The crystal structure of a major allergen from plants.
Thorn, K.S., Christensen, H.E., Shigeta, R., Huddler, D., Shalaby, L., Lindberg, U., Chua, N.H., Schutt, C.E.(1997) Structure 5: 19-32
- PubMed: 9016723 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/s0969-2126(97)00163-9
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
1A0K, 3NUL - PubMed Abstract: 
Profilins are small eukaryotic proteins involved in modulating the assembly of actin microfilaments in the cytoplasm. They are able to bind both phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate and poly-L-proline (PLP) and thus play a critical role in signaling pathways. Plant profilins are of interest because immunological cross-reactivity between pollen and human profilin may be the cause of hay fever and broad allergies to pollens.
Organizational Affiliation: 
Henry H Hoyt Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA.