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Dong T, Yu P, Zhao J, Wang J. Site specifically probing the unfolding process of human telomere i-motif DNA using vibrationally enhanced alkynyl stretch. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2024; 26:3857-3868. [PMID: 38224126 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp05328h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2024]
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The microscopic unfolding process of a cytosine-rich DNA forming i-motif by hemi-protonated base pairs is related to gene regulation. However, the detailed thermal unfolding mechanism and the protonation/deprotonation status of site-specific cytosine in DNA in a physiological environment are still obscure. To address this issue, a vibration-enhanced CC probe tagged on 5'E terminal cytosine of human telomere i-motif DNA was examined using linear and nonlinear infrared (IR) spectroscopies and quantum-chemistry calculations. The CC probe extended into the major groove of the i-motif was found using nonlinear IR results only to introduce a minor steric effect on both steady-state structure and local structure dynamics; however, its IR absorption profile effectively reports the cleavage of the hemi-protonated base pair of C1-C13 upon the unfolding with C1 remaining protonated. The temperature mid-point (Tm) of the local transition reported using the CC tag was slightly lower than the Tm of global transition, and the enthalpy of the former exceeds 60% of the global transition. It is shown that the base-pair unraveling is noncooperative, with outer base pairs breaking first and being likely the rate limiting step. Our results offered an in-depth understanding of the macroscopic unfolding characteristics of the i-motif DNA and provided a nonlinear IR approach to monitoring the local structural transition and dynamics of DNA and its complexes.
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- Tiantian Dong
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Molecular Reaction Dynamics Laboratory, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China.
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Molecular Reaction Dynamics Laboratory, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China.
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Molecular Reaction Dynamics Laboratory, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China.
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Molecular Reaction Dynamics Laboratory, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China.
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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Skypala IJ, Hunter H, Krishna MT, Rey-Garcia H, Till SJ, du Toit G, Angier E, Baker S, Stoenchev KV, Luyt DK. BSACI guideline for the diagnosis and management of pollen food syndrome in the UK. Clin Exp Allergy 2022; 52:1018-1034. [PMID: 35975576 DOI: 10.1111/cea.14208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2022] [Revised: 06/19/2022] [Accepted: 06/22/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Pollen food syndrome (PFS) is a highly prevalent food allergy affecting pollen-sensitized children and adults. Sufferers experience allergic symptoms when consuming raw plant foods, due to the homology between the pollen allergens and unstable proteins in these foods. The triggers involved can vary depending on the pollen sensitization, which in turn is affected by geographical location. The British Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (BSACI) Standards of Care Committee (SOCC) identified a need to develop a guideline for the diagnosis and management of PFS in the United Kingdom (UK). Guidelines produced by the BSACI use either the GRADE or SIGN methodology; due to a lack of high-quality evidence these recommendations were formulated using the SIGN guidelines, which is acknowledged to be less robust than the GRADE approach. The correct diagnosis of PFS ensures the avoidance of a misdiagnosis of a primary peanut or tree nut allergy or confusion with another plant food allergy to non-specific lipid transfer proteins. The characteristic foods involved, and rapid-onset oropharyngeal symptoms, mean PFS can often be diagnosed from the clinical history alone. However, reactions involving tree nuts, peanuts and soya milk or severe/atypical reactions to fruits and vegetables may require additional diagnostic tests. Management is through the exclusion of known trigger foods, which may appear to be simple, but is highly problematic if coupled with a pre-existing food allergy or for individuals following a vegetarian/vegan diet. Immunotherapy to pollens is not an effective treatment for PFS, and although oral or sublingual immunotherapy to foods seems more promising, large, controlled studies are needed. The typically mild symptoms of PFS can lead to an erroneous perception that this condition is always easily managed, but severe reactions can occur, and anxiety about the onset of symptoms to new foods can have a profound effect on quality of life.
