Fungal allergens and peptide epitopes

Peptides

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 589-599

  Kurup, Viswanath P ^a,b   Banerjee, Banani ^a,b  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b CLEMENT J ZABLOCKI VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

B cell epitopes; Epitope analysis; Epitopes in immunotherapy; Fungal allergens; IgE antibody; Recombinant allergens; T cell epitopes

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; EPITOPE; FUNGUS ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; PEPTIDE;

ALLERGY; ATOPY; B LYMPHOCYTE; BASIDIOMYCETES; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CROSS REACTION; ENVIRONMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; MALASSEZIA FURFUR; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; RECOMBINANT DNA TECHNOLOGY; REVIEW; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; T LYMPHOCYTE; TECHNIQUE; TRICHOPHYTON;

ALLERGENS; ANTIGENS, FUNGAL; EPITOPES, B-LYMPHOCYTE; EPITOPES, T-LYMPHOCYTE; FUNGAL PROTEINS; FUNGI;

EID: 0034016626     PISSN: 01969781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-9781(00)00181-9     Document Type: Review

References (82)

1. Achatz G., Oberkofler H., Lechenauer E., et al. Molecular cloning of major and minor allergens of Alternaria alternata and Cladosporium herbarum. Mol Immunol. 32:1995;213-227.
2. Akiyama K., Shida T., Yasueda H., et al. Allergenicity of acid protease secreted by Candida albicans. Allergy. 51:1996;887-892.
3. Al-Dughaym A.M., Matthews R.C., Burnie J.P. Epitope mapping human heat shock protein 90 with sera from infected patients. FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol. 8:1994;43-48.
4. Alexander H., Alexander S., Getzoff E.D., Tainer J.A., Geysen H.M., Lerner R.A. Altering the antigenicity of proteins. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 89:1992;3352-3356.
5. Arruda L.K., Vailes L.D., Benjamin D.C., Chapman M.D. Molecular cloning of German cockroach (Blattella germanica) allergens. Int Arch Allergy Immunol. 107:1995;295-297.
6. Aukrust L., Borch S.M. Partial purification and characterization of two Cladosporium herbarum allergens. Int Arch Allergy Appl Immunol. 60:1979;68-79.
7. Ball T., Vrtala S., Sperr W.R., et al. Isolation of an immunodominant IgE hapten from an epitope expression cDNA library. Dissection of the allergic effector reaction. J Biol Chem. 269:1994;28323-28328.
8. Banerjee B., Greenberger P.A., Fink J.N., Kurup V.P. Conformational and linear B-cell epitopes of Asp f 2, a major allergen of Aspergillus fumigatus, bind differently to immunoglobulin E antibody in the sera of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis patients. Infect Immun. 67:1999;2284-2291.
9. Banerjee B., Greenberger P.A., Fink J.N., Kurup V.P. Immunological characterization of Asp f 2, a major allergen from Aspergillus fumigatus associated with allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis. Infect Immun. 66:1998;5175-5182.
10. Banerjee B., Kurup V.P. Molecular biology of Aspergillus allergens. Kurup V.P., Apter A.J. Immunology and allergy clinics of North America. Vol 18:1998;601-618 W. B. Saunders, Philadelphia.
11. Baur X., Posch A. Characterized allergens causing bakers' asthma. Allergy. 53:1998;562-566.
12. Benjamin D.C., Berzofsky J.A., East I.J., et al. The antigenic structure of proteins a reappraisal . [Review] Annu Rev Immunol. 2:1984;67-101.
13. Breitenbach M., Simon B., Probst G. Enolases are highly conserved fungal allergens. Int Arch Allergy Immunol. 113:1997;114-117.
14. Burge H.A. Airborne-allergenic fungi. Immunol Allergy Clin North Am. 9:1989;307-319.
15. Bush R.K., Sanchez H. In vitro synthesis of Alternaria allergens and their recognition by murine monoclonal and human IgE antibodies. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 78:1997;287-292.
