Molecular cloning of a class IV chitinase allergen from Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica) pollen and competitive inhibition of its immunoglobulin E-binding capacity by latex C-serum

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 234-243

  Fujimura, T ^a,e   Shigeta, Seiko ^a   Suwa, T ^a   Kawamoto, S ^a   Aki, T ^a   Masubuchi, M ^b   Hayashi, T ^c   Hide, M ^d   Ono, K ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Hiroshima Bunkyo Woman's University   (Japan)

^c Takanobashi Chuo Hospital   (Japan)

^d HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e RIKEN YOKOHAMA INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chitinase; Cryptomeria japonica pollinosis; Japanese cedar pollen; Latex allergy; Pan allergen

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; CHITIN; CHITINASE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LATEX; MESSENGER RNA; POLLEN ANTIGEN; PROTEIN CJP 4; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSPRAY MASS SPECTROMETRY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GEL CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; JAPANESE CEDAR; MOLECULAR CLONING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLLEN ALLERGY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SERUM;

ALLERGENS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIGEN-ANTIBODY REACTIONS; BASE SEQUENCE; BINDING, COMPETITIVE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CROSS REACTIONS; CRYPTOMERIA; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, TWO-DIMENSIONAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LATEX HYPERSENSITIVITY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLANT PROTEINS; POLLEN; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

EID: 14844366162     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2005.02167.x     Document Type: Article

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