Gliadins

Most of the gluten proteins, the gliadins and the glutenins, are around a thousand amino acids long. ❋ Harold McGee (2004)

The alpha-gliadins expressed from the Gli-B2 locus harbour fewer conserved CD-epitopes than those from Gli-A2, whereas the Gli-D2 gliadins have the highest CD-immunogenic potential. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Alpha-gliadins form a multigene protein family encoded by multiple alpha-gliadin (Gli-2) genes at three genomic loci, Gli-A2, Gli-B2 and Gli-D2, respectively located on the homoeologous wheat chromosomes 6AS, 6BS, and 6DS. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Here, we have shown that large differences exist in relative expression levels of alpha-gliadins from the homoeologous Gli-2 loci among wheat genotypes. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Gluten plasticity results from the presence of the gliadin proteins among the glutenins; because they’re compact, the gliadins act something like ball bearings, allowing portions of the glutenins to slide past each other without bonding. ❋ Harold McGee (2004)

But we may want to also look at the gliadins, where there is more variation, "says Mr Flatman. ❋ Unknown (2010)