16. Chauhan B., Santiago L., Kirschmann D.A. The association of HLA-DR alleles and T cell activation with allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis. J Immunol. 159:1997;4072-4076.
17. Chauhan B., Knutsen A.P., Hutcheson P.S., Slavin R.G., Bellone C.J. T cell subsets, epitope mapping, and HLA-restriction in patients with allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis. J Clin Invest. 97:1996;2324-2331.
18. Crameri R. Recombinant Aspergillus fumigatus allergens from the nucleotide sequences to clinical applications . Int Arch Allergy Immunol. 115:1998;99-114.
19. Cruz A., Saenz de Santamaria M., Martinez J., Martinez A., Guisantes J., Palacios R. Fungal allergens from important allergenic fungi imperfecti. Allergol Immunopathol. 25:1997;153-158.
20. Eroles P., Sentandreu M., Elorza M.V., Sentandreu R. The highly immunogenic enolase and Hsp70p are adventitious Candida albicans cell wall proteins. Micriobiol. 143:1997;313-320.
21. Fasman G.D. The development of the prediction of protein structure. Fasman G.D. Prediction of protein structure and the principles of protein conformation. 1989;193-316 Plenum Press, New York.
22. Fedorov A.A., Ball T., Mahoney N.M., Valenta R., Almo S.C. The molecular basis for allergen cross-reactivity; crystal structure and IgE-epitope mapping of birch pollen profilin. Structure. 5:1997;33-45.
23. Feller D.C., de la Cruz V.F. Identifying antigenic T-cell sites. Nature. 349:1991;720-721.
24. Fraga S, Singh B. Theoretical prediction of the determinants of transplantation antigens. Prog Clin Biol Res 1985;172B:379-88.
25. Gajhede M., Osmark P., Poulsen F.M., et al. X-ray and NMR structure of Bet v 1, the origin of birch pollen allergy. Nat Struct Biol. 3:1996;1040-1045.
26. Geysen H.M. Antigen-antibody interactions at the molecular level adventures in peptide synthesis . Immunol Today. 6:1985;364-369.
27. Hemmann S., Blaser K., Crameri R. Allergens of Aspergillus fumigatus and Candida boidinii share IgE-binding epitopes. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 156:1997;1956-1962.
28. Herbert C.A., King C.M., Ring P.C., et al. Augmentation of permeability in the bronchial epithelium by the house mite allergen Der p 1. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 12:1995;369-378.
29. Hopp T.P., Woods K.R. Prediction of protein antigenic determinants from amino acid sequences. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 78:1981;3824-3828.
30. Horner W.E., Helbling A., Lehrer S.B. Basidiomycete allergens. Allergy. 53:1998;1114-1121.
31. Horner W.E., Helbling A., Salvaggio J.E., Lehrer S.B. Fungal allergens. Clin Microbiol Rev. 8:1995;161-179.
32. Horner W.E., Reese G., Lehrer S.B. Identification of the allergen Psi c 2 from the Basidiomycete Psilocybe cubensis as a fungal cyclophilin. Int Arch Allergy Immunol. 107:1995;298-300.
33. Hoyne G., Bourne T., Kristensen N., Hetzel C., Lamb J. From epitopes to peptides to immunotherapy. Clin Immunol Immunopathol. 80:1996;S23-S30.
34. Hoyne G.F., Callow M.G., Kuo M.C., Thomas W.R. Inhibition of T-cell responses by feeding peptides containing major and cryptic epitopes studies with the Der p I allergen . Immunology. 83:1994;190-195.
35. Hudeez F. Prediction of B- and T-cell epitopes. Raynavolgyi E. Synthetic peptides in the search for B- and T-cell epitopes. 1994;19-30 R.G. Landis Company, Austin, TX.
36. Ishiguro A., Homma M., Torii S., Tanaka K. Identification of Candida albicans antigens reactive with immunoglobulin E antibody of human sera. Infect Immun. 60:1992;1550-1557.
37. Ito K., Ishiguro A., Kanbe T., Tanaka K., Torii S. Detection of IgE antibody against Candida albicans enolase and its crossreactivity to Saccharomyces cerevisiae enolase. Clin Exp Allergy. 25:1995;522-528.
38. Joost van Neerven R.J., Ebner C., Yssel H., Kapsenberg M.L., Lamb J.R. T-cell responses to allergens epitope-specificity and clinical relevance . Immunol Today. 17:1996;526-532.
