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Cockroach allergen Bla g 2: an unusual aspartic proteinase
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 2005-07, Vol.116 (1), p.140-145
[Peer Reviewed Journal]
ISSN: 0091-6749 ;EISSN: 1097-6825 ;EISSN: 1365-2567 ;DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2005.04.024 ;PMID: 15990787
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Title:
Cockroach allergen Bla g 2: an unusual aspartic proteinase
Author:
Wünschmann, Sabina
;
Gustchina, Alla
;
Chapman, Martin D
;
Pomés, Anna
Subjects:
Amino Acid Sequence
;
Animals
;
Aspartic Acid Endopeptidases - genetics
;
Aspartic Acid Endopeptidases - immunology
;
Aspartic Acid Endopeptidases - metabolism
;
Cockroaches - immunology
;
Enzyme Activation - immunology
;
Molecular Sequence Data
;
Mutagenesis, Site-Directed
;
Pepstatins - metabolism
;
Recombinant Proteins - genetics
;
Recombinant Proteins - immunology
;
Recombinant Proteins - metabolism
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Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 2005-07, Vol.116 (1), p.140-145
Description:
Enzymatic activity of mite, fungal, and bee venom allergens is thought to potentiate their allergenicity. Bla g 2 is a potent cockroach allergen, but despite sharing sequence homology with aspartic proteinases, it contains critical amino acid substitutions that impair proteolytic activity. The biologic function of Bla g 2 remains unclear. We sought to investigate the effects of specific amino acid substitutions on enzymatic activity, and the peptide-binding capability of Bla g 2. Site-directed mutagenesis was used to produce a recombinant Bla g 2 mutant (Mut) with corrected canonical triads and a flap region. Another mutant (MutF - ) was expressed after additional mutations in the flap region of Mut. Bla g 2 wild-type (Wt), Mut, and MutF - were assayed for aspartic proteinase activity, and Bla g 2 Wt was tested for pepstatin binding. Recombinant Bla g 2 Wt and Mut did not show enzymatic activity in a milk-clotting and hemoglobin assay. By using a modified hemoglobin assay, residual activity inhibited by pepstatin was detected for MutF - and Wt at 20 microg/mL, whereas pepsin was active at a 1000-fold lower concentration. Most of Bla g 2 binding to pepstatin-agarose was nonspecific. Residual proteolytic activity was found for Bla g 2 at concentrations of approximately 4 mM. This weak activity suggests that proteolysis is not the primary function of this allergen and that it is unlikely to contribute to the allergenicity of Bla g 2. Bla g 2 has a cleft that might specifically bind ligands other than pepstatin.
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United States
Language:
English
Identifier:
ISSN: 0091-6749
EISSN: 1097-6825
EISSN: 1365-2567
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2005.04.024
PMID: 15990787
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