Grass group I pollen allergens (β-expansins) lack proteinase activity and do not cause wall loosening via proteolysis

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 268, Issue 15, 2001, Pages 4217-4226

  Li, An Chao ^a   Cosgrove, Daniel J ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Expansin; Grass group I pollen allergen; Plant cell wall; Proteinase; Wall loosening

Indexed keywords

4 (2 AMINOETHYL)BENZENESULFONYL FLUORIDE; ALPHA EXPANSIN; ASPARTIC PROTEINASE; BENZYLSULFONYL FLUORIDE; BETA EXPANSIN; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE; GRASS GROUP I POLLEN ALLERGEN; IODOACETIC ACID; METALLOPROTEINASE; N ETHYLMALEIMIDE; PAPAIN; PATULIN; POLLEN ANTIGEN; PROTEINASE; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; SERINE PROTEINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL WALL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; GRASS; IN VITRO STUDY; MAIZE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION;

NON-PROGRAMMATIC;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELL WALL; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ENDOPEPTIDASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLANT PROTEINS; POACEAE; POLLEN; PROTEIN BINDING; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TIME FACTORS;

LOLIUM; PHLEUM PRATENSE; ZEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0034819564     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.2001.02336.x     Document Type: Article

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