hevein
National Institutes of Health
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Protein-carbohydrate interactions are at the heart of a variety of essential molecular recognition events. Hevein, a model lectin…
An increasing number of vegetables with crossreactions to latex are being described in patients with latex-vegetable syndrome. We…
Recently we have established that IgE Abs bind to conformational epitopes in the N- and C-terminal regions of the major natural…
Hevein is an N-acetyl-D-glucosamine (GlcNAc) specific lectin that has been hypothesized to participate in the IgE-mediated…
Natural rubber latex (NRL) allergy occurs frequently in children with spina bifida and other children with disorders requiring…
We have previously identified the hevein preprotein as a common allergen for latex allergic healthcare workers. The B cell…
In this study we investigated the relationship between HLA class II alleles and the IgE-specific immune response to the 4.7 kDa…
Differential scanning calorimetry was used to study the thermal unfolding of hevein, a 43-residue disulfide-rich protein whose…