Allergen Details:
| Allergen name: | Der f 8 |
|---|---|
| Lineage: |
Source: Animalia Arthropoda Order: Astigmata Species: Dermatophagoides farinae (American house dust mite) |
| Biochemical name: | Glutathione S-transferase |
| MW(SDS-PAGE): | 32 kD |
| Allergenicity: | Asthmatic patients selected (41) by SPT to extract of D. farinae, then tested by ImmunoCAP, a pool of sera of DP + subjects had clear IgE binding on 2D gel electrophoresis. |
| Allergenicity ref.: | 23481662 |
| Food allergen: | No |
| Date Created: | 2014-10-28 12:00:00 |
| Last Updated: | 2016-10-11 12:53:29 |
| Submitter Info: | |
| Name: | Su An |
| Institution: | Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences |
| City: | Kunming, China |
| Email: | aslxj@mail.ustc.edu.cn |
| Date: | 2013-10-17 |
Comments
| Isoallergen and variants | GenBank Nucleotide | GenBank Protein | UniProt | PDB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Der f 8.0101 | KC305499 | AGC56215 |
Limited allergenicity data, based on 2D immunoblot with pooled sera. However, 86% sequence identity to well proven D. pteronyssinus, Der p 8 glytathione S-transferase. Appears to be a partial sequence, no signal peptide.