title: Epitopes recognised by tissue transglutaminase antibodies in coeliac disease.
abstract: The interaction between IgA tissue transglutaminase (tTG) antibodies (Abs) and 35S-labelled tTG produced in a transcription/translation (TnT) system with various amino acid (aa) deletions has been studied. These experiments showed that the tTG N-terminal aa 1-89 were important for tTG Ab binding in all 15 coeliac disease sera studied and the central residues (aa 401-491) were important for binding of tTG Abs in all but one sera. The contribution of C-terminal residues to tTG Ab binding varied in different coeliac sera but overall was less than the contributions of the N terminal and central regions. Mouse monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) to tTG were produced and the tTG aa sequences recognised by the MAbs determined using modified 35S-labelled tTG proteins. Analysis of the inhibiting effects of patient sera tTG Ab on binding of tTG MAbs to tTG confirmed the importance of the N-terminal and central regions of tTG in forming serum tTG Ab binding sites. Recombinant human tTG was expressed in yeast and purified to better than 95% homogeneity using MAb affinity chromatography as a final purification step. This material was highly suitable for use in an ELISA for tTGAb.
authors.affiliation: FIRS Laboratories, RSR Ltd, Parc Ty Glas, Llanishen, Cardiff CF14 5DU, UK.
authors.forename: Ken
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakachi
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Powell
authors.forename: Gillian
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Swift
authors.forename: Marie-Andrée
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Amoroso
authors.forename: Rossitza
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ananieva-Jordanova
authors.forename: Clare
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Arnold
authors.forename: Jane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sanders
authors.forename: Jadwiga
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Furmaniak
authors.forename: Bernard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Rees Smith
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology*; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology*; D002446:Celiac Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D000939:Epitopes / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D000091345:Protein Glutamine gamma Glutamyltransferase 2; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D011503:Transglutaminases / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D001323:Autoantibodies; D000939:Epitopes; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D000091345:Protein Glutamine gamma Glutamyltransferase 2; D011503:Transglutaminases; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins