ALLERGENIC PROTEINS AND PEPTIDES FROM JAPANESE CEDAR POLLEN

摘要

2148713 9411512 PCTABS00032 The present invention provides nucleic acid sequences coding for the Cryptomeria japonica major pollen allergen Cry j II and fragments thereof. The present invention also provides purified Cry j II and at least one fragment thereof produced in a host cell transformed with a nucleic acid sequence coding for Cry j II or at least one fragment thereof and fragments of Cry j) prepared synthetically. Cry j II and fragments thereof are useful for diagnosing, treating, and preventing Japanese cedar pollinosis.