Expression of an endotoxin-free S-layer/allergen fusion protein in gram-positive Bacillus subtilis 1012 for the potential application as vaccines for immunotherapy of atopic allergy

Microbial Cell Factories

Volumn 10, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Ilk, Nicola ^a   Schumi, Christian Thomas ^a   Bohle, Barbara ^b   Egelseer, Eva M ^a   Sleytr, Uwe B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BIRCH POLLEN ALLERGEN FUSION PROTEIN; FUSION PROTEIN SBPA; HYBRID PROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; POLLEN ANTIGEN; PYROGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ALLERGEN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PLANT ANTIGEN; RECOMBINANT VACCINE; S LAYER PROTEINS; S-LAYER PROTEINS;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ATOPY; BACILLUS AMYLOLIQUEFACIENS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHIMERA; CULTURE MEDIUM; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SECRETION; BIOSYNTHESIS; BIRCH; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOLOGY; IMMUNOTHERAPY; METABOLISM;

BACILLUS AMYLOLIQUEFACIENS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA;

ALLERGENS; ANTIGENS, PLANT; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BETULA; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOTHERAPY; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; VACCINES, SYNTHETIC;

EID: 79751530298     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752859     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2859-10-6     Document Type: Article

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