2001
Autoimmunity to βIV spectrin in paraneoplastic lower motor neuron syndrome
Berghs S, Ferracci F, Maksimova E, Gleason S, Leszczynski N, Butler M, De Camilli P, Solimena M. Autoimmunity to βIV spectrin in paraneoplastic lower motor neuron syndrome. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2001, 98: 6945-6950. PMID: 11391009, PMCID: PMC34458, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.121170798.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLower motor neuron syndromeMotor neuron syndromeParaneoplastic neurological disordersAxons of motoneuronsSevere neurological diseaseAxon initial segmentNodes of RanvierAutoimmune pathogenesisAutoimmune targetNeurological symptomsBreast cancerPartial improvementNeurological diseasesAffected neuronsNeurological disordersSyndromeAutoantibodiesCancer removalCancer cellsBetaIV spectrinAutoimmunityMajor targetSurface epitopesPathogenesisAxons
2000
Autoimmunity to Gephyrin in Stiff-Man Syndrome
Butler M, Hayashi A, Ohkoshi N, Villmann C, Becker C, Feng G, De Camilli P, Solimena M. Autoimmunity to Gephyrin in Stiff-Man Syndrome. Neuron 2000, 26: 307-312. PMID: 10839351, DOI: 10.1016/s0896-6273(00)81165-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStiff-man syndromeGlutamic acid decarboxylaseCentral nervous systemInhibitory synapsesEnzyme glutamic acid decarboxylaseHigh-titer autoantibodiesSubset of casesParaneoplastic originClinical featuresSynaptic antigensMediastinal cancerNeurological conditionsRare diseaseGlycine receptorsNervous systemAcid decarboxylaseAutoimmunityPostsynaptic membraneGephyrinSpasmSyndromeSynapsesAutoantibodiesPatientsGABA
1998
Expression of Amphiphysin I, an Autoantigen of Paraneoplastic Neurological Syndromes, in Breast Cancer
Floyd S, Butler M, Cremona O, David C, Freyberg Z, Zhang X, Solimena M, Tokunaga A, Ishizu H, Tsutsui K, De Camilli P. Expression of Amphiphysin I, an Autoantigen of Paraneoplastic Neurological Syndromes, in Breast Cancer. Molecular Medicine 1998, 4: 29-39. PMID: 9513187, PMCID: PMC2230265, DOI: 10.1007/bf03401727.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlternative SplicingAmino Acid SequenceAmino Acid SubstitutionAnimalsAntibodiesAntibodies, MonoclonalAutoantigensAutoimmunityBlotting, WesternBrainBreastBreast NeoplasmsChromatography, AffinityCloning, MolecularFemaleGene ExpressionHumansIsomerismMolecular Sequence DataNerve Tissue ProteinsNervous System DiseasesPolymerase Chain ReactionProtein BiosynthesisRatsStiff-Person SyndromeTumor Cells, CulturedConceptsBreast cancer tissuesBreast cancerCancer tissuesParaneoplastic sensory neuronopathyHuman breast cancer tissuesParaneoplastic neurological syndromesAutoimmune neurological disordersStiff-man syndromeNormal mammary tissueNon-neuronal tissuesAmphiphysin IForms of cancerSensory neuronopathyNeurological syndromeI antibodiesNerve terminalsDominant autoantigenI expressionNeurological disordersMammary tissueCancerAmino acid insertCancer cellsEnhanced expressionKD isoform