A recombinant ω-gliadin-like D-type glutenin and an α-gliadin from wheat (Triticum aestivum): two immunoglobulin E binding proteins, useful for the diagnosis of wheat-dependent allergies

J Agric Food Chem. 2012 Aug 15;60(32):8059-68. doi: 10.1021/jf301992w. Epub 2012 Aug 3.

Abstract

Among the wheat prolamins, D-type glutenins display a highly repetitive sequence similar to ω-gliadins, but they contain a cysteine, that allows them to be included in the gluten macropolymers. An ω-gliadin-like D-type glutenin, an α-gliadin, and an ω5-gliadin-like D-type glutenin were obtained as recombinant proteins and compared using synchrotron radiation circular dichroism. This technique evidenced the strong thermostability of the ω5-gliadin-like protein. The IgE reactivity of recombinant proteins was evaluated using 45 sera from wheat-allergic patients. The sera from patients diagnosed with cutaneous hypersensitivity to hydrolyzed wheat proteins often reacted with the ω-gliadin-like D-type glutenin and α-gliadin, whereas the IgE reaction was less frequent after dietary sensitization. So, these two proteins could be useful to diagnose these diseases. The sera from patients with exercise-induced anaphylaxis recognized the ω5-gliadin-like protein as a positive control and, less frequently, the other proteins tested. Only some sera from patients with baker's asthma reacted with the proteins tested.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Carrier Proteins / chemistry
  • Carrier Proteins / metabolism
  • Gliadin / chemistry*
  • Gliadin / immunology
  • Glutens / chemistry*
  • Glutens / immunology
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulin E / blood
  • Immunoglobulin E / metabolism*
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Recombinant Proteins
  • Triticum / chemistry*
  • Wheat Hypersensitivity / diagnosis*
  • Wheat Hypersensitivity / immunology

Substances

  • Carrier Proteins
  • Recombinant Proteins
  • Immunoglobulin E
  • Glutens
  • Gliadin
  • glutenin