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We have studied the expression of recombinant forms of Group 1 allergens from rye-grass and Bermuda grass pollens. Recombinant Lol p 1 expressed in bacteria bound serum IgE from allergic patients. Based on analysis of fragments of the Lol p 1 cDNA clone, the major IgE-reactive epitope has been mapped to the C-terminus. However, although SDS-denatured natural Cyn d 1 (from Bermuda grass) bound IgE, the full or partial recombinant proteins expressed in bacteria did not bind IgE. We have since expressed Cyn d 1 in the yeast Pichia pastoris and restored IgE binding.
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Suphioglu, C., Smith, P.M., Ong, E.K., Knox, R.B., Singh, M.B. (1996). Recombinant Expression and Epitope Mapping of Grass Pollen Allergens. In: Sehon, A., HayGlass, K.T., Kraft, D. (eds) New Horizons in Allergy Immunotherapy. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 409. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-5855-2_20
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