Genomic and transcriptional analysis of protein heterogeneity of the honeybee venom allergen Api m 6

Insect Molecular Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 577-581

  Peiren, N ^a   De Graaf, D C ^a,c   Evans, J D ^b   Jacobs, F J ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b USDA ARS Bee Research Laboratory   (United States)

^c Laboratory of Zoophysiology   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Allelic variation; Allergen; Api m 6; Bee venom; Signal peptide

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; API M 6 PROTEIN, BEE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; INSECT PROTEIN; ISOPROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEE; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; GENOME; GENOMICS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ALLERGENS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BEES; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; GENOME, INSECT; GENOMICS; INSECT PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 33750449002     PISSN: 09621075     EISSN: 13652583     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2583.2006.00669.x     Document Type: Article

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