Biological Assembly 1  

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Global Symmetry: Cyclic - C2  (3D View)
Global Stoichiometry: Homo 2-mer - A2 

Biological assembly 1 assigned by authors.

Macromolecule Content

• Total Structure Weight: 17427.58 
• Atom Count: 1278 
• Residue Count: 159 
• Unique protein chains: 1

1BV1

BIRCH POLLEN ALLERGEN BET V 1

• DOI: 10.2210/pdb1BV1/pdb

• Classification: ALLERGEN
• Organism(s): Betula pendula
• Expression System: Escherichia coli


• Deposited: 1997-07-08 Released: 1997-09-17 
• Deposition Author(s): Gajhede, M., Osmark, P., Poulsen, F.M., Ipsen, H., Larson, J.N., Joostvan, R.J., Schou, C., Lowenstein, H., Spangfort, M.D.

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Experimental Data Snapshot

• Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
• Resolution: 2 Å
• R-Value Free: 0.267 
• R-Value Work: 0.198 

Literature

X-ray and NMR structure of Bet v 1, the origin of birch pollen allergy.

Gajhede, M., Osmark, P., Poulsen, F.M., Ipsen, H., Larsen, J.N., Joost van Neerven, R.J., Schou, C., Lowenstein, H., Spangfort, M.D.

(1996) Nat.Struct.Mol.Biol. 3: 1040-1045

• PubMed: 8946858 
• Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
  1BTV
• Also Cited By: 3IE5, 3E85, 2QIM, 2FLH, 1XDF, 1QMR


• PubMed Abstract: 
  

The three-dimensional structure of the major birch pollen allergen, the 17,500 M(r) acidic protein Bet v 1 (from the birch, Betula verrucosa), is presented as determined both in the crystalline state by X-ray diffraction and in solution by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. This is the first experimentally determined structure of a clinically important inhalant major allergen, estimated to cause allergy in 5-10 million individuals worldwide. The structure shows three regions on the molecular surface predicted to harbour cross-reactive B-cell epitopes which provide a structural basis for the allergic symptoms that birch pollen allergic patients show when they encounter pollens from related trees such as hazel, alder and hornbeam. The structure also shows an unusual feature, a 30 A-long forked cavity that penetrates the entire protein.

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Organizational Affiliation: 

Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.

Macromolecules

Find similar proteins by: Sequence  |  Structure

Entity ID: 1
Molecule	Chains	Sequence Length	Organism	Details
BET V 1	A	159	Betula pendula	Gene Names: BETVIA (BETVI)
Find proteins for P15494 (Betula pendula) Go to UniProtKB:  P15494

Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

• Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
• Resolution: 2 Å
• R-Value Free: 0.267 
• R-Value Work: 0.198 
• Space Group: C 2 2 2₁

Unit Cell:

Length (Å)	Angle (°)
a = 32.160	α = 90.00
b = 74.240	β = 90.00
c = 118.120	γ = 90.00

Software Package:

Software Name	Purpose
DENZO	data reduction
X-PLOR	refinement
X-PLOR	model building
SCALEPACK	data scaling
X-PLOR	phasing

Structure Validation

Entry History 

Deposition Data

• Deposited Date: 1997-07-08 
• Released Date: 1997-09-17 
• Deposition Author(s): Gajhede, M., Osmark, P., Poulsen, F.M., Ipsen, H., Larson, J.N., Joostvan, R.J., Schou, C., Lowenstein, H., Spangfort, M.D.

Revision History 

• Version 1.0: 1997-09-17
  Type: Initial release
• Version 1.1: 2008-03-24
  Type: Version format compliance
• Version 1.2: 2011-07-13
  Type: Version format compliance