Geoffrey A Mueller1. 1. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA.
Abstract
Allergy is defined as an inappropriate immune response to something normally considered harmless. The symptomatic immune response is driven by IgE antibodies directed against allergens. The study of allergens has contributed significantly to our understanding of allergic disease in 3 main areas. First, identifying allergens as the cause of symptoms and developing allergen standards has led to many advances in exposure assessment and patient diagnostics. Second, a biochemical understanding of allergens has suggested a number of hypotheses related to the mechanisms of allergic sensitization. And finally, studies of allergen-antibody interactions have contributed to understanding the cross-reactivity of allergens, mapping patient epitopes, and the development of hypoallergens. In this review, a few select cases are highlighted where structural biology, in particular, has contributed significantly to allergen research and provided new avenues for investigation.
Allergy is defined as an inappropriate immune response to something normally considered harmless. The symptomatic immune response is driven by n class="Gene">IgE antibodies directed against allergens. The study of allergens has contributed significantly to our understanding of allergic disease in 3 main areas. First, identifying allergens as the cause of symptoms and developing allergen standards has led to many advances in exposure assessment and patient diagnostics. Second, a biochemical understanding of allergens has suggested a number of hypotheses related to the mechanisms of allergic sensitization. And finally, studies of allergen-antibody interactions have contributed to understanding the cross-reactivity of allergens, mapping patient epitopes, and the development of hypoallergens. In this review, a few select cases are highlighted where structural biology, in particular, has contributed significantly to allergen research and provided new avenues for investigation.
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