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- Isabel J Skypala
- Department of Allergy & Clinical Immunology, Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospitals, Part of Guys & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.,Inflammation, Repair & Development Section, National Heart & Lung Institute, Imperial College, London, UK
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- Department of Allergy, Guys & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.,Kings College, London, UK
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- Department of Allergy and Immunology, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK.,The Institute of Immunology and Immunotherapy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Department of Allergy & Clinical Immunology, Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospitals, Part of Guys & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Allergy, Guys & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.,Peter Gorer Department of Immunobiology, School of Immunology and Microbial Sciences, King's College London, London, UK
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- Peter Gorer Department of Immunobiology, School of Immunology and Microbial Sciences, King's College London, London, UK.,Children's Allergy Service, Evelina Children's Hospital, Guy's and St. Thomas's NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.,Department Women and Children's Health (Paediatric Allergy), Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, School of Life Course Sciences, King's College London, London, UK
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- Primary Care, Population Science and Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Department of Allergy & Clinical Immunology, Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospitals, Part of Guys & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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Biomolecules under Pressure: Phase Diagrams, Volume Changes, and High Pressure Spectroscopic Techniques. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23105761. [PMID: 35628571 PMCID: PMC9144967 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23105761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2022] [Revised: 05/18/2022] [Accepted: 05/19/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Pressure is an equally important thermodynamical parameter as temperature. However, its importance is often overlooked in the biophysical and biochemical investigations of biomolecules and biological systems. This review focuses on the application of high pressure (>100 MPa = 1 kbar) in biology. Studies of high pressure can give insight into the volumetric aspects of various biological systems; this information cannot be obtained otherwise. High-pressure treatment is a potentially useful alternative method to heat-treatment in food science. Elevated pressure (up to 120 MPa) is present in the deep sea, which is a considerable part of the biosphere. From a basic scientific point of view, the application of the gamut of modern spectroscopic techniques provides information about the conformational changes of biomolecules, fluctuations, and flexibility. This paper reviews first the thermodynamic aspects of pressure science, the important parameters affecting the volume of a molecule. The technical aspects of high pressure production are briefly mentioned, and the most common high-pressure-compatible spectroscopic techniques are also discussed. The last part of this paper deals with the main biomolecules, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids: how they are affected by pressure and what information can be gained about them using pressure. I I also briefly mention a few supramolecular structures such as viruses and bacteria. Finally, a subjective view of the most promising directions of high pressure bioscience is outlined.
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Führer S, Kamenik AS, Zeindl R, Nothegger B, Hofer F, Reider N, Liedl KR, Tollinger M. Inverse relation between structural flexibility and IgE reactivity of Cor a 1 hazelnut allergens. Sci Rep 2021; 11:4173. [PMID: 33603065 PMCID: PMC7892832 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-83705-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2020] [Accepted: 02/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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A major proportion of allergic reactions to hazelnuts (Corylus avellana) are caused by immunologic cross-reactivity of IgE antibodies to pathogenesis-related class 10 (PR-10) proteins. Intriguingly, the four known isoforms of the hazelnut PR-10 allergen Cor a 1, denoted as Cor a 1.0401-Cor a 1.0404, share sequence identities exceeding 97% but possess different immunologic properties. In this work we describe the NMR solution structures of these proteins and provide an in-depth study of their biophysical properties. Despite sharing highly similar three-dimensional structures, the four isoforms exhibit remarkable differences regarding structural flexibility, hydrogen bonding and thermal stability. Our experimental data reveal an inverse relation between structural flexibility and IgE-binding in ELISA experiments, with the most flexible isoform having the lowest IgE-binding potential, while the isoform with the most rigid backbone scaffold displays the highest immunologic reactivity. These results point towards a significant entropic contribution to the process of antibody binding.
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- Sebastian Führer
- grid.5771.40000 0001 2151 8122Institute of Organic Chemistry and Center for Molecular Biosciences Innsbruck (CMBI), University of Innsbruck, Innrain 80/82, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- grid.5771.40000 0001 2151 8122Institute of General, Inorganic and Theoretical Chemistry and Center for Molecular Biosciences Innsbruck (CMBI), University of Innsbruck, Innrain 80/82, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- grid.5771.40000 0001 2151 8122Institute of Organic Chemistry and Center for Molecular Biosciences Innsbruck (CMBI), University of Innsbruck, Innrain 80/82, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- grid.5361.10000 0000 8853 2677Department of Dermatology, Venerology and Allergology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Anichstraße 35, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- grid.5771.40000 0001 2151 8122Institute of General, Inorganic and Theoretical Chemistry and Center for Molecular Biosciences Innsbruck (CMBI), University of Innsbruck, Innrain 80/82, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- grid.5361.10000 0000 8853 2677Department of Dermatology, Venerology and Allergology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Anichstraße 35, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- grid.5771.40000 0001 2151 8122Institute of General, Inorganic and Theoretical Chemistry and Center for Molecular Biosciences Innsbruck (CMBI), University of Innsbruck, Innrain 80/82, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Center for Molecular Biosciences Innsbruck (CMBI), University of Innsbruck, Innrain 80/82, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria.
