W. Becker

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Selective Cloning of Peanut Allergens, Including Profilin and 2S Albumins, by Phage Display Technology
Background: Peanut kernels contain many allergens able to elicit IgE–mediated type 1 allergic reactions in sensitized individuals. Sera from sensitized patients recognize variable patterns of… Expand
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Ubiquitous structures responsible for IgE cross-reactivity between tomato fruit and grass pollen allergens.
The simultaneous presence of IgE reactivity to tomato fruit and grass pollen allergens is evident in many patients with allergy and may be caused by cross-reactivity. Using sera from polysensitized… Expand
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The early allergic response in small airways of human precision-cut lung slices
To study the role of small airways in the early allergic response (EAR), the method of human precision-cut lung slices (PCLS) was developed and used to examine the bronchoconstriction elicited by… Expand
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Use of modified BL21(DE3) Escherichia coli cells for high-level expression of recombinant peanut allergens affected by poor codon usage.
We previously cloned a panel of peanut allergens by phage display technology. Examination of the codons used in these sequences indicated that most of the cDNAs contain an excess of the least used… Expand
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Isolation, characterization and sequence analysis of a full-length cDNA clone encoding NADH-dependent hydroxypyruvate reductase from cucumber
A full-length cDNA encoding NADH-dependent hydroxypyruvate reductase (HPR), a photorespiratory enzyme localized in leaf peroxisomes, was isolated from a λgt11 cDNA library made by reverse… Expand
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Fucose alpha 1,3-linked to the core region of glycoprotein N-glycans creates an important epitope for IgE from honeybee venom allergic individuals.
The reactivity of sera from honeybee venom allergic patients with the N-glycan of phospholipase A2 was investigated using neoglycoproteins with an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Of 122 sera with… Expand
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Differences in clinical and immunologic reactivity of patients allergic to grass pollens and to multiple-pollen species. II. Efficacy of a double-blind, placebo-controlled, specific immunotherapy…
The IgE response of patients only allergic to grass pollens differs from response of patients allergic to multiple-pollen species. The IgE immunoblots to orchard-grass pollens confirmed that… Expand
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Grass group I allergens (beta-expansins) are novel, papain-related proteinases.
Expansins are a family of proteins that catalyse long-term extension of isolated plant cell walls due to an as yet unknown biochemical mechanism. They are divided into two groups, the alpha-expansins… Expand
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Investigation of the glyoxysome-peroxisome transition in germinating cucumber cotyledons using double-label immunoelectron microscopy
Microbodies in the cotyledons of cucumber seedlings perform two successive metabolic functions during early postgerminative development. During the first 4 or 5 d, glyoxylate cycle enzymes accumulate… Expand
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Air pollution and allergy: experimental studies on modulation of allergen release from pollen by air pollutants.
The fact that allergic diseases increase in prevalence is a generally accepted and worldwide phenomenon. The causes for this increase are not known: only hypothetical concepts exist. Epidemiological… Expand
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