A mutant of the major melon allergen, Cuc m 2, with reduced IgE binding capacity is a good candidate for specific immunotherapy

Molecular Immunology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 504-511

  Tordesillas, Leticia ^a   Gamboa, Pedro ^b   Sanz, Maria L ^c   Palacín, Arantxa ^a   Gómez Casado, Cristina ^a   Cuesta Herranz, Javier ^d   Pacios, Luis F ^e   Salcedo, Gabriel ^f   Díaz Perales, Araceli ^a  

^a ETSI MontesTechnical University of Madrid   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL DE BASURTO   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY CLINIC OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

^d UAM)   (Spain)

^e Technical University of Madrid   (Spain)

^f Electrotechnical Section   (Spain)

Author keywords

Hypoallergenic mutant; Immunotherapy; Pollen food cross reactivity; Profilin

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; ALLERGEN; EPITOPE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; PROFILIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BASOPHIL; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; MALE; MELON; MUTANT; POLLEN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIGENS, PLANT; CELLS, CULTURED; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; CUCURBITACEAE; EPITOPES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOTHERAPY; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROFILINS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; T-LYMPHOCYTES; YOUNG ADULT;

CUCUMIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 81955164219     PISSN: 01615890     EISSN: 18729142     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2011.09.020     Document Type: Article

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