Lys89, Lys90, and Phe91 are critical core amino acid residues of the Pen ch 18 major fungal allergen recognized by human IgE antibodies

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 375, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 671-674

  Cheng, Tien Tien ^a   Tam, Ming F ^b   Chou, Hong ^a   Tai, Hsiao Yun ^a   Shen, Horng Der ^a  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

IgE epitope mapping; Pen ch 18 allergen

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; AMINO ACID; EPITOPE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; LYSINE; PEN CH 18 ALLERGEN; PHENYLALANINE; SERINE PROTEINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; EPITOPE MAPPING; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MOLECULAR MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS;

ALLERGENS; ANTIBODIES, FUNGAL; EPITOPE MAPPING; FUNGAL PROTEINS; HUMANS; IMMUNODOMINANT EPITOPES; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LYSINE; MUTATION; PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM; PHENYLALANINE; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM;

EID: 51449106299     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2008.08.097     Document Type: Article

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