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Maturation of Pichia pastoris-derived recombinant pro-Der p 1 induced by deglycosylation and by the natural cysteine protease Der p 1 from house dust mite.

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Erica van Oort Pleuni G de Heer W Astrid van Leeuwen Ninotska I L Derksen Marcel Müller Stephan Huveneers Rob C Aalberse Ronald van Ree

Eur J Biochem 2002 Jan;269(2):671-9

CLB Department of Immunopathology and Laboratory for Experimental and Clinical Immunology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

The mature cysteine protease from Dermatophgoides pteronyssinus, Der p 1, is a major house dust mite allergen. Its enzymatic activity has been shown to have pro-inflammatory effects that could also negatively influence efficacy of allergen-specific immunotherapy. The aim of this study was to express recombinant pro-Der p 1 (rpro-Der p 1) in the yeast Pichia pastoris and to study its maturation. Expression was achieved at a concentration ranging from 45 mg.L-1 (methanol-induced expression) to 168 mg.L-1 (constitutive expression). No significant spontaneous maturation of the secreted proenzyme was observed. rpro-Der p 1 with a sequence-based molecular mass of 34 kDa was hyperglycosylated by the yeast, migrating at 50-60 kDa on SDS/PAGE. Compared with its natural counterpart (nDer p 1), the recombinant proenzyme demonstrated decreased IgE reactivity, resulting in a 30-fold lower capacity to induce histamine release from human basophils. Decreased immunoreactivity was also shown by competitive RIA and sandwich ELISA with Der p 1-specific antibody reagents. CD spectra of rpro-Der p 1 and nDer p 1 revealed significant structural differences. Deglycosylation of rpro-Der p 1 with endoglycosidase H resulted in a decrease in apparent molecular mass from 50 kDa to 34 kDa, but did not affect nDer p 1. On removal of N-glycans from rpro-Der p 1, which harbours two putative N-glycosylation sites in both propeptide and mature sequence, the mature rDer p 1 appeared. This suggests that hyperglycosylation hampers spontaneous maturation. Maturation of the recombinant pro-enzyme was also achieved by addition of the active natural cysteine protease, nDer p 1. In conclusion, high-level expression of rpro-Der p 1 in P. pastoris results in a stable hypoallergenic proenzyme with potential for use in allergen-specific immunotherapy.

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