Crystal structure and activities of EXPB1 (Zea m 1), a beta-expansin and group-1 pollen allergen from maize.
Yennawar, N.H., Li, L.C., Dudzinski, D.M., Tabuchi, A., Cosgrove, D.J.(2006) Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 103: 14664-14671
- PubMed: 16984999 
- DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0605979103
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
2HCZ - PubMed Abstract: 
Expansins are small extracellular proteins that promote turgor-driven extension of plant cell walls. EXPB1 (also called Zea m 1) is a member of the beta-expansin subfamily known in the allergen literature as group-1 grass pollen allergens. EXPB1 induces extension and stress relaxation of grass cell walls ...