Glutathione-S-transferase: a minor allergen in birch pollen due to limited release from hydrated pollen.

Recently, a protein homologous to glutathione-S-transferases (GST) was detected in prominent amounts in birch pollen by proteomic profiling. As members of the GST family are relevant allergens in mites, cockroach and fungi we investigated the allergenic relevance of GST from birch (bGST).bGST was ex...

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Main Authors: Stephan Deifl, Christian Zwicker, Eva Vejvar, Claudia Kitzmüller, Gabriele Gadermaier, Birgit Nagl, Susanne Vrtala, Peter Briza, Gerhard J Zlabinger, Beatrice Jahn-Schmid, Fatima Ferreira, Barbara Bohle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4183528?pdf=render