be highly cross-reactive with two other plant glycoproteins which have the same type of oligosaccharides, and the cross-reactivities were completely abolished on chemical deglycosylation of the glycoproteins. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay inhibition showed that the majority (up to 70%) of the anti-Cry jI rabbit IgG antibodies recognized the oligosaccharide moiety of Cry jI. The carbohydrate epitopes were found to be only partially involved in the binding of specific IgE antibodies from a pool of human patient sera.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ochanomizu University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hijikata
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kojima
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ogawa
mesh_terms: D000485:Allergens / Q000276:immunology*; D000818:Animals; D052179:Antigens, Plant; D002240:Carbohydrate Sequence; D003429:Cross Reactions; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D006801:Humans; D015151:Immunoblotting; D037102:Lectins; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009844:Oligosaccharides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology*; D037121:Plant Lectins; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000276:immunology*; D011058:Pollen / Q000276:immunology*; D011817:Rabbits
chemical_list: D000485:Allergens; D052179:Antigens, Plant; C065290:Cry j I protein, Cryptomeria japonica; D037102:Lectins; D009844:Oligosaccharides; D037121:Plant Lectins; D010940:Plant Proteins