Cloning and immunological characterization of the allergen Hel a 2 (profilin) from sunflower pollen

Molecular Immunology

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 469-478

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

^a IFIDESA ARISTEGUI   (Spain)

Author keywords

Affinity chromatography; Bacterial expression; Cloning; Helianthus annuus; IgE binding; Monoclonal antibodies; Pan allergen; Profilin; Recombinant allergen

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; EPITOPE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; PROFILIN; PROLINE;

ALLERGENICITY; ANTIGEN BINDING; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CROSS REACTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; POLLEN; POLLEN ALLERGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUNFLOWER;

ALLERGENS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTIBODY AFFINITY; ANTIGEN-ANTIBODY REACTIONS; BASE SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CONTRACTILE PROTEINS; CROSS REACTIONS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HELIANTHUS; HUMANS; MALE; MICROFILAMENT PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLANT PROTEINS; POLLEN; PROFILINS; RABBITS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

EID: 0031718413     PISSN: 01615890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-5890(98)00036-4     Document Type: Article

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