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Molnár OR, Somkuti J, Smeller L. Negative volume changes of human G-quadruplexes at unfolding. Heliyon 2020; 6:e05702. [PMID: 33354631 PMCID: PMC7744710 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e05702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2020] [Revised: 09/22/2020] [Accepted: 12/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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G-quadruplexes are tetrahelical structures. They are important targets for anti-cancer drugs, since they are situated at crucial positions within the genome. We studied the volumetric properties of the unfolding of three G-quadruplexes in the presence of potassium ion. The unfolding volume changes were determined using high-pressure fluorescence spectroscopy. The c-MYC, KIT, and VEGF sequences unfold with the transition volume of -17, -6 and -18 cm3/mol, respectively. The small magnitude of the unfolding volume of KIT could be explained by its unique structure and the lower amount of void volume. Since the cell interior is highly crowded, the available volume is restricted. Therefore the volumetric changes during the conformational transformations gain biological importance.
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- Orsolya Réka Molnár
- Department of Biophysics and Radiation Biology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Biophysics and Radiation Biology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Biophysics and Radiation Biology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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Tiered approach for the identification of Mal d 1 reduced, well tolerated apple genotypes. Sci Rep 2020; 10:9144. [PMID: 32499528 PMCID: PMC7272412 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-66051-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2019] [Accepted: 05/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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A rising proportion of the world population suffers from food-related allergies, including incompatibilities to apples. Although several allergenic proteins have been found in apples, the most important proteins that cause allergic reactions to apples in Central-Northern Europe, and North America are the Mal d 1 proteins, which are homologues of the birch pollen allergen Bet v 1. As the demand for hypoallergenic fruits is constantly increasing, we selected apple genotypes with a low total content of Mal d 1 by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay analysis from segregating populations and tested the tolerability of these fruits through a human provocation study. This tiered approach, which exploited the natural diversity of apples, led to the identification of fruits, which were tolerated by allergic patients. In addition, we found a significant correlation (coefficient >0.76) between the total Mal d 1 content and flavan-3-ol amount and show that the isoform composition of the Mal d 1 proteins, which was determined by LC-MS/MS has a decisive effect on the tolerability of apple genotypes. The approach presented can be applied to other types of fruit and to other allergenic proteins. Therefore, the strategy can be used to reduce the allergen content of other plant foods, thereby improving food safety for allergy subjects.
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Somkuti J, Molnár OR, Smeller L. Revealing unfolding steps and volume changes of human telomeric i-motif DNA. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2020; 22:23816-23823. [DOI: 10.1039/d0cp03894f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The i-motif structure of the human telomeric DNA was destabilized by pressure and unfolded with a negative volume change.
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- Judit Somkuti
- Department of Biophysics and Radiation Biology
- Semmelweis University
- Tuzolto utca 37-47 1094
- Hungary
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- Department of Biophysics and Radiation Biology
- Semmelweis University
- Tuzolto utca 37-47 1094
- Hungary
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- Department of Biophysics and Radiation Biology
- Semmelweis University
- Tuzolto utca 37-47 1094
- Hungary
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Somkuti J, Adányi M, Smeller L. Self-crowding influences the temperature - pressure stability of the human telomere G-quadruplex. Biophys Chem 2019; 254:106248. [PMID: 31470349 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2019.106248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2019] [Revised: 08/07/2019] [Accepted: 08/09/2019] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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We measured the effect of crowded environment on G-quadruplex structures, formed by guanine rich DNA sequences. Fluorescence and infrared spectroscopy were used to determine the temperature stability of G-quadruplex structure formed by the human telomere sequence. We determined the T-p phase diagram of Htel aptamer up to 1 GPa at different self-crowding conditions. The unfolding volume change was determined from the pressure induced shift of the unfolding temperature of the quadruplex form. The unfolding volume change decreased in magnitude, and even its sign changed from negative (-19 ml/mol) to positive (7 ml/mol) under self-crowded conditions. The possible explanations are the appearance of the parallel GQ structure at high concentration or the fact that the volume decrease caused by the released central K+ ion during the unfolding is less significant in crowded environment.
