Cry j 1 isoforms derived from Cryptomeria japonica trees have different binding properties to monoclonal antibodies

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1754-1761

  Goto, Yoko ^a   Kondo, T ^a   Ide, T ^b   Yasueda, H ^c   Kuramoto, N ^a   Yamamoto, K ^b  

^a FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b NARA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c SAGAMIHARA NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Allergen; CAPS; Cry j 1; Cryptomeria japonica; Isoform; Japanese cedar; Monoclonal antibody; Pollinosis; Taxodiaceae

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CRY J 1 ALLERGEN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY J1B01; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY J1B07; POLLEN ANTIGEN; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANTIBODY AFFINITY; ANTIGEN BINDING; ARTICLE; CLEAVED AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC SEQUENCE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EXTRACTION; GENE FREQUENCY; JAPANESE CEDAR; NONHUMAN; POLLEN ALLERGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

ALLERGENS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ANTIBODY AFFINITY; BASE SEQUENCE; CRYPTOMERIA; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLANT PROTEINS; POLLEN; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 9244258539     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2004.02108.x     Document Type: Article

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