Microbial transglutaminases generate T cell stimulatory epitopes involved in celiac disease

Celiac disease (CD) is a permanent intolerance to gluten. In CD patients, gluten peptides cause an inflammation in the small intestine leading to tissue damage. Tissue transglutaminase (tTG) is an enzyme involved in the repair of damaged tissue by crosslinking of extracellular matrix proteins. Under certain conditions, tTG can deamidate...

Transglutaminase-Mediated Modification of Glutamine and Lysine Residues in Native Bovine β-Lactoglobulin

Bovine β-lactoglobulin (BLG) is a major component in whey and its physical properties are important for the texture of many dairy-based foods. Modification of proteins with transglutaminase from Streptoverticillium mobaraense (MTGase) can be used to alter their physical properties. MTGase-mediated modification of native BLG was until now,...

Modification of Glutamine and Lysine Residues in Holo and Apo α-Lactalbumin with Microbial Transglutaminase

The molecular structures determine the physical properties of milk proteins and are important for the texture of many dairy-based foods. Bovine α-lactalbumin (α-LA) is a globular 123 amino acid Ca2+ binding milk protein. Modification with microbial Ca2+ independent transglutaminase (MTGase) was used to modify lysines and glutamines in holo and...