Molecular characterization of the group 4 house dust mite allergen from Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus and its amylase homologue from Euroglyphus maynei

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 100-107

  Mills, K L ^a,b   Hart, B J ^c   Lynch, N R ^d   Thomas, W R ^a,b   Smith, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c ROYAL AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d TVW Telethon Inst Child Hlth Res ^*

Author keywords

amylase; Der p 4; Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus; Eur m 4; Euroglyphus maynei; House dust mite

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN;

ARTICLE; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; DNA LIBRARY; DNA SEQUENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EXPRESSION VECTOR; HOUSE DUST ALLERGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALLERGENS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMYLASES; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, DERMATOPHAGOIDES; BASE SEQUENCE; DUST; GENE LIBRARY; GLYCOPROTEINS; INSECT PROTEINS; MITES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

EID: 0032825055     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000024227     Document Type: Article

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