Sequence analysis of cdna coding for a major house dust mite allergen, Der p 1: Homology with cysteine proteases

Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 167, Issue 1, 1988, Pages 175-182

  Chua, K Y ^a   Stewart, G A ^a   Thomas, W R ^a   Simpson, R J ^b   Dilworth, R J ^a   Plozza, T M ^a   Turner, K J ^a  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (Australia)

^b ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTHROPOD; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; DNA SEQUENCE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN;

ALLERGENS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ANTIGENS, DERMATOPHAGOIDES; BASE SEQUENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYSTEINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; DNA; MITES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0023877882     PISSN: 00221007     EISSN: 15409538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1084/jem.167.1.175     Document Type: Article

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