39. Kauffman H.F., Tomee J.F.C., van der Werf T.S., de Monchy J.G., Koeter G.K. Review of fungus-induced asthmatic reactions. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 151:1995;2109-2116.
40. + T cell lines in allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 92:1994;215-221.
41. Kozak PP Jr., Hoffman DR. Critical review of diagnostic procedures for mould allergy. In: Al-Doory Y, Davison JF, editors. Mould allergy. Philadelphia: Lea & Febiger, 1984. p. 157-86.
42. King T.P., Hoffman D., Lowenstein H., Marsh D.G., Platts-Mills T.A., Thomas W. Allergen nomenclature. Allergy. 50:1995;765-774.
43. Kurup V.P., Banerjee B., Murali P.S., et al. Immunodominant peptide epitopes of allergen, Asp f 1 from the fungus Aspergillus fumigatus. Peptides. 19:1998;1469-1477.
44. Kurup V.P., Hari V., Guo J. Aspergillus fumigatus peptides differentially express Th1 and Th2 cytokines. Peptides. 17:1996;183-190.
45. Kurup V.P., Kumar A. Immunodiagnosis of aspergillosis. Clin Microbiol Rev. 4:1991;439-456.
46. Kyte J., Doolittle R.F. A simple method for displaying the hydropathic character of a protein. J Mol Biol. 157:1982;105-132.
47. Lee B., Richards F.M. An interpretation of protein structures estimation of static accessibility . J Mol Biol. 55:1971;379-400.
48. Lim V.I. Algorithms for predictions of α-helical and β-structural regions in globular proteins. J Mol Biol. 88:1974;873-894.
49. Martinez J.P., Gil M.L., Lopez-Ribot J.L., Chaffin W.L. Serologic response to cell wall mannoproteins and proteins of Candida albicans. Clin Microbiol Rev. 11:1998;121-141.
50. Matthews R., Burnie J. The role of hsp90 in fungal infection. [Review] Immunol Today. 13:1992;345-348.
51. Mayer C., Hemmann S., Faith A., Blaser K., Crameri R. Cloning, production, characterization and IgE cross-reactivity of different manganese superoxide dismutases in individuals sensitized to Aspergillus fumigatus. Int Arch Allergy Immunol. 113:1997;213-215.
52. Metzler W.J., Valentine K., Roebber M., Marsh D.G., Mueller L. Proton resonance assignments and three-dimensional solution structure of the ragweed allergen Amb a V by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Biochemistry. 31:1992;8697-8705.
53. Mosmann T.R., Coffman R.L. TH1 and TH2 cells different patterns of lymphokine secretion lead to different functional properties . Annu Rev Immunol. 7:1989;145-173.
54. Norman P.S. Clinical and immunologic effects of component peptides in ALLERVAX CAT. Int Arch Allergy Immunol. 113:1997;224-226.
55. Paris S., Debeaupuis J.P., Prevost M.C., Casotto M., Latge J.P. The 31 kD major allergen Alt a I (1563) of Alternaria alternata. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 88:1991;902-908.
56. Pettersson I. Methods of epitope mapping. [Review] Mol Biol Rep. 16:1992;149-153.
57. Robinson G., Kalsheker N.A., Srinivasan N., et al. On the potential significance of the enzymatic activity of mite allergens to immunogenicity. Clues to structure and function revealed by molecular characterization. Clin Exptl Allergy. 27:1997;10-21.
58. Sander I., Raulf-Heimsoth M., Siethoff C., Lohaus C., Meyer H.E., Baur X. Allergy to Aspergillus-derived enzymes in the baking industry identification of β-xylosidase from Aspergillus niger as a new allergen (Asp n 14) . J Allergy Clin Immunol. 102:1998;256-264.
59. Scheiner O., Kraft D. Basic and practical aspects of recombinant allergens. [Review] Allergy. 50:1995;384-391.
60. Schmidt M., Zargari A., Holt P., et al. The complete cDNA sequence and expression of the first major allergenic protein of Malassezia furfur, Mal f 1. Eur J Biochem. 246:1997;181-185.
61. Shen H.D., Au L.C., Lin W.L., Liaw S.F., Tsai J.J., Han S.H. Molecular cloning and expression of Penicillium citrinum allergen with sequence homology and antigenic crossreactivity to a hsp 70 human heat shock protein. Clin Exp Allergy. 27:1997;682-690.
