were separated by SDS-PAGE: protein samples were loaded onto 4–20%
gradient sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide preformed gels (FuturePAGE,
ET12420Gel, Nanjing ACE Biotechnology Co., Ltd., Nanjing, China),
and the gels were run in a MOPS-SDS running buffer (FuturePAGE, F00004Gel,
Nanjing ACE Biotechnology Co., Ltd., Nanjing, China). Western blot
was performed by transferring the proteins from the gels to a 0.45
μm poly(vinylidene difluoride) (PVDF) membrane (Millipore, Bedford,
MA). PageRuler prestained protein ladder (Thermo Fisher Scientific
Baltics UAB, Vilnius, Lithuania) was used as a protein marker. The
PVDF membrane was then blocked with QuickBlock blocking buffer for
Western Blot (Beyotime, Songjiang District, Shanghai) on a shaker
at room temperature for 30 min. Subsequently, the membrane was incubated
with 1:20 diluted sera (QuickBlock primary antibody dilution buffer
for Western Blot, Beyotime, Songjiang District, Shanghai) at 4 °C
overnight. After washing three times, the membrane was incubated with
a 1:500-diluted HRP-conjugated antihuman IgE (epsilon) antibody (Sigma,
St. Louis, MO). After that, the optical signals were visualized by
an ECL substrate (Beijing Aoqiang Biotechnology CO., Ltd., Beijing,
China) using a ChemiDoc Touch chemiluminescence imaging system (Bio-Rad,
Hercules, CA).