title: [Molecular biological analysis of house dust mite allergens].
abstract: Using a host-vector system of Escherichia coli, we could produce one of major house dust mite allergens, Der f II in large quantity for therapeutic and diagnostic purposes. About 5 mg of purified and biologically active rDer f II was obtained from one liter culture, which was corresponding to the amount in about 30 g of live mite. The rDer f II was almost identical with native Der f II with respects to biological and physicochemical view points. Native mite Der f II is a mixture of several kinds of Der f II molecule with a few amino acid substitutions, which were due to polymorphisms among individual mite gene sequence. We had cloned three kinds of Der f II cDNAs from mite culture and expressed in E. coli and prepared three kinds of rDer f II in this system. As a result of comparison of IgE binding activity among three rDer f IIs and nDer f II, there was no significant difference observed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine and Physical Therapy, University of Tokyo.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Okudaira
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Okumura
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sato
mesh_terms: D000485:Allergens / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000276:immunology; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D008925:Mites / Q000276:immunology*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data
chemical_list: D000485:Allergens