Research Article

Towards Defining Molecular Determinants Recognized by Adaptive Immunity in Allergic Disease: An Inventory of the Available Data

Table 5

Epitope data related to Airborne/Respiratory Allergy. Genus species have been modified to match IUIS usage. Synonyms for querying the IEDB: Arizona cypress (Hesperocyparis arizonica).

CategoryAll T cellCD4/class IICD8/class IAll B cellLinear B cellNon-linear B cellTotal epitopes

Common airborne allergen sources
  Birch tree (Betula verrucosa)175167036306211
  Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)181180019190200
  European house dust mite (D. pteronyssinus)104872533914157
  Mold (Aspergillus fumigatus)161601151114131
  Timothy grass (Phleum pratense)7271149481121
  Perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne)6960036324105
  Midge (Chironomus thummi thummi)303006060090
  Olive tree (Olea europaea)14006565079
  Cat (Felis catus)484601818066
  Japanese cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa)6260011063
  Spreading pellitory (Parietaria judaica)1106160162
  Kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis)18003434052
  Cereal rye (Secale cereale)0005151051
  Dog (Canis lupus familiaris)5050000050
  American house dust mite (D. farinae)36360129348
  Mold (Penicillium chrysogenum)0004544145
  Horse (Equus caballus)4242010143
  Bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon)2323033026
  Annual ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia)121201313025

Other plant species
  Common wormwood (Artemisia vulgaris)1919000019
  Sunflower (Helianthus annuus)0001818018
  Common velvet grass (Holcus lanatus)0001414014
  Ashe juniper tree (Juniperus ashei)0001313013
  Great ragweed (Ambrosia trifida)5500005
  Loblolly pine tree (Pinus taeda)0004404
  Lichwort (Parietaria officinalis)0002202
  Mouse ear cress (Arabidopsis thaliana)2200002
  Queen Anne’s Lace (Daucus carota)1000001
  Elegant zinnia (Zinnia violacea)1100001
  Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum)0001101
  Tall fescue grass (Festuca arundinacea)0001101
  Arizona cypress tree (Cupressus arizonica)0001101
  Formosan juniper tree (Juniperus formosana)0001101

Other fungal species
  Alternaria alternata 0005505
   Malassezia sympodialis 0001011
  Candida albicans 0001101
  Paracoccidioides brasiliensis 1000001
  Aspergillus restrictus 0001101

Other animal species
  Rat (Rattus norvegicus)190044023
  Storage mite (Blomia tropicalis)0001816218
  Fodder mite (Lepidoglyphus destructor)1010055015
  German cockroach (Blattella germanica)99053214
  Cow dander (Bos domesticus)88020210
  Mayne's house dust mite (Euroglyphus maynei)100000010
  American cockroach (Periplaneta americana)0009819
  Mouse (Mus musculus)4204408