Natural and recombinant molecules of the cherry allergen Pru av 2 show diverse structural and B cell characteristics but similar T cell reactivity

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 359-368

  Fuchs, H C ^a   Bohle, B ^a   Dall'Antonia, Y ^b   Radauer, C ^a   Hoffmann Sommergruber, K ^a   Mari, A ^c   Scheiner, O ^a   Keller, W ^b   Breiteneder, H ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^c National Health Institute   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cherry; Circular dichroism; E. coli expression; Food allergen; IgE binding; T cell reactivity; Thaumatin like protein

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; GLUCAN GLUCOSIDASE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; POLLEN ANTIGEN; PROTEIN PRU AV 2; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; THAUMATIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; BINDING AFFINITY; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STIMULATION; CHERRY; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EXPRESSION VECTOR; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NONHUMAN; POLLEN ALLERGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ADULT; ALLERGENS; ANTIGEN-ANTIBODY REACTIONS; ANTIGENS, PLANT; B-LYMPHOCYTES; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLS, CULTURED; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CYTOPLASM; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; PERIPLASM; PRUNUS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 33644786914     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: 13652222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2006.02439.x     Document Type: Article

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