Production, crystallization and preliminary crystallographic study of the major cat allergen Fel d 1

Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr. 2003 Jun;59(Pt 6):1103-5. doi: 10.1107/s0907444903007741. Epub 2003 May 23.

Abstract

The domestic cat (Felis domesticus) is an important cause of allergic disease worldwide. The major cat allergen 1 (Fel d 1) has been expressed in Escherichia coli, purified and refolded in a soluble form. Crystals of Fel d 1 were obtained in 13% 2-methyl-2,4-pentanediol, 0.1 M sodium acetate pH 4.8. The Fel d 1 crystals belong to space group P2(1), with unit-cell parameters a = 43.3, b = 51.5, c = 67.7 A, and diffract to 1.9 A resolution.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Allergens / biosynthesis
  • Allergens / chemistry*
  • Allergens / isolation & purification
  • Animals
  • Cats
  • Cloning, Molecular
  • Crystallization
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel
  • Glycoproteins / biosynthesis
  • Glycoproteins / chemistry*
  • Glycoproteins / isolation & purification
  • Recombinant Proteins / biosynthesis
  • Recombinant Proteins / genetics

Substances

  • Allergens
  • Glycoproteins
  • Recombinant Proteins
  • Fel d 1 protein, Felis domesticus