Cross-reactivity and epitope analysis of Pru a 1, the major cherry allergen

Molecular Immunology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 155-167

  Scheurer, S ^a   Son, D Y ^a   Boehm, M ^b   Karamloo, F ^a   Franke, S ^a   Hoffmann, A ^a   Haustein, D ^a   Vieths, S ^a  

^a PAUL EHRLICH INSTITUT   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cross reactivity; Food allergy; IgE epitope; Mutant protein; Pru a 1

Indexed keywords

EPITOPE; FOOD ALLERGEN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CROSS ALLERGY; CROSS REACTION; FOOD ALLERGY; FRUIT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOTHERAPY; MEDIATOR RELEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; VEGETABLE;

ALLERGENS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CROSS REACTIONS; EPITOPES; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, BASOPHILIC, ACUTE; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PLANT PROTEINS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; RATS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

APIUM GRAVEOLENS VAR. DULCE; DAUCUS CAROTA; MALUS X DOMESTICA; PRUNUS AVIUM; PYRUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 0032978679     PISSN: 01615890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-5890(99)00033-4     Document Type: Article

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