Molecular cloning and immunochemical characterization of a new Japanese cedar pollen allergen homologous to plant subtilisin-like serine protease

World Allergy Organization Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 262-265

  Ibrahim, Ahmed Ragaa Nour ^a   Kawamoto, Seiji ^a   Mizuno, Keisuke ^a   Shimada, Yayoi ^b   Rikimaru, Satoshi ^c   Onishi, Nobukazu ^c   Hashimoto, Kunihiko ^c   Aki, Tsunehiro ^a   Hayashi, Takaharu ^d   Ono, Kazuhisa ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JST Innovation Plaza Hiroshima ^*  (Japan)

^c Nishikawa Rubber Co Ltd   (Japan)

^d Takanobashi Central Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Allergen; Japanese cedar pollen; Serine protease; Subtilisin

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; POLLEN ANTIGEN; POLYPEPTIDE; SERINE PROTEINASE; SUBTILISIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; JAPANESE CEDAR; MOLECULAR CLONING; POLLEN ALLERGY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

EID: 78650018933     PISSN: 19394551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WOX.0b013e318201d81d     Document Type: Article

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