Glycoproteomic Analysis of Seven Major Allergenic Proteins Reveals Novel Post-translational Modifications

Allergenic proteins such as grass pollen and house dust mite (HDM) proteins are known to trigger hypersensitivity reactions of the immune system, leading to what is commonly known as allergy. Key allergenic proteins including sequence variants have been identified but characterization of their post-...

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Published in:	Molecular & cellular proteomics Vol. 14; no. 1; pp. 191 - 204
Main Authors:	Halim, Adnan, Carlsson, Michael C., Madsen, Caroline Benedicte, Brand, Stephanie, Møller, Svenning Rune, Olsen, Carl Erik, Vakhrushev, Sergey Y., Brimnes, Jens, Wurtzen, Peter Adler, Ipsen, Henrik, Petersen, Bent L., Wandall, Hans H.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Elsevier Inc 01-01-2015 The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Subjects:	Allergens - metabolism Antigens, Dermatophagoides - metabolism Antigens, Plant - metabolism Betula Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus Mass Spectrometry Phleum Plant Proteins - metabolism Pollen Polysaccharides - metabolism Protein Processing, Post-Translational
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Summary:	Allergenic proteins such as grass pollen and house dust mite (HDM) proteins are known to trigger hypersensitivity reactions of the immune system, leading to what is commonly known as allergy. Key allergenic proteins including sequence variants have been identified but characterization of their post-translational modifications (PTMs) is still limited. Here, we present a detailed PTM11The abbreviations used are:PTMPost-translational modificationAPCAntigen presenting cellsAraArabinoseBet vBetula verrucosaBSABovine serum albuminCCDCross-reactive carbohydrate determinantCIDCollision induced dissociationCLRC-type lectin receptorDer fDermatophagoides farinaeDer pDermatophagoides pteronyssinusdHexDeoxyhexoseECDElectron capture dissociationETDElectron transfer dissociationFucFucoseHCDHigher-energy collisional dissociationHexHexoseHexNAcN-acetylhexosamineHICHydrophobic interaction chromatographyHMDHouse dust miteHypHydroxyprolineIgEImmunoglobulin EPenPentosePhl pPhleum pretenseRAGEReceptor for advanced glycation end productsSECSize exclusion chromatographyXylXylose. characterization of a series of the main and clinically relevant allergens used in allergy tests and vaccines. We employ Orbitrap-based mass spectrometry with complementary fragmentation techniques (HCD/ETD) for site-specific PTM characterization by bottom-up analysis. In addition, top-down mass spectrometry is utilized for targeted analysis of individual proteins, revealing hitherto unknown PTMs of HDM allergens. We demonstrate the presence of lysine-linked polyhexose glycans and asparagine-linked N-acetylhexosamine glycans on HDM allergens. Moreover, we identified more complex glycan structures than previously reported on the major grass pollen group 1 and 5 allergens, implicating important roles for carbohydrates in allergen recognition and response by the immune system. The new findings are important for understanding basic disease-causing mechanisms at the cellular level, which ultimately may pave the way for instigating novel approaches for targeted desensitization strategies and improved allergy vaccines.
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ISSN:	1535-9476 1535-9484
DOI:	10.1074/mcp.M114.042614