Nomenclature and structural biology of allergens

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 414-420

  Chapman, Martin D ^a   Pomés, Anna ^a   Breiteneder, Heimo ^b   Ferreira, Fatima ^c  

^a INDOOR Biotechnologies Inc   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

Author keywords

Allergen; allergic disease; asthma; biologic function; IgE; nomenclature; protein families; protein structure

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; CALCIUM BINDING PROTEIN; FOOD ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; LIPID TRANSFER PROTEIN; PROFILIN; PROTEINASE; STRUCTURAL PROTEIN;

ALLERGENICITY; ANTIGEN PURIFICATION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHRONOLOGY; DANDER; DATA BASE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; FOOD; GENUS; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOPATHOGENESIS; INSECT; LIGAND BINDING; MITE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NOMENCLATURE; NONHUMAN; PNEUMONIA; POLLEN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN TARGETING; PROTEOMICS; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ALLERGENS; DATABASES; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; POLLEN; PROTEOMICS; TERMINOLOGY;

EID: 33846799299     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2006.11.001     Document Type: Article

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