Gibberellin Proteins
This is a simplified description of gibberellin proteins – there are more resources available at the bottom of the page for further reading for those who are interested in knowing more.
Gibberellin regulated proteins have been shown to maintain their shape after thermal processing and can be resistant to digestive enzymes. This makes them an important allergenic protein of note.
Chilli, orange, cherry, apricot, peach and pomegranate all contain gibberellin proteins. Other studies have shown lotus roots, seeds and flowers also contain these proteins.
This is why food diaries continue to be an important tool in diagnosis of your allergies – noting the times reactions took place and what medications were taken are a necessary starting point for a proper diagnosis.
There is more information on food diaries HERE.
What are gibberellin proteins?
Gibberellins are a lesser known allergen found in plants. They are a group of plant hormones found in seeds, young leaves, and roots. As such they are referred to in many studies as Gibberellin Regulated Proteins (GRP). The plant hormones are responsible for seed germination, shoot elongation, flowering and fruit development.Gibberellin regulated proteins have been shown to maintain their shape after thermal processing and can be resistant to digestive enzymes. This makes them an important allergenic protein of note.
Which foods contain gibberellin regulated proteins?
The World Health Organization (WHO) recognises 6 foods as containing gibberellin regulated proteins known to cause allergic reactions after consumption of food.Chilli, orange, cherry, apricot, peach and pomegranate all contain gibberellin proteins. Other studies have shown lotus roots, seeds and flowers also contain these proteins.
Which pollens contain gibberellin regulated proteins?
There are 3 pollen allergens associated with gibberellin regulated proteins including Japanese cedar, common cypress and common cedar trees.What symptoms do they cause?
Allergy to foods containing gibberellins have a wide range of symptoms and severity including urticaria (hives or welts), angioedema (swelling under the skin), nausea, abdominal pain, vomiting or breathlessness and anaphylactic shock.What is the importance of knowing whether a reaction is to gibberellins or other allergens?
Multiple allergies are becoming more common and this often leads people to impose a strict restrictive diet on themselves. This can lead to a poor diet lacking in essential nutrients and frustration over a lack of eating options. Knowing which foods are the most likely to be causing your reactions can bring more options back into your diet.This is why food diaries continue to be an important tool in diagnosis of your allergies – noting the times reactions took place and what medications were taken are a necessary starting point for a proper diagnosis.
There is more information on food diaries HERE.
Websites
Articles and Journals
Impact of gibberellin-regulated protein allergy on quality of life, 2024
Increased allergic episodes induced by Japanese apricot following the Cupressaceae pollen season in adult patients mono-sensitized to Pru p 7, 2024
Allergy to Gibberellin-regulated proteins in an adolescent: A case of orange-induced anaphylaxis mediated by cofactors, 2024
Optimization of the diagnosis and characterization of gibberellin-regulated protein sensitization: an Italian cohort study, 2024
New arrivals in anaphylaxis to foods, 2023
Gibberellin-regulated proteins, 2023
Generalized allergic reaction in response to exercise due to strawberry gibberellin-regulated protein: a case report, 2022
Gibberellin-regulated protein sensitization in Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica) pollen allergic Japanese cohorts, 2021
When the Frequencies of Sensitization and Elicitation of Allergic Reaction Do Not Correlate—The Case of Apple Gibberellin-Regulated Protein Tested in an Italian Population, 2021
Characterization of a 7 kDa pollen allergen belonging to the gibberellin-regulated protein family from three Cupressaceae species, 2020
Molecular approach to a patient’s tailored diagnosis of the oral allergy syndrome, 2020
Gibberellin-regulated protein allergy: Clinical features and cross-reactivity, 2019
Isolation of cypress gibberellin-regulated protein: Analysis of its structural features and IgE binding competition with homologous allergens, 2019
Identification of gibberellin-regulated protein as a new allergen in orange allergy, 2018
A new allergen family involved in pollen food-associated syndrome: Snakin/gibberellin-regulated proteins, 2018
High prevalence of sensitization to gibberellin-regulated protein (peamaclein) in fruit allergies with negative immunoglobulin E reactivity to Bet v 1 homologs and profilin: Clinical pattern, causative fruits and cofactor effect of gibberellin-regulated protein allergy, 2017
Panallergens and their impact on the allergic patient, 2010
Increased allergic episodes induced by Japanese apricot following the Cupressaceae pollen season in adult patients mono-sensitized to Pru p 7, 2024
Allergy to Gibberellin-regulated proteins in an adolescent: A case of orange-induced anaphylaxis mediated by cofactors, 2024
Optimization of the diagnosis and characterization of gibberellin-regulated protein sensitization: an Italian cohort study, 2024
New arrivals in anaphylaxis to foods, 2023
Gibberellin-regulated proteins, 2023
Generalized allergic reaction in response to exercise due to strawberry gibberellin-regulated protein: a case report, 2022
Gibberellin-regulated protein sensitization in Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica) pollen allergic Japanese cohorts, 2021
When the Frequencies of Sensitization and Elicitation of Allergic Reaction Do Not Correlate—The Case of Apple Gibberellin-Regulated Protein Tested in an Italian Population, 2021
Characterization of a 7 kDa pollen allergen belonging to the gibberellin-regulated protein family from three Cupressaceae species, 2020
Molecular approach to a patient’s tailored diagnosis of the oral allergy syndrome, 2020
Gibberellin-regulated protein allergy: Clinical features and cross-reactivity, 2019
Isolation of cypress gibberellin-regulated protein: Analysis of its structural features and IgE binding competition with homologous allergens, 2019
Identification of gibberellin-regulated protein as a new allergen in orange allergy, 2018
A new allergen family involved in pollen food-associated syndrome: Snakin/gibberellin-regulated proteins, 2018
High prevalence of sensitization to gibberellin-regulated protein (peamaclein) in fruit allergies with negative immunoglobulin E reactivity to Bet v 1 homologs and profilin: Clinical pattern, causative fruits and cofactor effect of gibberellin-regulated protein allergy, 2017
Panallergens and their impact on the allergic patient, 2010
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