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Overexpression and Characterization of 10 kD Allergenic Protein in Tartary Buckwheat

CHEN Peng, FENG Xue, WANG Lei, DENG Dan-dan, LI Xue-jun   

  1. College of Life Science, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
  • Online:2014-02-13 Published:2014-03-17

Abstract:

The 10 kD allergen gene (TBAP10) of tartary buckwheat was obtained from the full-length cDNA library during
the seed-filling period, and a prokaryotic recombinant expression vector pET47b inserted with TBAP10 gene (pET47b-
TBAP10) was constructed. The target protein TBAP10 was expressed in E. coli BL21 Star (DE3) as an inclusion body
form. After re-folding and purification by cobalt ion chelating affinity chromatography of the isolated inclusion body,
allergenic activity, thermal stability and stability in simulated gastrointestinal environment of the purified TBAP10 protein
were analyzed. Western blotting revealed the immunogenic cross-reactivity between 16 kD buckwheat allergic protein and Fag t2.
Competitive ELISA demonstrated that the recombinant protein had a binding capability to IgE from buckwheat-allergic
patients. TBAP10 had strong thermal stability and could withstand boiling water bath for 15 min. Simulated gastrointestinal
digestion experiments indicated that the recombinant protein had strong tolerance to pepsin, while it could be totally
degraded after trypsin digestion.

Key words: overexpression, allergenic protein, immunological properties, simulated gastrointestinal digestion