Nucleic acid molecules that encode a protein comprising at least one
epitope of membrane IgE free of epitopes present on the serum IgE,
including proteins that further comprise non-IgE T cell helper epitope
are disclosed. Vaccines, vectors and host cells that comprise such
nucleic acid molecules are disclosed. Isolated proteins, including
haptenized proteins, comprising at least one epitope of membrane IgE free
of epitopes present on the serum IgE, including proteins that further
comprise non-IgE T cell helper epitope are disclosed. Vaccines that
comprise and methods of making such proteins and antibodies that
specifically bind to such proteins are disclosed. Killed or inactivated
cells or particles, including haptenized killed or inactivated cells or
particles, that comprise a protein comprising at least one epitope of
membrane IgE free of epitopes present on the serum IgE, including
proteins that further comprise non-IgE T cell helper epitope are
disclosed. Vaccines that comprise such killed or inactivated cells or
particles are disclosed. Methods of treating and preventing IgE mediated
allergic disease or condition are disclosed.