Identification of an MHC class I-restricted autoantigen in type 1 diabetes by screening an organ-specific cDNA library
Wong F, Karttunen J, Dumont C, Wen L, Visintin I, Pilip I, Shastri N, Pamer E, Janeway C. Identification of an MHC class I-restricted autoantigen in type 1 diabetes by screening an organ-specific cDNA library. Nature Medicine 1999, 5: 1026-1031. PMID: 10470079, DOI: 10.1038/12465.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsAutoantigensCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesClone CellsCloning, MolecularCOS CellsDiabetes Mellitus, Type 1Epitopes, T-LymphocyteGene LibraryHistocompatibility Antigens Class IInsulinInterferon-gammaIslets of LangerhansLymphocyte ActivationLymphocyte CountMiceMice, Inbred NODMice, Inbred StrainsOrgan SpecificityPeptidesConceptsType 1 diabetesAutoimmune diseasesT cellsPathogenic CD4 T cellsPathogenic CD8 T cellsNon-obese diabetic (NOD) miceCD8 T cell epitopesInsulin-producing pancreatic β-cellsAntigen-specific immunotherapyCD8 T lymphocytesCD8 T cellsCD4 T cellsT cell epitopesGood animal modelMHC class IIdentification of autoantigensPancreatic β-cellsDiabetic micePreventative therapyHuman diabetesT lymphocytesAnimal modelsImmune processesDiabetesΒ-cells