1993
Autoantigenic epitopes of the B and D polypeptides of the U1 snRNP. Analysis of domains recognized by the Y12 monoclonal anti-Sm antibody and by patient sera.
Hirakata M, Craft J, Hardin JA. Autoantigenic epitopes of the B and D polypeptides of the U1 snRNP. Analysis of domains recognized by the Y12 monoclonal anti-Sm antibody and by patient sera. The Journal Of Immunology 1993, 150: 3592-601. PMID: 7682245, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.150.8.3592.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsAntibodies, MonoclonalAutoantigensBinding Sites, AntibodyEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayEpitopesHumansImmune SeraLupus Erythematosus, SystemicMiceMolecular Sequence DataProtein ConformationRibonucleoprotein, U1 Small NuclearRibonucleoproteins, Small NuclearSnRNP Core ProteinsConceptsAnti-Sm antibodiesMonoclonal anti-Sm antibodyPatient seraCross-reactive epitopesAutoantigenic epitopesAnti-Sm seraPolypeptide BD polypeptideAnti-Sm patient seraSerumSpecific markersSm small nuclear ribonucleoproteinsEpitopesEnd deletionsAntibodiesImmunoreactive sitesCorresponding synthetic peptideB'/BMAbsDeletion studiesPresent studyLittle amino acid sequence homologySynthetic peptidesAmino acid sequence homologySLE
1988
Murine graft vs host disease. A model for study of mechanisms that generate autoantibodies to ribonucleoproteins.
Gelpi C, Rodriguez-Sanchez JL, Martinez MA, Craft J, Hardin JA. Murine graft vs host disease. A model for study of mechanisms that generate autoantibodies to ribonucleoproteins. The Journal Of Immunology 1988, 140: 4160-6. PMID: 3372998, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.140.12.4160.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHost diseaseChronic graftAutoimmune responseMixed connective tissue diseaseInduction of graftConnective tissue diseaseHuman rheumatic diseasesAnti-U1 RNPAntinuclear antibodiesMurine graftRheumatic diseasesRNP autoantibodiesTissue diseaseAutoantigenic epitopesLymphoid cellsJ strainAdditional seraGraftDiseaseMiceSerumAntibodiesAutoantibodiesMaximal levelsHuman serum