Endolysosomal protease susceptibility of Amb a 1 as a determinant of allergenicity

Publication date: Available online 20 November 2017
Source:Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Author(s): Martin Wolf, Lorenz Aglas, Teresa E. Twaroch, Markus Steiner, Sara Huber, Michael Hauser, Maria A. Parigiani, Heidi Hofer, Christof Ebner, Barbara Bohle, Peter Briza, Angela Neubauer, Frank Stolz, Michael Wallner, Fatima Ferreira
In the absence of extrinsic adjuvants, purified Amb a 1 induced a strong Th2-polarized immune response in mice. This high allergenic activity seems to be linked to the allergen's susceptibility to endolysosomal proteolysis.



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