Reduction in IgE binding to allergen variants generated by site-directed mutagenesis: Contribution of disulfide bonds to the antigenic structure of the major house dust mite allergen Der p 2

Molecular Immunology

Volumn 33, Issue 4-5, 1996, Pages 399-405

  Smith, Alisa M ^a   Chapman, Martin D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

allergy; antigenic structure; IgE

Indexed keywords

HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; DISULFIDE BOND; EPITOPE MAPPING; HOUSE DUST ALLERGY; IMMUNOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS;

ACARI; ASTIGMATA; MURINAE; PYROGLYPHIDAE;

EID: 0029999352     PISSN: 01615890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0161-5890(95)00150-6     Document Type: Article

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