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Comparative studies of recombinant timothy grass molecular allergens produced in E. coli and N. benthamiana for detection of allergen-specific immunoglobulin E by microarray
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  • Laimis Silimavicius,
  • Lieve Tchebotarev,
  • Mindaugas Zaveckas,
  • Raimundas Razanskas,
  • Laima Cepulyte,
  • Karolina Bielske,
  • Indre Kucinskaite-Kodze,
  • Linas Griguola,
  • Kotryna Linauskiene,
  • Rasa Petraityte-Burneikiene
Laimis Silimavicius
Vilniaus Universitetas Biochemijos institutas

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Lieve Tchebotarev
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Mindaugas Zaveckas
Vilniaus Universitetas Biochemijos institutas
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Raimundas Razanskas
Vilniaus Universitetas Biochemijos institutas
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Laima Cepulyte
Vilniaus Universitetas Biochemijos institutas
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Karolina Bielske
Vilniaus Universitetas Biochemijos institutas
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Indre Kucinskaite-Kodze
Vilniaus Universitetas Biochemijos institutas
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Linas Griguola
Zarasu rajono savivaldybe
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Kotryna Linauskiene
Vilniaus universitetas Medicinos fakultetas
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Rasa Petraityte-Burneikiene
Vilniaus Universitetas Biochemijos institutas
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Abstract

The main objective of this study was to analyze and compare recombinant timothy grass allergen diagnostic performance on microarray chip. Timothy grass allergen components Phl p 1, Phl p 2, Phl p 5, Phl p 6, Phl p 11, and Phl p 12 were produced in E. coli and/or in N. benthamiana. In total 113 patient sera samples were used to assess allergy microarray chip inter-assay variability, diagnostic sensitivity and specificity, and correlation, for the detection of allergen-specific IgE levels. The majority of recombinant timothy grass allergens showed high or very high positive correlation of immunoreactivity with other commercial multiplex tests. Maltose binding protein fused Phl p 11 showed high specificity and sensitivity, with 0.3 arbitrary cut-off value. High intraassay variation reflects allergen-dependent degradation. Additionally, a sIgE prevalence to timothy grass allergens was assessed within a tested patient cohort and showed a similar sensitization profile among multiple studies.
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