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- J Somkuti
- Department of Biophysics and Radiation Biology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Biophysics and Radiation Biology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Biophysics and Radiation Biology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.
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Liu M, Liu SH, Han TJ, Xia F, Li MS, Weng WY, Chen GX, Cao MJ, Liu GM. Effects of thermal processing on digestion stability and immunoreactivity of the Litopenaeus vannamei matrix. Food Funct 2019; 10:5374-5385. [DOI: 10.1039/c9fo00971j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Many types of shellfish, including shrimp, are sometimes cooked before ingestion.
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- Meng Liu
- College of Food and Biological Engineering
- Xiamen Key Laboratory of Marine Functional Food
- Fujian Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Marine Functional Food
- Fujian Collaborative Innovation Center for Exploitation and Utilization of Marine Biological Resources
- Jimei University
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- College of Food and Biological Engineering
- Xiamen Key Laboratory of Marine Functional Food
- Fujian Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Marine Functional Food
- Fujian Collaborative Innovation Center for Exploitation and Utilization of Marine Biological Resources
- Jimei University
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- College of Food and Biological Engineering
- Xiamen Key Laboratory of Marine Functional Food
- Fujian Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Marine Functional Food
- Fujian Collaborative Innovation Center for Exploitation and Utilization of Marine Biological Resources
- Jimei University
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- College of Food and Biological Engineering
- Xiamen Key Laboratory of Marine Functional Food
- Fujian Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Marine Functional Food
- Fujian Collaborative Innovation Center for Exploitation and Utilization of Marine Biological Resources
- Jimei University
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- College of Food and Biological Engineering
- Xiamen Key Laboratory of Marine Functional Food
- Fujian Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Marine Functional Food
- Fujian Collaborative Innovation Center for Exploitation and Utilization of Marine Biological Resources
- Jimei University
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- College of Food and Biological Engineering
- Xiamen Key Laboratory of Marine Functional Food
- Fujian Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Marine Functional Food
- Fujian Collaborative Innovation Center for Exploitation and Utilization of Marine Biological Resources
- Jimei University
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- Women and Children's Hospital Affiliated to Xiamen University
- Xiamen
- China
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- College of Food and Biological Engineering
- Xiamen Key Laboratory of Marine Functional Food
- Fujian Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Marine Functional Food
- Fujian Collaborative Innovation Center for Exploitation and Utilization of Marine Biological Resources
- Jimei University
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- College of Food and Biological Engineering
- Xiamen Key Laboratory of Marine Functional Food
- Fujian Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Marine Functional Food
- Fujian Collaborative Innovation Center for Exploitation and Utilization of Marine Biological Resources
- Jimei University
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Pottier L, Villamonte G, de Lamballerie M. Applications of high pressure for healthier foods. Curr Opin Food Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cofs.2017.06.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Ahammer L, Grutsch S, Kamenik AS, Liedl KR, Tollinger M. Structure of the Major Apple Allergen Mal d 1. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2017; 65:1606-1612. [PMID: 28161953 PMCID: PMC5334782 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.6b05752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2016] [Revised: 02/03/2017] [Accepted: 02/05/2017] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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More than 70% of birch pollen-allergic patients develop allergic cross-reactions to the major allergen found in apple fruits (Malus domestica), the 17.5 kDa protein Mal d 1. Allergic reactions against this protein result from initial sensitization to the major allergen from birch pollen, Bet v 1. Immunologic cross-reactivity of Bet v 1-specific IgE antibodies with Mal d 1 after apple consumption can subsequently provoke severe oral allergic syndromes. This study presents the three-dimensional NMR solution structure of Mal d 1 (isoform Mal d 1.0101, initially cloned from 'Granny Smith' apples). This protein is composed of a seven-stranded antiparallel β-sheet and three α-helices that form a large internal cavity, similar to Bet v 1 and other cross-reactive food allergens. The Mal d 1 structure provides the basis for elucidating the details of allergic cross-reactivity between birch pollen and apple allergens on a molecular level.
