Molecular cloning and immunoglobulin E reactivity of a natural rubber latex lecithinase homologue, the major allergenic component of Hev b 4

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1490-1495

  Sunderasan, E ^a   Bahari, A ^a,b   Arif, S A M ^a   Zainal, Z ^b   Hamilton, R G ^c   Yeang, H Y ^a  

^a RUBBER RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergen; Glycosylation; Hev b 4; IgE antibody; Lecithinase homologue; MBP lecithinase homologue fusion protein; Natural rubber latex

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; CARBOHYDRATE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; EPITOPE; GLUCOSIDASE; GLYCAN; HEVEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LATEX; PHOSPHOLIPASE; PROTEIN HEV B 4; RUBBER; TRIFLUOROMETHANESULFONIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; POLYSACCHARIDE; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ALLERGY; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; ARTICLE; DEGLYCOSYLATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GLYCOSYLATION; IMMUNOASSAY; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; WESTERN BLOTTING; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; GENETICS; HEVEA; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ALLERGENS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; GLYCOSYLATION; HEVEA; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LATEX; PHOSPHOLIPASES; PLANT PROTEINS; POLYSACCHARIDES; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RUBBER;

EID: 33645215151     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: 13652222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2005.02371.x     Document Type: Article

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