title: The amino acid sequence of Ole e I, the major allergen from olive tree (Olea europaea) pollen.
abstract: The complete primary structure of the major allergen from Olea europaea (olive tree) pollen, Ole e I (IUIS nomenclature), has been determined. The amino acid sequence was established by automated Edman degradation of the reduced and alkylated molecule as well as of selected fragments obtained by proteolytic digestions. Ole e I contains a single polypeptide chain of 145 amino acid residues with a calculated molecular mass of 16331 Da. No free sulfhydryl groups have been detected in the native protein. The molecule contains a putative glycosylation site. A high degree of microheterogeneity has been observed, mainly centered in the first 33% of the molecule. Comparison of Ole e I sequence with protein sequence databases showed no similarity with other known allergens. However, it has a 36% and 38% sequence identity with the putative polypeptide structures, deduced, respectively, from nucleotide sequences of genes isolated from tomato anthers and corn pollen, which have been suggested to be involved in the growing of the pollen tube. Therefore, the olive tree allergen may be a constitutive protein of the pollen involved in reproductive functions.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Villalba
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Batanero
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: López-Otín
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Sánchez
authors.forename: R I
authors.initials: RI
authors.lastname: Monsalve
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: González de la Peña
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lahoz
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rodríguez
mesh_terms: D000485:Allergens / Q000737:chemistry*; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D052179:Antigens, Plant; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D002942:Circular Dichroism; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011058:Pollen / Q000737:chemistry*; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet; D014197:Trees
chemical_list: D000485:Allergens; D052179:Antigens, Plant; C081946:Ole e I protein, Olea europaea; D010940:Plant Proteins