Mutational epitope analysis and cross-reactivity of two isoforms of Api g 1, the major celery allergen

Molecular Immunology

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2518-2527

  Wangorsch, Andrea ^a   Ballmer Weber, Barbara K ^b   Rösch, Paul ^c   Holzhauser, Thomas ^a   Vieths, Stefan ^a  

^a PAUL EHRLICH INSTITUT   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Celery; Epitopes; Food allergy; Isoform; Mutation

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; EPITOPE; FOOD ALLERGEN; GLUTAMIC ACID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LYSINE; PROLINE;

ANTIGEN STRUCTURE; ARTICLE; CELERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FOOD ALLERGY; GENE INSERTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLLEN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; SERUM; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

ALLERGENS; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; APIUM GRAVEOLENS; CROSS REACTIONS; EPITOPE MAPPING; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; GLUTAMIC ACID; HUMANS; IMMUNODOMINANT EPITOPES; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LYSINE; MUTATION; PLANT PROTEINS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

APIUM GRAVEOLENS VAR. DULCE;

EID: 33846912995     PISSN: 01615890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2006.12.023     Document Type: Article

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