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Resolution and identification of major peanut allergens using a combination of fluorescence two-dimensional differential gel electrophoresis, Western blotting and Q-TOF mass spectrometry

Chassaigne H., Trégoat V., Nørgaard J.V., Maleki S.J., van Hengel A.J.

Journal of Proteomics (2009), 72, 3, 511--526 DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2009.02.002

Abstract

Peanut allergy is triggered by several proteins known as allergens. In this study, the complexity the peanut allergome is investigated with proteomic tools. The strength of this investigation resides in combining the high-resolving power and reproducibility of fluorescence two-dimensional differential gel electrophoresis with specific immunological detection as well as polypeptide sequencing by high-resolution mass spectrometry. Matching of the peanut proteins in 2D gels was achieved by differential labelling whereby peanut proteins and purified allergens (Ara h 1, Ara h 2 or Ara h 3/4) were run on the same gel. Ten protein spots on a mass line of ca. 63–68 kDa were likely to correspond to Ara h 1. Two doublets on two different mass lines at ca. 16 and 18 kDa matched with purified allergen Ara h 2. The basic and acidic sub-units of Ara h 3/4 were observed at masses of ca. 25 kDa and 40–45 kDa, respectively. Subsequently the antibody-binding capacity of spots corresponding to peanut allergens was investigated by Western blotting of 2D gels using antibodies (IgY) raised against Ara h 1, Ara h 2 and the recombinant 40 kDa sub-unit of Ara h 3/4. Final confirmation of the identity of the protein spots matched after 2D electrophoresis and identified by Western blotting was obtained by in-gel digestion of protein spots and analysis by quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry. By using the method developed in our work, the location and identification of two different isoforms of the allergen Ara h 1, the allergen Ara h 2 and six isoforms of the allergen Ara h 3/4 in 2D peanut protein maps was established.

Reference raw data

Reference ID Food Protein Peptide
31 Peanut Ara h 1 AEDLAFPGSEGEQVEKMIENQ
31 Peanut Ara h 3 AHVQVVDSNGDR
31 Peanut Ara h 1 AMVIVVVNK
31 Peanut Ara h 2 ANLRPC
31 Peanut Ara h 2 ANLRPCEQ
31 Peanut Ara h 2 ANLRPCEQH
31 Peanut Ara h 1 ASVSATQAKSPYRKT
31 Peanut Ara h 2 DEDSYERDPY
31 Peanut Ara h 1 DLAFPGSGEQVEK
31 Peanut Ara h 2 DLEVESGGRD
31 Peanut Ara h 2 DLEVESGGRDR
31 Peanut Ara h 1 DQSSYLQGFSR
31 Peanut Ara h 1 EEEEDEDEEEEGSNR
31 Peanut Ara h 1 EGALMLPHFNSK
31 Peanut Ara h 1 EGEPDLSNNFGK
31 Peanut Ara h 1 EGEQEWGTPGSEVR
31 Peanut Ara h 1 EGEQEWGTPGSHVR
31 Peanut Ara h 1 EHVEELTK
31 Peanut Ara h 1 EHVQELTK
31 Peanut Ara h 2 ELQGDR
31 Peanut Ara h 2 ENQSDRL
31 Peanut Ara h 3 FQGQDQSQQQQDSHQK
31 Peanut Ara h 1 FQNLQNHR
31 Peanut Ara h 3 GENESDEQGAIVTVR
31 Peanut Ara h 3 GENESEEEGAIVTVK
31 Peanut Ara h 3 GETESEEEGAIVTVR
31 Peanut Ara h 1 GFGINAENNHR
31 Peanut Ara h 1 GSEEEDITNPINLR
31 Peanut Ara h 1 GTGNLELVAVR
31 Peanut Ara h 3 ICTASV
31 Peanut Ara h 1 IFLAGDKDNVIDQVEK
31 Peanut Ara h 1 ISMPVNTPGQFEDFFPASSR
31 Peanut Ara h 1 IVQIEAKPNTL
31 Peanut Ara h 1 IVQIEAKPNTLVLPK
31 Peanut Ara h 1 IVQIEAR
31 Peanut Ara h 1 KGSEEEGDITNPINLR
31 Peanut Ara h 1 KKGSEEEGDITNPINLREGE
31 Peanut Ara h 3 KTDSRPSIANLAG
31 Peanut Ara h 1 LFEVKPDDK
31 Peanut Ara h 3 LNAQRPDNR
31 Peanut Ara h 2 MENQSDRL
31 Peanut Ara h 2 NEFENNQR
31 Peanut Ara h 1 NLRVAKISMPVNTP
31 Peanut Ara h 1 NNPFYFPSRR
31 Peanut Ara h 1 NTLEAAFNAEFNEIR
31 Peanut Ara h 1 QFQNLQNHR
31 Peanut Ara h 3 QIVQNLR
31 Peanut Ara h 2 QQEQQFKR
31 Peanut Ara h 3 QTVENLR
31 Peanut Ara h 1 SENNEGVIVKVS
31 Peanut Ara h 1 SFNLDEGHALR
31 Peanut Ara h 3 SNAPQEIFIQQGR
31 Peanut Ara h 1 SSENNEGVIVK
31 Peanut Ara h 1 VLLEENAGGEQEER
31 Peanut Ara h 1 WGPAEPR