Claims
- 1. A protein allergen of Der p II consisting of the amino acid sequence:
- Asp Gln Val Asp Val Lys Asp Cys Ala Asn His Glu Ile Lys Lys Val Leu Val Pro Gly Cys His Gly Ser Glu Pro Cys Ile Ile His Arg Gly Lys Pro Phe Gln Leu Glu Ala Val Phe Glu Ala Asn Gln Ash Xaa.sub.1 Lys Thr Ala Lys Ile Glu Ile Lys Ala Ser Ile Asp Gly Leu Glu Val Asp Val Pro Gly Ile Asp Pro Asn Ala Cys His Tyr Met Lys Cys Pro Leu Val Lys Gly Gln Gln Tyr Asp Ile Lys Tyr Thr Trp Asn Val Pro Lys Ile Ala Pro Lys Ser Glu Asn Val Val Val Thr Val Lys Val Met Gly Xaa.sub.2 Asp Gly Val Leu Ala Cys Ala Ile Ala Thr His Ala Lys Xaa.sub.3 Arg Asp
- where Xaa.sub.1 is selected from the group consisting of Thr and Ser;
- where Xaa.sub.2 is selected from the group consisting of Asp and Asn; and
- where Xaa.sub.3 is selected from the group consisting of Ile and Leu, except for the amino acid sequence where Xaa.sub.1 is Thr, Xaa.sub.2 is Asp and Xaa.sub.3 is Ile.
- 2. A protein allergen of Der f II consisting of the amino acid sequence:
- Asp Gln Val Asp Val Lys Asp Cys Ala Asn Xaa.sub.1 Glu Ile Lys Lys Val Met Val Asp Gly Cys His Gly Ser Asp Pro Cys Ile Ile His Arg Gly Lys Pro Phe Thr Leu Glu Ala Leu Phe Asp Ala Asn Gln Asn Thr Lys Thr Ala Lys Xaa.sub.2 Glu Xaa.sub.3 Lys Ala Ser Leu Asp Gly Leu Glu Ile Asp Val Pro Gly Ile Asp Thr Asn Ala Cys His Phe Xaa.sub.4 Lys Cys Pro Leu Val Lys Gly Gln Gln Tyr Asp Xaa.sub.5 Lys Tyr Thr Trp Asn Val Pro Lys Ile Ala Pro Lys Ser Glu Asn Val Val Val Thr Val Lys Leu Xaa.sub.6 Gly Asp Asn Gly Val Leu Ala Cys Ala Ile Ala Thr His Ala Lys Ile Arg Asp
- where Xaa.sub.1 is selected from the group consisting of Asn and Ser;
- where Xaa.sub.2 is selected from the group consisting of Thr and Ile;
- where Xaa.sub.3 is selected from the group consisting of Ile and Thr;
- where Xaa.sub.4 is selected from the group consisting of Met and Val;
- where Xaa.sub.5 is selected from the group consisting of Ala and Ile; and
- where Xaa.sub.6 is selected from the group consisting of Val and Ile, with the proviso that,
- when Xaa.sub.1 is Asn, then Xaa.sub.3 is Thr; and
- when Xaa.sub.3 is Ile, then Xaa.sub.1 is Ser.
- 3. A protein allergen of claim 1, wherein Xaa.sub.1 is Ser, Xaa.sub.2 is Asn, and Xaa.sub.3 is Leu.
- 4. A protein allergen of claim 2, wherein Xaa.sub.1 is Asn, Xaa.sub.2 is Ile, Xaa.sub.3 is Thr, Xaa.sub.4 is Met, Xaa.sub.5 is Ala, and Xaa.sub.6 is Val.
- 5. A therapeutic composition comprising a protein allergen of claim 1 and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or diluent.
- 6. A therapeutic composition comprising a protein allergen of claim 2 and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or diluent.
RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a divisional application of Ser. No. 07/945,288 filed on Sep. 10, 1992, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,433,948 which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No 580,655 entitled "Cloning and Sequencing of Allergens of Dermatophagoides (House Dust Mite)", filed on Sep. 11, 1990, now abandoned, which is a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 458,642, entitled "Cloning of mite Allergens," filed Feb. 13, 1990, now abandoned. This application also claims priority to an international application, PCT/AU91/00417, filed Sep. 10, 1991. The contents of these applications are incorporated herein by reference.
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