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Z S Gao1, W E van de Weg, J G Schaart, G van Arkel, H Breiteneder, K Hoffmann-Sommergruber, L J W J Gilissen.
Abstract
Four classes of apple allergens (Mal d 1, -2, -3 and -4) have been reported. By using PCR cloning and sequencing approaches, we obtained genomic sequences of Mal d 2 (thaumatin-like protein) and Mal d 4 (profilin) from the cvs Prima and Fiesta, the two parents of a European reference mapping population. Two copies of the Mal d 2 gene (Mal d 2.01 A and Mal d 2.01 B) were identified, which primarily differed in the length of a single intron (378 or 380 nt) and in one amino acid in the signal peptide. Both Mal d 2.01 A and Mal d 2.01 B were mapped at identical position on linkage group 9. Genomic characterization of four Mal d 4 genes (Mal d 4.01 A and B, Mal d 4.02 A and Mal d 4.03 A) revealed their complete gDNA sequences which varied among genes in length from 862 to 2,017 nt. They all contained three exons of conserved length: 123, 138, and 135 nt. Mal d 4.01 appeared to be duplicated in two copies and located on linkage group 9. Mal d 4.02 A and Mal d 4.03 A were single copy genes located on linkage group 2 and 8, respectively.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID： 16151798 DOI： 10.1007/s00122-005-0034-z
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Theor Appl Genet ISSN： 0040-5752 Impact factor: 5.699