Cross-reactivity between major IgE core epitopes on Cry j 2 allergen of Japanese cedar pollen and relevant sequences on Cha o 2 allergen of Japanese cypress pollen

Allergology International

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 286-292

  Miyaji, Kazuki ^a   Okamoto, Noriaki ^a   Saito, Akemi ^b   Yasueda, Hiroshi ^b   Takase, Yukari ^a   Shimakura, Hidekatsu ^a   Saito, Saburo ^c   Sakaguchi, Masahiro ^a  

^a AZABU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SAGAMIHARA NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c JIKEI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Allergen; Cross reactivity; Epitope; IgE; Pollen

Indexed keywords

CHA O 2 ALLERGEN; CRY J 2 ALLERGEN; EPITOPE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; POLLEN ANTIGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ALLERGEN; CHA O 2 PROTEIN, CHAMAECYPARIS OBTUSA; CRY J II PROTEIN, CRYPTOMERIA JAPONICA; PEPTIDE; PLANT ANTIGEN; PLANT PROTEIN;

ALLERGENICITY; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIGEN BINDING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; ENZYME MECHANISM; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; JAPANESE CEDAR; KOCHIA SCOPARIA; POLLEN; POLLEN ALLERGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; CUPRESSUS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; IMMUNOLOGY; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ALLERGENS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ANTIGENS, PLANT; CROSS REACTIONS; CRYPTOMERIA; CUPRESSUS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPITOPES; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; PEPTIDES; PLANT PROTEINS; POLLEN; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84964316508     PISSN: 13238930     EISSN: 14401592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.alit.2016.01.003     Document Type: Article

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