Analysis of B-cell epitopes from the allergen Hev b 6.02 revealed by using blocking antibodies

Molecular Immunology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 668-676

  Pedraza Escalona, Martha ^a   Becerril Luján, Baltazar ^b   Agundis, Concepción ^c   Domínguez Ramírez, Lenin ^d   Pereyra, Ali ^c   Riaño Umbarila, Lidia ^b   Rodríguez Romero, Adela ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO DE BIOTECNOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergen; B cell epitope; Docking; Hev b 6.02; Hevein; Human scFv; Latex allergy; Monoclonal antibody; Protein protein interaction

Indexed keywords

BLOCKING ANTIBODY; EPITOPE; HEVEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY 6E7; RECOMBINANT ANTIBODY; SINGLE CHAIN FRAGMENT VARIABLE ANTIBODY; SINGLE CHAIN FRAGMENT VARIABLE ANTIBODY A6; SINGLE CHAIN FRAGMENT VARIABLE ANTIBODY G7; SINGLE CHAIN FRAGMENT VARIABLE ANTIBODY H8; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ALLERGY; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; BINDING AFFINITY; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALLERGENS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIBODIES, BLOCKING; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDES; EPITOPE MAPPING; EPITOPES, B-LYMPHOCYTE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LATEX HYPERSENSITIVITY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLANT LECTINS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

MURINAE;

EID: 58349085940     PISSN: 01615890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2008.08.282     Document Type: Article

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