62. Shen H.D., Choo K.B., Lee H.H., et al. The 40-kilodalton allergen of Candida albicans is an alcohol dehydrogenase molecular cloning and immunological analysis using monoclonal antibodies . Clin Exp Allergy. 21:1991;675-681.
63. Shen H.D., Liaw S.F., Lin W.L., Ro L.H., Yang H.L., Han S.H. Molecular cloning of cDNA coding for the 68 kDa allergen of Penicillium notatum using MoAbs. Clin Exp Allergy. 25:1995;350-356.
64. Shen H.D., Lin W.L., Liaw S.F., Tam M.F., Han S.H. Characterization of the 33-kilodalton major allergen of Penicillium citrinum by using MoAbs and N-terminal amino acid sequencing. Clin Exp Allergy. 27:1997;79-86.
65. Shen H.D., Lin W.L., Tam M.F., et al. Alkaline serine proteinase a major allergen of Aspergillus oryzae and its cross-reactivity with Penicillium citrinum . Int Arch Allergy Immunol. 116:1998;29-35.
66. Shen H.D., Lin W.L., Tsai J.J., Liaw S.F., Han S.H. Allergenic components in three different species of Penicillium crossreactivity among major allergens . Clin Exp Allergy. 26:1996;444-451.
67. Steinberger P., Kraft D., Valenta R. Construction of a combinatorial IgE library from an allergic patient. Isolation and characterization of human IgE Fabs with specificity for the major timothy grass pollen allergen, Phl p 5. J Biol Chem. 271:1996;10967-10972.
68. Stewart G.A., Thompson P.J. The biochemistry of common aeroallergens. Clin Exp Allergy. 26:1996;1020-1044.
69. Tang X.X., Ikegaski N.I., Heber-Katz G. Synthetic peptides as T-cell epitopes. Raynavolgyi E. Synthetic peptides in the search for B- and T-cell epitopes. 1994;119-140 R.G. Landis Company, Austin, TX.
70. Topham C.M., Srinirasan N., Thorpe C.J., Overington J.P., Kalsheker N.A. Comparative modeling of major house dust mite allergen Der p 1 structure variation using an extended environmental amino acid propensity table . Protein Eng. 7:1994;869-894.
71. Valenta R., Flicker S., Eibensteiner P.B., et al. Recombinant allergen-specific antibody fragments Tools for diagnosis, prevention and therapy of Type I allergy . Biological Chem. 378:1997;745-749.
72. Valenta R., Kraft D. Recombinant allergens for diagnosis and therapy of allergic diseases. Curr Opin Immunol. 7:1995;751-756.
73. Valenta R., Steinberger P., Duchene M., Kraft D. Immunological and structural similarities among allergens prerequisite for a specific and component-based therapy of allergy . Immunol Cell Biol. 74:1996;187-194.
74. Valenta R., Vrtala S., Laffer S., Spitzauer S., Kraft D. Recombinant allergens. Allergy. 53:1998;552-561.
75. Welling G.W., Weijer W.J., van der Zee R., Welling-Wester S. Prediction of sequential antigenic regions in proteins. FEBS Letter. 188:1985;215-218.
76. Woodfolk J.A., Platts-Mills T.A.E. The immune response to dermatophytes. [Review]. Res Immunol. 149:1998;436-445.
77. Woodfolk J.A., Slunt J.B., Deuell B., Hayden M.L., Platts-Mills T.A.E. Definition of Trichophyton protein associated with delayed hypersensitivity in humans. Evidence for immediate (IgE and IgG4) and delayed hypersensitivity to a single protein. J Immunol. 156:1996;1695-1701.
78. Woodfolk J.A., Wheatley L.M., Piyasena R.V., Benjamin D.C., Platts-Mills T.A.E. Trichophyton antigens associated with IgE antibodies and delayed type hypersensitivity. Sequence homology to two families of serine proteinases. J Biol Chem. 273:1998;29489-29496.
79. Yasueda H., Hashida-Okado T., Saito A., et al. Identification of cloning two novel allergens from the lipophilic yeast, Malassezia furfur. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 248:1998;240-244.
80. Yunginger J.W., Jones R.T., Nesheim M.E., Geller M. Studies on Alternaria allergens. III. Isolation of a major allergenic fraction (ALT-1). J Allergy Clin Immunol. 66:1980;138-147.
81. Zargari A., Schmidt M., Lundberg M., Scheynius A., Whitley P. Immunologic characterization of natural and recombinant Mal f 1 yeast allergen. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 103:1999;877-884.
82. 2 protein. J Immunol. 154:1995;710-717.