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- Linda Ahammer
- Institute
of Organic Chemistry, Center for Molecular Biosciences Innsbruck (CMBI), University of Innsbruck, Innrain 80/82, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institute
of Organic Chemistry, Center for Molecular Biosciences Innsbruck (CMBI), University of Innsbruck, Innrain 80/82, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institute
of General, Inorganic and Theoretical Chemistry, Center for Molecular
Biosciences Innsbruck (CMBI), University
of Innsbruck, Innrain
80/82, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institute
of General, Inorganic and Theoretical Chemistry, Center for Molecular
Biosciences Innsbruck (CMBI), University
of Innsbruck, Innrain
80/82, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institute
of Organic Chemistry, Center for Molecular Biosciences Innsbruck (CMBI), University of Innsbruck, Innrain 80/82, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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Ahammer L, Grutsch S, Tollinger M. NMR resonance assignments of the major apple allergen Mal d 1. BIOMOLECULAR NMR ASSIGNMENTS 2016; 10:287-90. [PMID: 27165578 PMCID: PMC5039217 DOI: 10.1007/s12104-016-9685-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2016] [Accepted: 04/30/2016] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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The major apple allergen Mal d 1 is the predominant cause of apple (Malus domestica) allergies in large parts of Europe and Northern America. Allergic reactions against this 17.5 kDa protein are the consequence of initial sensitization to the structurally homologous major allergen from birch pollen, Bet v 1. Consumption of apples can subsequently provoke immunologic cross-reactivity of Bet v 1-specific antibodies with Mal d 1 and trigger severe oral allergic syndroms, affecting more than 70 % of all individuals that are sensitized to birch pollen. While the accumulated immunological data suggest that Mal d 1 has a three-dimensional fold that is similar to Bet v 1, experimental structural data for this protein are not available to date. In a first step towards structural characterization of Mal d 1, backbone and side chain (1)H, (13)C and (15)N chemical shifts of the isoform Mal d 1.0101 were assigned. The NMR-chemical shift data show that this protein is composed of seven β-strands and three α-helices, which is in accordance with the reported secondary structure of the major birch pollen allergen, indicating that Mal d 1 and Bet v 1 indeed have similar three-dimensional folds. The next stage in the characterization of Mal d 1 will be to utilize these resonance assignments in solving the solution structure of this protein.
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- Linda Ahammer
- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Center for Molecular Biosciences Innsbruck (CMBI), University of Innsbruck, Innrain 80/82, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Center for Molecular Biosciences Innsbruck (CMBI), University of Innsbruck, Innrain 80/82, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Center for Molecular Biosciences Innsbruck (CMBI), University of Innsbruck, Innrain 80/82, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria.
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Zhang Y, Zhang J, Sheng W, Wang S, Fu TJ. Effects of heat and high-pressure treatments on the solubility and immunoreactivity of almond proteins. Food Chem 2016; 199:856-61. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2015.12.063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2014] [Revised: 11/29/2015] [Accepted: 12/12/2015] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Barba FJ, Terefe NS, Buckow R, Knorr D, Orlien V. New opportunities and perspectives of high pressure treatment to improve health and safety attributes of foods. A review. Food Res Int 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2015.05.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 213] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Abstract
Proteins are essential players in the vast majority of molecular level life processes. Since their structure is in most cases substantial for their correct function, study of their structural changes attracted great interest in the past decades. The three dimensional structure of proteins is influenced by several factors including temperature, pH, presence of chaotropic and cosmotropic agents, or presence of denaturants. Although pressure is an equally important thermodynamic parameter as temperature, pressure studies are considerably less frequent in the literature, probably due to the technical difficulties associated to the pressure studies. Although the first steps in the high-pressure protein study have been done 100 years ago with Bridgman's ground breaking work, the field was silent until the modern spectroscopic techniques allowed the characterization of the protein structural changes, while the protein was under pressure. Recently a number of proteins were studied under pressure, and complete pressure-temperature phase diagrams were determined for several of them. This review summarizes the thermodynamic background of the typical elliptic p-T phase diagram, its limitations and the possible reasons for deviations of the experimental diagrams from the theoretical one. Finally we show some examples of experimentally determined pressure-temperature phase diagrams.
