Identification, characterization and expression of Toxocara canis nematode polyprotein allergen TBA-1

Parasite Immunology

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 351-357

  Yahiro, Shinichiro ^a   Cain, George ^b   Butler, John E ^c  

^a FUKUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Comformatinal change; Nematode polyprotein allergen; Solid phase; TBA 1; Toxocara canis

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; HYBRID PROTEIN; PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ANTIGEN PURIFICATION; ARTICLE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; GLYCOSYLATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TOXOCARA CANIS;

ALLERGENS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; BASE SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; DOGS; FEMALE; GENETIC VECTORS; GENOMIC LIBRARY; HELMINTH PROTEINS; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RABBITS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TOXOCARA CANIS; TRANSFECTION;

ANISAKIS SIMPLEX; ASCARIS; CANIS; INVERTEBRATA; NEMATODA; RODENTIA; TOXOCARA CANIS;

EID: 0031875941     PISSN: 01419838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3024.1998.00160.x     Document Type: Article

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