Isolation and characterization of native Cry j 3 from Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica) pollen

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 547-553

  Fujimura, T ^a   Futamura, N ^b   Midoro Horiuti, T ^c   Togawa, A ^c   Goldblum, R M ^c   Yasueda, H ^d   Saito, A ^d   Shinohara, K ^b   Masuda, K ^e   Kurata, K ^e   Sakaguchi, M ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^c University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^d SAGAMIHARA NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^e INST OF PHYS AND CHEMICAL RESEARCH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Japanese cedar; Oral allergy syndrome; Pathogenesis related protein; Pollinosis; Thaumatin like protein

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; POLLEN ANTIGEN; PROTEIN; PROTEIN CRY J 3; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIGEN BINDING; ARTICLE; CHROMATOGRAPHY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HISTAMINE RELEASE; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; JAPANESE CEDAR; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLLEN; POLLEN ALLERGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURIFICATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIGENS, PLANT; BASE SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES, ANTIBODY; CRYPTOMERIA; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLLEN; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN ISOFORMS;

EID: 34247238186     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2007.01331.x     Document Type: Article

References (34)

1. Okuda M. Epidemiology of Japanese cedar pollinosis throughout Japan. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 2003;91:288-296.
2. Yasueda H, Yui Y, Shimizu T, Shida T. Isolation and partial characterization of the major allergen from Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica) pollen. J Allergy Clin Immunol 1983;71(1 Pt 1):77-86.
3. Sakaguchi M, Inouye S, Taniai M, Ando S, Usui M, Matuhasi T. Identification of the second major allergen of Japanese cedar pollen. Allergy 1990;45:309-312.
4. Sone T, Komiyama N, Shimizu K, Kusakabe T, Morikubo K, Kino K. Cloning and sequencing of cDNA coding for Cry j I, a major allergen of Japanese cedar pollen. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1994;199:619-625.
5. Taniguchi Y, Ono A, Sawatani M, Nanba M, Kohno K, Usui M et al. Cry j I, a major allergen of Japanese cedar pollen, has pectate lyase enzyme activity. Allergy 1995;50:90-93.
6. Komiyama N, Sone T, Shimizu K, Morikubo K, Kino K. cDNA cloning and expression of Cry j II the second major allergen of Japanese cedar pollen. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1994;201:1021-1028.
7. Namba M, Kurose M, Torigoe K, Hino K, Taniguchi Y, Fukuda S et al. Molecular cloning of the second major allergen, Cry j II, from Japanese cedar pollen. FEBS Lett 1994;353:124-128
8. Ohtsuki T, Taniguchi Y, Kohno K, Fukuda S, Usui M, Kurimoto M. Cry j 2, a major allergen of Japanese cedar pollen, shows polymethylgalacturonase activity. Allergy 1995;50:483-488.
9. Fujimura T, Shigeta S, Kawamoto S, Aki T, Masubuchi M, Hayashi T et al. Two-dimensional IgE-binding spectrum of Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica) pollen allergens. Int Arch Allergy Immunol 2004;133:125- 135.
10. Maeda M, Kamamoto M, Hino K, Yamamoto S, Kimura M, Okano M et al. Glycoform analysis of Japanese cedar pollen allergen, Cry j 1. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2005;69:1700-1705.
11. Goto Y, Kondo T, Ide T, Yasueda H, Kuramoto N, Yamamoto K. Cry j 1 isoforms derived from Cryptomeria japonica trees have different binding properties to monoclonal antibodies. Clin Exp Allergy 2004;34:1754-1761.
12. Futamura N, Mukai Y, Sakaguchi M, Yasueda H, Inouye S, Midoro-Horiuti T et al. Isolation and characterization of cDNAs that encode homologs of a pathogenesis-related protein allergen from Cryptomeria japonica. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2002;66:2495-2500.
13. Futamura N, Tani N, Tsumura Y, Nakajima N, Sakaguchi M, Shinohara K. Characterization of genes for novel thaumatin-like proteins in Cryptomeria japonica. Tree Physiol 2006;26:51-62.
14. Midoro-Horiuti T, Brooks EG, Goldblum RM. Pathogenesis-related proteins of plants as allergens. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 2001; 87:261-271.
