This invention discloses a chimeric
peptide cFel d1-4 based on T-
cell antigenic epitopes of feline
allergen proteins Fel d1 and Fel d4, its encoding
nucleic acid, and its applications, relating to the field of
molecular biology. This invention provides a chimeric
peptide cFel d1-4, comprising the region represented by
amino acid residues 26-41, 46-59, 85-98, 132-140, and 146-153 of the feline
allergen Fel d1
antigen, and the region represented by
amino acid residues 1-12, 36-48, 83-94, 114-130, and 160-168 of Fel d4. Experiments of this invention demonstrate that the chimeric
peptide cFel d1-4 immunizes animals and yields high
antibody titers, simultaneously reducing the levels of both feline allergens Fel d1 and Fel d4 proteins.