RS2: a sugar beet gene related to the latex allergen Hev b 5 family

M R Fowler; J Gartland; W Norton; A Slater; M C Elliott; N W Scott

doi:10.1093/jexbot/51.353.2125

RS2: a sugar beet gene related to the latex allergen Hev b 5 family

J Exp Bot. 2000 Dec;51(353):2125-6. doi: 10.1093/jexbot/51.353.2125.

Authors

M R Fowler¹, J Gartland, W Norton, A Slater, M C Elliott, N W Scott

Affiliation

¹ The Norman Borlaug Institute for Plant Science Research, Department of Biological Sciences, De Montfort University, Scraptoft, Leicester LE7 9SU, UK.

PMID: 11141186
DOI: 10.1093/jexbot/51.353.2125

Abstract

A novel gene (RS2) has been isolated from a Beta vulgaris (cv. Regina) cDNA library. The expression of this gene was enhanced in the mature storage organ as compared to leaf tissue. The protein encoded by this gene was found to be alanine- and glutamic acid-rich and it resembles members of the latex allergen Hev b 5 family.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Allergens / chemistry*
Antigens, Plant
Chenopodiaceae / genetics*
Genes, Plant*
Plant Proteins / chemistry
Plant Proteins / genetics

Substances

Allergens
Antigens, Plant
Plant Proteins
allergen Hev b 5