Cloning and expression in yeast Pichia pastoris of a biologically active form of Cyn d 1, the major allergen of Bermuda grass pollen

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 331-343

  Smith, Penelope M ^a   Suphioglu, Cenk ^a   Griffith, Irwin J ^b   Theriault, Kelly ^b   Knox, R Bruce ^a   Singh, Mohan B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b ImmuLogic Pharmaceutical Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Bermuda grass; cDNA cloning; Cyn d 1; expression; IgE binding; pollen allergens; yeast

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; POLLEN ANTIGEN;

ANTIGEN BINDING; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; ENDOMYCETALES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GRASS; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; POLLEN ALLERGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

PICHIA PASTORIS;

EID: 0029839368     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-6749(96)70158-6     Document Type: Article

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