Molecular and immunological characterization of novel weed pollen pan-allergens

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 63, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 872-881

  Wopfner, N ^a   Gruber, P ^a   Wallner, M ^a   Briza, P ^a   Ebner, C ^b   Mari, A ^c   Richter, K ^a   Vogel, L ^d   Ferreira, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

^b Allergie Ambulatorium Rennweg Vienna   (Austria)

^c LABORATORIO DI PATOLOGIA VASCOLARE   (Italy)

^d PAUL EHRLICH INSTITUT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Calcium binding proteins; Cross reactivity; Mugwort pollen; Pan allergens; Profilin; Ragweed pollen

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM BINDING PROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; ISOPROTEIN; PROFILIN; RAGWEED ANTIGEN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; DNA LIBRARY; DNA SEQUENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLLEN ALLERGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; RAT;

ALLERGENS; AMBROSIA; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, PLANT; ARTEMISIA; BASOPHIL DEGRANULATION TEST; BASOPHILS; CALCIUM-BINDING PROTEINS; CELL LINE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CROSS REACTIONS; EF HAND MOTIFS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; GENE LIBRARY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLLEN; PROFILINS; RATS; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; RNA, PLANT;

EID: 45149103867     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2008.01635.x     Document Type: Article

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