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Peter Briza is affiliated with the University of Salzburg in Austria and has contributed extensively to research in the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work prominently covers subfields such as Immunology and Allergy, Molecular Biology, Plant Science, Physiology, and Cell Biology.

The scientist's research topics span across areas including Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization, Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Research, Biochemical and Structural Characterization, Asthma and Respiratory Diseases, Insects and Parasite Interactions, Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities, and Cellular Transport and Secretion.

Peter Briza has published several papers in peer-reviewed journals, with notable recent works including:

  • Effect of structural stability on endolysosomal degradation and T-cell reactivity of major shrimp allergen tropomyosin (2020, Allergy)
  • The Peptide Ligase Activity of Human Legumain Depends on Fold Stabilization and Balanced Substrate Affinities (2021, ACS Catalysis)
  • A hybrid of two major Blomia tropicalis allergens as an allergy vaccine candidate (2020, Clinical & Experimental Allergy)
  • Peptidase PepP is a novel virulence factor of Campylobacter jejuni contributing to murine campylobacteriosis (2020, Gut Microbes)
  • N-terminal peptide deletion influences immunological and structural features of Blo t 5 (2020, Allergy)

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Fátima Ferreira
  • Hans Brandstetter
  • Elfriede Dall
  • Lorenz Aglas
  • Eduardo Santos da Silva

Publications by Peter Briza have appeared repeatedly in venues such as:

  • Allergy
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • World Allergy Organization Journal
  • ACS Catalysis

Best Publications

  • Modulation of IgE reactivity of allergens by site-directed mutagenesis: potential use of hypoallergenic variants for immunotherapy

    Fátima Ferreira;Christof Ebner;Bettina Kramer;Georg Casari

  • Pollen-food syndromes associated with weed pollinosis: an update from the molecular point of view.

    M Egger;S Mutschlechner;N Wopfner;G Gadermaier

  • Isolation of two developmentally regulated genes involved in spore wall maturation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

    P Briza;M Breitenbach;A Ellinger;J Segall

  • Dityrosine is a prominent component of the yeast ascospore wall. A proof of its structure.

    P Briza;G Winkler;H Kalchhauser;M Breitenbach

  • Chemical composition of the yeast ascospore wall. The second outer layer consists of chitosan.

    P Briza;A Ellinger;G Winkler;M Breitenbach

  • Distinct Roles of Secreted HtrA Proteases from Gram-negative Pathogens in Cleaving the Junctional Protein and Tumor Suppressor E-cadherin

    Benjamin Hoy;Tim Geppert;Manja Boehm;Felix Reisen

  • Art v 1, the major allergen of mugwort pollen, is a modular glycoprotein with a defensin-like and a hydroxyproline-rich domain

    Martin Himly;Beatrice Jahn-Schmid;Azra Dedic;Peter Kelemen

  • DIT101 (CSD2, CAL1), a cell cycle-regulated yeast gene required for synthesis of chitin in cell walls and chitosan in spore walls.

    Manuela Pammer;Peter Briza;Adolf Ellinger;Tillman Schuster

  • IgE cross-reactivity between Ascaris and domestic mite allergens: the role of tropomyosin and the nematode polyprotein ABA-1

    N Acevedo;J Sánchez;A Erler;D Mercado

  • Morphogenetic pathway of spore wall assembly in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

    Alison Coluccio;Edith Bogengruber;Michael N. Conrad;Michael E. Dresser

  • Immunological and biological properties of Bet v 4, a novel birch pollen allergen with two EF-hand calcium-binding domains

    Edwin Engel;Klaus Richter;Gerhard Obermeyer;Peter Briza

  • The sporulation-specific enzymes encoded by the DIT1 and DIT2 genes catalyze a two-step reaction leading to a soluble LL-dityrosine-containing precursor of the yeast spore wall.

    Peter Briza;Michael Eckerstorfer;Michael Breitenbach

  • Expression levels of parvalbumins determine allergenicity of fish species.

    U Griesmeier;S Vázquez-Cortés;M Bublin;C Radauer

  • Purification and structural stability of the peach allergens Pru p 1 and Pru p 3

    Sonja Gaier;Justin Marsh;Christina Oberhuber;Neil M. Rigby

  • Yeast ascospore wall assembly requires two chitin deacetylase isozymes.

    Anna Christodoulidou;Peter Briza;Adi Ellinger;Vassilis Bouriotis

  • Characterization of a DL-dityrosine-containing macromolecule from yeast ascospore walls.

    P Briza;A Ellinger;G Winkler;M Breitenbach

  • Gastrointestinal digestion of Bet v 1–homologous food allergens destroys their mediator-releasing, but not T cell–activating, capacity

    Eva Maria Schimek;Bettina Zwölfer;Peter Briza;Beatrice Jahn-Schmid

  • Structure and Mechanism of an Aspartimide-Dependent Peptide Ligase in Human Legumain

    Elfriede Dall;Julia C. Fegg;Peter Briza;Hans Brandstetter

  • Allergenicity of Ascaris lumbricoides tropomyosin and IgE sensitization among asthmatic patients in a tropical environment.

    Nathalie Acevedo;Anja Erler;Peter Briza;F Puccio

  • Enolases are highly conserved fungal allergens

    Michael Breitenbach;Birgit Simon;Gerald Probst;Hannes Oberkofler

Frequent Co-Authors

Fatima Ferreira
Fatima Ferreira University of Salzburg
Barbara Bohle
Barbara Bohle Medical University of Vienna
Michael Breitenbach
Michael Breitenbach University of Salzburg
Christof Ebner
Christof Ebner Graz University of Technology
Adriano Mari
Adriano Mari National Health Service
Hans Brandstetter
Hans Brandstetter University of Salzburg
Stefan Vieths
Stefan Vieths Paul Ehrlich Institut
Heimo Breiteneder
Heimo Breiteneder Medical University of Vienna
Karin Hoffmann-Sommergruber
Karin Hoffmann-Sommergruber Medical University of Vienna
Josef Thalhamer
Josef Thalhamer University of Salzburg

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