title: The Blomia tropicalis allergens.
abstract: Blomia tropicalis allergens are the most important mite allergens in tropical regions. Most of them only have 30-40% sequence identity with their Dermatophagoides counterparts and they share low IgE cross reactivity and exhibit different immunobiology. Unlike the pyroglyphid counterparts, Blo t 5 is the major allergen whereas Blo t 1 only has modest allergenicity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
authors.forename: Kaw Yan
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Chua
authors.forename: Nge
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Cheong
authors.forename: I-Chun
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Kuo
authors.forename: Bee Wah
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Fong Cheng
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Yi
authors.forename: Chiung-Hui
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Lip Nyin
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Liew
mesh_terms: D000485:Allergens / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000276:immunology; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D039741:Antigens, Dermatophagoides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology; D052179:Antigens, Plant; D060829:Arthropod Proteins; D003546:Cysteine Endopeptidases / Q000737:chemistry; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D006969:Hypersensitivity, Immediate / Q000276:immunology; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000276:immunology; D008925:Mites / Q000737:chemistry*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D012697:Serine Endopeptidases
chemical_list: D000485:Allergens; D039741:Antigens, Dermatophagoides; D052179:Antigens, Plant; D060829:Arthropod Proteins; C473655:Blo t 1allergen, Blomia tropicalis; C094701:allergen Blo t 5; D007073:Immunoglobulin E; C451183:Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus antigen p 6; D012697:Serine Endopeptidases; D003546:Cysteine Endopeptidases