Cloning and high level expression of Cynodon dactylon (Bermuda grass) pollen profilin (Cyn d 12) in Escherichia coli: Purification and characterization of the allergen

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1307-1313

  Asturias, J A ^a,b   Arilla, M C ^a   Gomez Bayon, N ^a   Martinez, J ^a   Martinez, A ^a   Palacios, R ^a  

^a Research and Development Department   (Spain)

^b IFIDESA ARISTEGUI   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bermuda grass; CDNA cloning; Cyn d 12; Expression; PCR; Recombinant allergen; Sequencing

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; PROFILIN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GRASS; GRASS POLLEN; IMMEDIATE TYPE HYPERSENSITIVITY; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030669631     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.1997.tb01176.x     Document Type: Article

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