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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

The structural basis for allergenicity

Publications

Verdino P, Westritschnig K, Valenta R, Keller W. The cross-reactive calcium-binding pollen allergen, Phl p 7, reveals a novel dimer assembly. EMBO J. 2002 Oct 1;21(19):5007-16.
Verdino P, Keller W. Circular dichroism analysis of allergens. Methods. 2004 Mar;32(3):241-8.
Westritschnig K, Focke M, Verdino P, Goessler W, Keller W, Twardosz A, Mari A, Horak F, Wiedermann U, Hartl A, Thalhamer J, Sperr WR, Valent P, Valenta R. Generation of an allergy vaccine by disruption of the three-dimensional structure of the cross-reactive calcium-binding allergen, Phl p 7. J Immunol. 2004 May 1;172(9):5684-92.
Dall'Antonia Y, Pavkov T, Fuchs H, Breiteneder H, Keller W. Crystallization and preliminary structure determination of the plant food allergen Pru av 2. Acta Crystallogr Sect F Struct Biol Cryst Commun. 2005 Feb 1;61(Pt 2):186-8. Epub 2005 Jan 8.
Verdino P, Barderas R, Villalba M, Westritschnig K, Valenta R, Rodriguez R, Keller W. Three-dimensional structure of the cross-reactive pollen allergen Che a 3: visualizing cross-reactivity on the molecular surfaces of weed, grass, and tree pollen allergens. J Immunol. 2008 Feb 15;180(4):2313-21.