title: Identification of cyclophilin as a novel allergen from Platanus orientalis pollens by mass spectrometry.
abstract: Oriental plane trees are an important source of airborne allergens in cities of southwest Asia. In spite of extensive studies on Platanus acerifolia allergy, there are no reports on the molecular characterization of pollen allergens from Platanus orientalis trees. In this study, a newly recognized member of cyclophilin family with a molecular weight of 18 kDa was identified as being partly responsible for IgE reactivity of P. orientalis pollen extract.
authors.affiliation: Biology Department, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University (IAU), Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Nazanin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pazouki
authors.forename: Mojtaba
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sankian
authors.forename: Priscilla T Y
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Leung
authors.forename: Taher
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nejadsattari
authors.forename: Ramezan-Ali
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Khavari-Nejad
authors.forename: Abdol-Reza
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Varasteh
mesh_terms: D000485:Allergens / Q000737:chemistry*; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D021983:Cyclophilins / Q000737:chemistry*; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D008970:Molecular Weight; D010944:Plants / Q000737:chemistry*; D019032:Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization
chemical_list: D000485:Allergens; D021983:Cyclophilins