2021
Immunogenic amino acid motifs and linear epitopes of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines
Wisnewski AV, Redlich CA, Liu J, Kamath K, Abad QA, Smith RF, Fazen L, Santiago R, Luna J, Martinez B, Baum-Jones E, Waitz R, Haynes WA, Shon JC. Immunogenic amino acid motifs and linear epitopes of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0252849. PMID: 34499652, PMCID: PMC8428655, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0252849.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19 mRNA vaccine recipientsLinear epitopesSARS-CoV-2 neutralizationCOVID-19 mRNA vaccinesVaccine-induced IgGMRNA vaccine recipientsSARS-CoV-2 spike proteinDominant linear epitopeElicit IgGVaccine recipientsVaccine effectivenessMRNA vaccinesVaccination samplesImmune escapeHuman coronavirusesHealthy adultsSARS-CoVVaccine epitopesCritical epitopesAdverse responsesReverse vaccinologySpike proteinNatural infectionS2 subunitIgG
2017
Reaction products of hexamethylene diisocyanate vapors with “self” molecules in the airways of rabbits exposed via tracheostomy
Wisnewski AV, Kanyo J, Asher J, Goodrich JA, Barnett G, Patrylak L, Liu J, Redlich CA, Nassar AF. Reaction products of hexamethylene diisocyanate vapors with “self” molecules in the airways of rabbits exposed via tracheostomy. Xenobiotica 2017, 48: 488-497. PMID: 28489470, PMCID: PMC5863241, DOI: 10.1080/00498254.2017.1329569.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCollision-induced dissociation (CID) fragmentation patternsReaction productsLower airwaysChemical reactivityLow molecular weight fractionWeight fractionHigh molecular weight fractionAliphatic diisocyanateMolecular weight fractionFragmentation patternsHexamethylenediisocyanateLC-MSHDI vaporAirways of rabbitsBronchoalveolar lavage fluidRabbit bronchoalveolar lavage fluidMoleculesDiisocyanate vaporsMs. 4Albumin. 5Occupational asthmaReactivityBAL fluidAsthma pathogenesisLavage fluid
2013
Molecular determinants of humoral immune specificity for the occupational allergen, methylene diphenyl diisocyanate
Wisnewski AV, Liu J. Molecular determinants of humoral immune specificity for the occupational allergen, methylene diphenyl diisocyanate. Molecular Immunology 2013, 54: 233-237. PMID: 23295252, PMCID: PMC3563841, DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2012.11.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpitope specificityAutologous serum proteinsLow molecular weight chemicalsOccupational asthmaOccupational allergensMolecular determinantsDisease pathogenesisSecreting clonesCDR3 regionWestern blotGene usageMonoclonal antibodiesMajor causeWeight chemicalsIgG1 mAbGermline gene usageHuman albuminImmune specificityMAbsSerum proteinsELISADiagnostic reagentsUseful diagnostic reagentHybridomasSomatic hypermutation
2011
Vapor conjugation of toluene diisocyanate to specific lysines of human albumin
Hettick JM, Siegel PD, Green BJ, Liu J, Wisnewski AV. Vapor conjugation of toluene diisocyanate to specific lysines of human albumin. Analytical Biochemistry 2011, 421: 706-711. PMID: 22206939, PMCID: PMC3324820, DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2011.12.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlbuminsAmino Acid SequenceBlotting, WesternHumansLysineMolecular Sequence DataTandem Mass SpectrometryToluene 2,4-DiisocyanateVolatilization
2010
Antigenic changes in human albumin caused by reactivity with the occupational allergen diphenylmethane diisocyanate
Wisnewski AV, Liu J, Redlich CA. Antigenic changes in human albumin caused by reactivity with the occupational allergen diphenylmethane diisocyanate. Analytical Biochemistry 2010, 400: 251-258. PMID: 20123080, PMCID: PMC3106273, DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2010.01.037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-performance liquid chromatographyDiphenylmethane diisocyanateConjugation sitesReaction productsCross-linking agentTandem mass spectrometryPolyurethane productionMass spectrometryMDI-exposed workersCause of asthmaHuman albuminSerum immunoglobulin GLiquid chromatographyReaction specificityDiisocyanateSecond lysineMDI conjugationAirway inflammationAnalytical methodSelf proteinsProteomic methodologiesEpitope specificityAntigenic changesClinical researchConjugates