| Type: | Family | Name: | Pollen Ole e 1 allergen |
| Description: | Allergies are hypersensitivity reactions of the immune system to specific substances called allergens (such as pollen, stings, drugs, or food) that, in most people, result in no symptoms. A nomenclature system has been established for antigens (allergens) that cause IgE-mediated atopic allergies in humans [WHO/IUIS Allergen Nomenclature SubcommitteeKing T.P., Hoffmann D., Loewenstein H., Marsh D.G., Platts-Mills T.A.E., Thomas W. Bull. World Health Organ. 72:797-806(1994)]. This nomenclature system is defined by a designation that is composed of the first three letters of the genus; a space; the first letter of thespecies name; a space and an arabic number. In the event that two species names have identical designations, they are discriminated from one anotherby adding one or more letters (as necessary) to each species designation.The allergens in this family include allergens with the following designations: Ole e 1.A number of plant pollen proteins, whose biological function is not yet known, are structurally related [].These proteins are most probably secreted and consist of about 145 residues. There are six cysteineswhich are conserved in the sequence of these proteins. They seem to be involved in disulphide bonds. | Short Name: | Pollen_Ole_e1_allergen |
