2008
Sequential autoantigenic determinants of the small nuclear ribonucleoprotein Sm D shared by human lupus autoantibodies and MRL Ipr/lpr antibodies
JAMES J, MAMULA M, HARLEY J. Sequential autoantigenic determinants of the small nuclear ribonucleoprotein Sm D shared by human lupus autoantibodies and MRL Ipr/lpr antibodies. Clinical & Experimental Immunology 2008, 98: 419-426. PMID: 7527740, PMCID: PMC1534503, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2249.1994.tb05507.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMRL-lpr/lpr miceLpr/lpr miceAutoimmune serologySLE patientsLpr micePatient seraEpitope 5Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patient seraEpstein-Barr nuclear antigen 1Lupus patients' seraNuclear antigen 1Precipitin-positive seraHuman lupus autoantibodiesNormal human serumMajor antigenic regionSm DPositive patientsAutoimmune responseSm autoantigenLupus autoantibodiesNormal controlsPatientsEpitope 4Mouse serumAntigen 1
1998
Autoreactive B Cell Regulation: Peripheral Induction of Developmental Arrest by Lupus-Associated Autoantigens
Santulli-Marotto S, Retter M, Gee R, Mamula M, Clarke S. Autoreactive B Cell Regulation: Peripheral Induction of Developmental Arrest by Lupus-Associated Autoantigens. Immunity 1998, 8: 209-219. PMID: 9492002, DOI: 10.1016/s1074-7613(00)80473-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAutoantigensB-LymphocytesBone MarrowCell DifferentiationDNA, Single-StrandedEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFluorescent Antibody TechniqueGene Rearrangement, B-Lymphocyte, Heavy ChainHematopoietic Stem CellsHybridomasImmune ToleranceLupus Erythematosus, SystemicLymphocyte ActivationMiceMice, Inbred MRL lprMice, TransgenicRibonucleoproteins, Small NuclearSnRNP Core ProteinsSpleenConceptsB cellsAnti-Sm B cellsAnti-ssDNA antibodiesB-cell phenotypeImmature B-cell phenotypeImmature B cellsAutoreactive cellsMurine lupusPeripheral inductionTolerance inductionVH-D-JH rearrangementsTransgenic miceAnti-Sm hybridomasSplenic repertoireCell phenotypeSpontaneous activationCellsInductionLupusImmunizationAutoantigensLater stagesDevelopmental arrestMiceSecretion