Chenopodium album pollen profilin (Che a 2): homology modeling and evaluation of cross-reactivity with allergenic profilins based on predicted potential IgE …

A Amini, M Sankian, MA Assarehzadegan… - Molecular biology …, 2011 - Springer
The inhalation of Chenopodium album (C. album) pollen has been reported as an important
cause of allergic respiratory symptoms. The aim of this study was to produce the …

Recombinant expression, purification and cross-reactivity of chenopod profilin: rChe a 2 as a good marker for profilin sensitization

R Barderas, M Villalba, R Rodríguez - 2004 - degruyter.com
Chenopod pollen is one of the major sources of allergens in some locations in the US,
southern Europe and desert countries, and pollen profilin (Che a 2) is a major allergen …

Cloning, expression in E. coli and immunological characterization of Par j 3.0201, a Parietaria pollen profilin variant

A Bonura, A Trapani, L Gulino, V Longo, R Valenta… - Molecular …, 2014 - Elsevier
Parietaria judaica pollen is one of the main sources of allergens in the Mediterranean area.
Its allergenic composition has been studied in detail showing the presence of two major …

Sal k 4, a new allergen of Salsola kali, is profilin: a predictive value of conserved conformational regions in cross-reactivity with other plant-derived profilins

MA Assarehzadegan, A Amini, M Sankian… - Bioscience …, 2010 - jstage.jst.go.jp
The aim of this study was to investigate a new allergen of Salsola kali, Sal k 4, and to
investigate the predictive value of the conserved conformational regions in cross-reactivity …

[PDF][PDF] Pro j 2 is mesquite profilin: molecular characteristics and specific IgE binding activity

H Ali-Sadeghi, A Khodadadi, A Amini… - Asian Pac J Allergy …, 2015 - researchgate.net
Summary Background: Pollens from mesquite (Prosopis juliflora) are potent allergen
responsible for causing immediate hypersensitivity reactions in susceptible people fromin …

Cloning of the minor allergen Api g 4 profilin from celery (Apium graveolens) and its cross‐reactivity with birch pollen profilin Bet v 2

Scheurer, Wangorsch, Haustein… - Clinical & Experimental …, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
Background Profilin is a panallergen that is recognized by IgE from about 20% of birch
pollen‐and plant food‐allergic patients. A subgroup of celery‐allergic patients shows IgE …

Profilin (Che a 2) and polcalcin (Che a 3) are relevant allergens of Chenopodium album pollen: isolation, amino acid sequences, and immunologic properties

R Barderas, M Villalba, CY Pascual, E Batanero… - Journal of Allergy and …, 2004 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Little is known about the molecular properties of chenopod allergens.
Recently, profilin and 2 EF-hand calcium-binding protein (polcalcin) have been shown to …

PCR-based cloning and immunological characterization of Parietaria judaica pollen profilin.

JA Asturias, I Ibarrola, JL Eseverri, MC Arilla… - … Allergology & Clinical …, 2004 - europepmc.org
Profilin has been described as an allergen present in pollen of trees, grasses and weeds.
Since Parietaria judaica profilin has a molecular mass similar to other Parietaria allergens …

Cross‐reactive and species‐specific immunoglobulin E epitopes of plant profilins: an experimental and structure‐based analysis

C Radauer, M Willerroider, H Fuchs… - Clinical & …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Background Profilins are cross‐reactive plant allergens responsible for multiple pollen
sensitization and pollen‐associated food allergy. While it is assumed that profilins from …

An experimental and modeling-based approach to locate IgE epitopes of plant profilin allergens

G López-Torrejón, A Díaz-Perales, J Rodríguez… - Journal of allergy and …, 2007 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Plant profilins are actin-binding proteins that form a well-known
panallergen family responsible for cross-sensitization between plant foods and pollens …