Crystal structure of the allergen Equ c 1. A dimeric lipocalin with restricted IgE-reactive epitopes.
Lascombe, M.B., Gregoire, C., Poncet, P., Tavares, G.A., Rosinski-Chupin, I., Rabillon, J., Goubran-Botros, H., Mazie, J.C., David, B., Alzari, P.M.(2000) J Biol Chem 275: 21572-21577
- PubMed: 10787420 
- DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M002854200
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1EW3 - PubMed Abstract: 
The three-dimensional structure of the major horse allergen Equ c 1 has been determined at 2.3 A resolution by x-ray crystallography. Equ c 1 displays the typical fold of lipocalins, a beta-barrel flanked by a C-terminal alpha-helix. The space between the two beta-sheets of the barrel defines an internal cavity that could serve, as in other lipocalins, for the binding and transport of small hydrophobic ligands ...