A novel lipid transfer protein from the pea Pisum sativum: isolation, recombinant expression, solution structure, antifungal activity, lipid binding, and allergenic properties.
Bogdanov, I.V., Shenkarev, Z.O., Finkina, E.I., Melnikova, D.N., Rumynskiy, E.I., Arseniev, A.S., Ovchinnikova, T.V.(null) Bmc Plant Biol 16: 107-107
- PubMed: 27137920 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-016-0792-6
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
2N81 - PubMed Abstract: 
Plant lipid transfer proteins (LTPs) assemble a family of small (7-9 kDa) ubiquitous cationic proteins with an ability to bind and transport lipids as well as participate in various physiological processes including defense against phytopathogens. They also form one of the most clinically relevant classes of plant allergens. Nothing is known to date about correlation between lipid-binding and IgE-binding properties of LTPs. The garden pea Pisum sativum is widely consumed crop and important allergenic specie of the legume family. This work is aimed at isolation of a novel LTP from pea seeds and characterization of its structural, functional, and allergenic properties.
Organizational Affiliation: 
M.M.Shemyakin and Yu.A.Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Miklukho-Maklaya str., 16/10, 117997, Moscow, Russia.