Molecular and immunological characterization of cytochrome c: A potential cross-reactive allergen in fungi and grasses

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 189-197

  Sharma, V ^a,b   Singh, B P ^a   Gaur, S N ^c   Arora, N ^a  

^a CSIR INSTITUTE OF GENOMICS AND INTEGRATIVE BIOLOGY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Cross reactive; Curvularia lunata; Cytochrome c; Fungal allergens; Grass allergens

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; CYTOCHROME C; CYTOKINE;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ALLERGY; ALLERGY TEST; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CROSS REACTION; CURVULARIA LUNATA; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DNA LIBRARY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGUS; GRASS; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TH2 CELL;

ALLERGENS; ASCOMYCOTA; ASTHMA; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CROSS REACTIONS; CYTOCHROMES C; CYTOKINES; FUNGAL PROTEINS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLANT PROTEINS; POACEAE; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 37749050087     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2007.01528.x     Document Type: Article

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