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Division of Immunopathology
Department of Pathophysiology and Allergy Research
Center of Pathophysiology, Infectiology & Immunology

Medical University of Vienna

Vienna General Hospital, AKH, 3Q
Waehringer Guertel 18-20
A-1090 Vienna, Austria

Molecular, immunological and structural characterization, and modifications of plant-food and latex allergens for diagnosis, prevention and specific immunotherapy

Publications

Fuchs HC, Bohle B, Dall'Antonia Y, Radauer C, Hoffmann-Sommergruber K, Mari A, Scheiner O, Keller W, Breiteneder H. Natural and recombinant molecules of the cherry allergen Pru av 2 show diverse structural and B cell characteristics but similar T cell reactivity. Clin Exp Allergy. 2006 Mar;36(3):359-68.
Radauer C, Willerroider M, Fuchs H, Hoffmann-Sommergruber K, Thalhamer J, Ferreira F, Scheiner O, Breiteneder H. Cross-reactive and species-specific immunoglobulin E epitopes of plant profilins: an experimental and structure-based analysis. Clin Exp Allergy. 2006 Jul;36(7):920-9.
Jenkins JA, Breiteneder H, Mills EN. Evolutionary distance from human homologs reflects allergenicity of animal food proteins. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2007 Dec;120(6):1399-405. Epub 2007 Nov 1.
Bublin M, Hoflehner E, Wagner B, Radauer C, Wagner S, Hufnagl K, Allwardt D, Kundi M, Scheiner O, Wiedermann U, Breiteneder H. Use of a genetic cholera toxin B subunit/allergen fusion molecule as mucosal delivery system with immunosuppressive activity against Th2 immune responses. Vaccine. 2007 Dec 5;25(50):8395-404. Epub 2007 Oct 22.
Radauer C, Bublin M, Wagner S, Mari A, Breiteneder H. Allergens are distributed into few protein families and possess a restricted number of biochemical functions. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2008 Apr;121(4):847-52.e7.