Further characterization of IgE-binding antigens from guinea pig hair as new members of the lipocalin family

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 58, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 629-634

  Fahlbusch, B ^a,c   Rudeschko, O ^a   Schlott, B ^d   Henzgen, M ^b   Schlenvoigt, G ^a   Schubert, H ^c   Kinne, R W ^a  

^a Institute of Clinical Immunology   (Germany)

^b Pneumology   (Germany)

^c FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^d FRITZ LIPMANN INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cav p 2; Cross reactivity; Guinea pig allergen; Hair; Isoallergens; Purification

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; AMINO ACID; ANTIGEN; DIMER; DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; EPITOPE; GLYCOPROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; ISOPROTEIN; LIPOCALIN; MONOMER; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; ANTIGEN BINDING; ARTICLE; CROSS REACTION; EXTRACTION; FRACTIONATION; GLYCOSYLATION; GUINEA PIG; HAIR; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN FAMILY; PURIFICATION;

ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; BINDING, COMPETITIVE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CARRIER PROTEINS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, ION EXCHANGE; CROSS REACTIONS; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, TWO-DIMENSIONAL; GALECTIN 3; GUINEA PIGS; HAIR; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MODELS, ANIMAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, PROTEIN;

EID: 0038236584     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1398-9995.2003.00177.x     Document Type: Article

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