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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-5-13
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
Inhalation of allergens produced by the American cockroach (Periplaneta americana) induces IgE Ab production and the development of asthma in genetically predisposed individuals. The cloning and expression in Escherichia coli of P. americana tropomyosin allergen have been achieved. The protein shares high homology with other arthropod tropomyosins (80% identity) but less homology with vertebrate ones (50% identity). The recombinant allergen was produced in E. coli as a nonfusion protein with a yield of 9 mg/l of bacterial culture. Both natural and recombinant tropomyosins were purified by isoelectric precipitation. P. americana allergen 1 (Per a 1) and Per a 7 (tropomyosin) are to date the only cross-reacting allergens found in cockroaches. ELISA and Western blot inhibition experiments, using natural and recombinant purified tropomyosins from shrimp and cockroach, showed that tropomyosin induced cross-reactivity of IgE from patients allergic to these allergens, suggesting that this molecule could be a common allergen among invertebrates.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0022-1767
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
162
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
4342-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10201967-Allergens, pubmed-meshheading:10201967-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:10201967-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:10201967-Antigens, Plant, pubmed-meshheading:10201967-Arthropods, pubmed-meshheading:10201967-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:10201967-Binding Sites, Antibody, pubmed-meshheading:10201967-Cloning, Molecular, pubmed-meshheading:10201967-Cross Reactions, pubmed-meshheading:10201967-DNA, Complementary, pubmed-meshheading:10201967-Female, pubmed-meshheading:10201967-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:10201967-Male, pubmed-meshheading:10201967-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:10201967-Periplaneta, pubmed-meshheading:10201967-Recombinant Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:10201967-Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:10201967-Sequence Homology, Amino Acid, pubmed-meshheading:10201967-Tropomyosin
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Molecular characterization of American cockroach tropomyosin (Periplaneta americana allergen 7), a cross-reactive allergen.
pubmed:affiliation
Bial-Arístegui, Research and Development Department, Bilbao, Spain. im000001@sarenet.es
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't