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. 2013 Oct 17;8(10):e76066. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0076066

Table 3. Conformational epitopes of profilin proteins sequences.

Hevea brasiliensis (Hev b 8 allergen)
Epitope Central residue Conformational epitopes sequences N° of residues
1 S2 2SWQTYVDDH10 Q35 Y125 129QGL131 14
2 R19 8DDH10 13CDIDGHRLT21 37SS38 107DEPLT111 19
3 S37+S38 Q4 D8 19RLT21 V32 35QSSSFPQ41 G69 D107 15
4 Q41 30GSV32 35QSSSFPQFKSD45 H66 69GT70 17
5 S44+D45 28HDGSV32 40PQFKSD45 48AAVMK52 T63 H66 G69 19
6 T63 D45 48AA49 K52 58GSLAPT63 H66 69GTKYMV74 17
7 Q76 57PG58 A61 73MVIQGEPGA81 84RGK86 P112 N116 E120 18
8 P79 51MK52 55DEPGS59 74VIQGEPGA81 R84 K96 E120 18
9 E108 17GHRLT21 86KKGS89 107DEPLTP112 15
10 M117 H10 13CDIDGH18 R84 111TPG113 116NM117 120ER121 124DY125 17
11 D128 Y6 96KTGQ99 120ER121 124DYLLDQGL131 15

Central residue of each epitope is highlighted with a box. Epitopes were built in the allergenic proteins Hev b 8 (Hevea brasiliensis, AJ243325, Q9LEI8), Bet v 2 (Betula pendula, M65179, P25816), and Ara t 8 (Arabidopsis thaliana, U43325, Q42449).