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- László Smeller
- Department of Biophysics and Radiation Biology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary,
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Marzban G, Kinaciyan T, Maghuly F, Brunner R, Gruber C, Hahn R, Jensen-Jarolim E, Laimer M. Impact of sulfur and vitamin C on the allergenicity of Mal d 2 from apple (Malus domestica). JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2014; 62:7622-7630. [PMID: 24983674 DOI: 10.1021/jf5020878] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
Abstract
Mal d 2 is a minor allergen from apple which shows a high conformational stability due to its eight conserved disulfide bridges. Chemical reduction of disulfide bridges and linearization of Mal d 2 lead to enhanced IgE reactivity in vitro and indicate a higher potential for allergenicity. Since food preservatives such as sulfur and vitamin C are reducing and denaturing agents, their influence on Mal d 2 allergenicity was verified by simulated food processing conditions. The immunoreactivity of purified Mal d 2 was investigated after different treatments in vitro and in vivo using IgG/IgE Western blotting, mediator-releasing cell assay, and skin prick and oral smear tests. The conformational changes of Mal d 2 upon addition of 1% and 5% vitamin C were also monitored by attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The results show no positive skin and oral smear test reactivity to native, heated, or vitamin C-treated purified Mal d 2. Furthermore, the results confirm that sulfur in combination with heat treatment can influence the structural integrity and thus the allergenicity of Mal d 2, while vitamin C is too weak as a reducing agent to change allergenicity.
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Affiliation(s)
- Gorji Marzban
- Plant Biotechnology Unit and Down-Stream Processing Group, Department of Biotechnology, and ‡Department of Chemistry, Vienna Institute of BioTechnology (VIBT), BOKU (University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences) , Vienna 1190, Austria
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Somkuti J, Smeller L. High pressure effects on allergen food proteins. Biophys Chem 2013; 183:19-29. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2013.06.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2013] [Revised: 06/03/2013] [Accepted: 06/04/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Moussa M, Espinasse V, Perrier-Cornet JM, Gervais P. Can pressure-induced cell inactivation be related to cell volume compression? A case study for Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Food Res Int 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2013.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Nybom H, Cervin-Hoberg C, Andersson M. Oral challenges with four apple cultivars result in significant differences in oral allergy symptoms. Int Arch Allergy Immunol 2013; 161:258-64. [PMID: 23548468 DOI: 10.1159/000345954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2012] [Accepted: 11/16/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND We analyzed the hypoallergenic potential of a recently bred apple selection with unusually low content of Mal d 1, using an oral challenge model with three additional apple cultivars for comparison. METHODS Sixty-six birch pollen-allergic individuals with a history of oral allergy syndrome after apple intake were subjected to a double-blind oral provocation with two apple cultivars (B:0654 and 'Discovery'). Thirteen also tested two other apple cultivars ('Ingrid Marie' and 'Gloster'). Three doses were given consecutively, 30 min apart: 10 g without peel, and 10 and 50 g with peel. A final assessment was conducted 30 min after the last intake. Oral symptoms were graded from 0 to 5. Total oral symptom score (TOS) included all scores for each cultivar at all time points. RESULTS B:0654 induced significantly higher TOS than 'Discovery' when tested by 66 individuals, in spite of its lower Mal d 1 content. TOS values were higher in females and increased with increasing age of the individuals when challenged with 'Discovery'. Among the 13 individuals who tested all four cultivars, B:0654 produced a higher score after the second dose compared to 'Ingrid Marie'. This was also the case after the third dose compared to 'Ingrid Marie' and 'Gloster', and again 30 min after the last intake compared to each of the other three cultivars, as well as a higher TOS compared to each of the other three cultivars (all p < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS Our test was safe and well tolerated, and produced significant differences among the apple cultivars. Contrary to expectations, B:0654 was less well tolerated than the other three cultivars.
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- Hilde Nybom
- Department of Plant Breeding and Biotechnology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Kristianstad, Sweden. hilde.nybom @ slu.se
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Somkuti J, Bublin M, Breiteneder H, Smeller L. Pressure–Temperature Stability, Ca2+ Binding, and Pressure–Temperature Phase Diagram of Cod Parvalbumin: Gad m 1. Biochemistry 2012; 51:5903-11. [DOI: 10.1021/bi300403h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Judit Somkuti
- Department of Biophysics and
Radiation Biology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department
of Pathophysiology
and Allergy Research, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department
of Pathophysiology
and Allergy Research, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Biophysics and
Radiation Biology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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