Pt2L4 Protein, a Homologue to Hev b 5 from Rubber Tree, May Not Be Responsible for the Cross-Reactions to Cassava Show by People Allergic to Latex

Title: Pt2L4 Protein, a Homologue to Hev b 5 from Rubber Tree, May Not Be Responsible for the Cross-Reactions to Cassava Show by People Allergic to Latex

Volume: 15 Issue: 9

Author(s): Claudia Regina Batista de Souza, Donald Beezhold and Luiz Joaquim C. Branco Carvalho

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Keywords: Allergenicity, Cassava, Glutamic acid-rich protein, Latex-fruit syndrome, Storage root formation

Abstract: Pt2L4 is a protein from cassava homologue to Hevb5, a principal allergen from latex. Here we aimed to elucidate immunological relationships between these proteins. Our results revealed that epitopes found in Hev b 5 are not entirely conserved in Pt2L4 which is not recognized by IgE from patients allergic to Hev b 5.

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Batista de Souza Regina Claudia, Beezhold Donald and Branco Carvalho C. Luiz Joaquim, Pt2L4 Protein, a Homologue to Hev b 5 from Rubber Tree, May Not Be Responsible for the Cross-Reactions to Cassava Show by People Allergic to Latex, Protein & Peptide Letters 2008; 15 (9) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/092986608785849290