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Olive cultivar origin is a major cause of polymorphism for Ole e 1 pollen allergen

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dc.creator Hamman-Khalifa, Abdel Mounim
dc.creator Castro López, Antonio Jesús
dc.creator Jiménez-López, José Carlos
dc.creator Rodríguez García, María I.
dc.creator Alché Ramírez, Juan de Dios
dc.date 2008-03-19T15:48:30Z
dc.date 2008-03-19T15:48:30Z
dc.date 2008-01-25
dc.date.accessioned 2017-01-31T01:00:51Z
dc.date.available 2017-01-31T01:00:51Z
dc.identifier BMC Plant Biology 2008, 8:10
dc.identifier 1471-2229
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/10261/3268
dc.identifier 10.1186/1471-2229-8-10
dc.identifier.uri http://dspace.mediu.edu.my:8181/xmlui/handle/10261/3268
dc.description Provisional abstract and full-text PDF file correspond to the article as it appeared upon acceptance. Fully formatted PDF file and abstract versions will be made available soon.-- Paper contains 2 figures and 3 supplementary files.
dc.description [Background] Pollens from different olive (Olea euroapea L.) cultivars have been shown to differ significantly in their content in Ole e 1 and in their overall allergenicity. This allergen is, in addition, characterized by a high degree of polymorphism in its sequence. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the putative presence of divergences in Ole e 1 sequences from different olive cultivars.
dc.description [Results] RNA from pollen individually collected from 10 olive cultivars was used to amplify Ole e 1 sequences by RT-PCR, and the sequences were analyzed by using different bioinformatics tools. Numerous nucleotide substitutions were detected throughout the sequences, many of which resulted in amino acid substitutions in the deduced protein sequences. In most cases variability within a single variety was much lower than among varieties. Key amino acid changes in comparison with "canonical" sequences previously described in the literature included: a) the substitution of C19 -relevant to the disulphide bond structure of the protein-, b) the presence of an additional N-glycosylation motif, and c) point substitutions affecting regions of Ole e 1 already described like relevant for the immunogenicity/allergenicity of the protein.
dc.description [Conclusions] Varietal origin of olive pollen is a major factor determining the diversity of Ole e 1 variants. We consider this information of capital importance for the optimal design of efficient and safe allergen formulations, and useful for the genetic engineering of modified forms of the allergen among other applications.
dc.description This work was supported by research projects JA AGL2003-00719 and MEC BFU2004-00601/BFI.
dc.description Peer reviewed
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dc.language eng
dc.publisher BioMed Central
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dc.rights openAccess
dc.subject Ole e 1
dc.subject Olive cultivars
dc.subject Olive pollen
dc.subject Allergenicity
dc.title Olive cultivar origin is a major cause of polymorphism for Ole e 1 pollen allergen
dc.type Artículo


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