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S Dhammachat1,2, K Somkid2,3, S Piboonpocanun4
1Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand.
Summary:
Group 1 grass pollen allergens, or beta-expansins, are the most important major allergens from tropical/subtropical grasses. This study aimed to investigate the sequence similarity, and immunoreactivity of group 1 allergens from Para grass (Urochloa mutica). Three isoforms (Uro m 1.01, Uro m 1.02, and Uro m 1.03) were cloned from cDNA of Para grass pollen. The acidic-neutral isoforms rUro m 1.01 and rUro m 1.02 could effectively inhibited beta-expansins in pollen extract of Bermuda and Johnson grasses, suggesting that these isoforms could be major cross-reacting allergens among these grasses. In contrast, the basic isoform rUro m 1.03 had limited IgE reactivity. Thus, group 1 allergens both acidic-neutral and basic isoforms could have markedly different IgE reactivity.
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