The complete cDNA sequence and expression of the first major allergenic protein of Malassezia furfur, Mal f 1

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 246, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 181-185

  Schmidt, Margit ^a   Zargari, Arezou ^a   Holt, Palle ^a   Lindbom, Lars ^a   Hellman, Ulf ^b   Whitley, Paul ^a   Van Der Ploeg, Ingeborg ^a   Härfast, Bengt ^a   Scheynius, Annika ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LUDWIG INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Allergy; cDNA cloning; Malassezia furfur; PCR; Protein expression; Yeast

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; DNA DETERMINATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; MALASSEZIA FURFUR; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030904312     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1997.00181.x     Document Type: Article

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