Dog dander is an important cause of respiratory allergy but its content of allergenic components is still incompletely known. The size and the amino acid composition of the ligand-binding pocket indicate that Can f 4 is capable of binding only relatively small hydrophobic molecules which are different from those that Can f 2 is able to bind. The crystal structure of Can f 4 contained both monomeric and dimeric forms of the allergen, suggesting that Can f 4 is able to form transient (weak) dimers. The existence of transient dimers in solution was confirmed by use of native mass spectrometry. The dimeric structure of Can f 4 is formed when the ends of four beta-strands are packed against the same strands from the second monomer.
Molekulargewicht:
19.1 kDa (predicted)
TMPY-05438
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