15. Laemmli UK. Cleavage of structural proteins during the assembly of the head of bacteriophage T4. Nature 1970; 227:680-685.
16. Yasueda H, Mita H, Yui Y, Shida T. Isolation and characterization of two allergens from Dermatophagoides farinae. Int Arch Allergy Appl Immunol 1986;81:214-223.
17. Siraganian RP. An automated continuous-flow system for the extraction and fluorometric analysis of histamine. Anal Biochem 1974;57:383-394.
18. Krebitz M, Wagner B, Ferreira F, Peterbauer C, Campillo N, Witty M et al. Plant-based heterologous expression of Mal d 2, a thaumatin-like protein and allergen of apple (Malus domestica), and its characterization as an antifungal protein. J Mol Biol 2003;329:721-730.
19. Inschlag C, Hoffmann-Sommergruber K, O'Riordain G, Ahorn H, Ebner C, Scheiner O et al. Biochemical characterization of Pru a 2, a 23-kD thaumatinlike protein representing a potential major allergen in cherry (Prunus avium). Int Arch Allergy Immunol 1998;116:22-28.
20. Cortegano I, Civantos E, Aceituno E, del Moral A, Lopez E, Lombardero M et al. Cloning and expression of a major allergen from Cupressus arizonica pollen, Cup a 3, a PR-5 protein expressed under polluted environment. Allergy 2004;59:485-490.
21. Midoro-Horiuti T, Schein CH, Mathura V, Braun W, Czerwinski EW, Togawa A et al. Structural basis for epitope sharing between group 1 allergens of cedar pollen. Mol Immunol 2006;43:509-518.
22. Midoro-Horiuti T, Goldblum RM, Kurosky A, Wood TG, Brooks EG. Variable expression of pathogenesisrelated protein allergen in mountain cedar (Juniperus ashei) pollen. J Immunol 2000;164:2188-2192.
23. Soman KV, Midoro-Horiuti T, Ferreon JC, Goldblum RM, Brooks EG, Kurosky A et al. Homology modeling and characterization of IgE binding epitopes of mountain cedar allergen Jun a 3. Biophys J 2000;79:1601-1609.
24. Kondo Y, Tokuda R, Urisu A, Matsuda T. Assessment of cross-reactivity between Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica) pollen and tomato fruit extracts by RAST inhibition and immunoblot inhibition. Clin Exp Allergy 2002;32:590-594.
25. Fujimura M, Ohmori K, Masuda K, Tsujimoto H, Sakaguchi M. Oral allergy syndrome induced by tomato in a dog with Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica) pollinosis. J Vet Med Sci 2002;64:1069-1070.
26. Pressey R. Two isoforms of NP24: a thaumatin-like protein in tomato fruit. Phytochemistry 1997;44:1241-1245.
27. Breiteneder H. Thaumatin-like proteins - a new family of pollen and fruit allergens. Allergy 2004;59:479-481.
28. Hsieh LS, Moos M Jr, Lin Y. Characterization of apple 18 and 31 kd allergens by microsequencing and evaluation of their content during storage and ripening. J Allergy Clin Immunol 1995;96 (6 Pt 1):960-970.
29. Gavrovic-Jankulovic M, Cirkovic T, Vuckovic O, Atanaskovic-Markovic M, Petersen A, Gojgic G et al. Isolation and biochemical characterization of a thaumatin-like kiwi allergen. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2002;110:805-810.
30. Bublin M, Mari A, Ebner C, Knulst A, Scheiner O, Hoffmann-Sommergruber K et al. IgE sensitization profiles toward green and gold kiwifruits differ among patients allergic to kiwifruit from 3 European countries. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2004;114:1169-1175.
31. Jensen-Jarolim E, Santner B, Leitner A, Grimm R, Scheiner O, Ebner C et al. Bell peppers (Capsicum annuum) express allergens (profilin, pathogenesis-related protein P23 and Bet v 1) depending on the horticultural strain. Int Arch Allergy Immunol 1998;116:103-109.
32. Pastorello EA, Farioli L, Pravettoni V, Ortolani C, Fortunato D, Giuffrida MG et al. Identification of grape and wine allergens as an endochitinase 4, a lipidtransfer protein, and a thaumatin. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2003;111:350-359.
33. Midoro-Horiuti T, Goldblum RM, Brooks EG. Identification of mutations in the genes for the pollen allergens of eastern red cedar (Juniperus virginiana). Clin Exp Allergy 2001;31:771-778.
34. Fujimura T, Shigeta S, Suwa T, Kawamoto S, Aki T, Masubuchi M et al. Molecular cloning of a class IV chitinase allergen from Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica) pollen and competitive inhibition of its immunoglobulin E-binding capacity by latex C-serum. Clin Exp Allergy 2005;35:234-243.