1986
Characterization of the DNA-binding protein antigen Ku recognized by autoantibodies from patients with rheumatic disorders.
Mimori T, Hardin JA, Steitz JA. Characterization of the DNA-binding protein antigen Ku recognized by autoantibodies from patients with rheumatic disorders. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1986, 261: 2274-2278. PMID: 3511059, DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(17)35929-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKu proteinNovel DNA-binding proteinAnti-Ku antibodiesDNA-binding proteinsHigh molecular weight nucleic acidsExtracts of cellsKu antigenDa subunitChromatinHeLa cellsScleroderma-polymyositis overlap syndromeBiochemical natureProteinWeight nucleic acidsLarge formNucleic acidsOverlap syndromeRheumatic disordersCertain patientsAntibodiesAntigenAutoantibodiesCellsImmunoaffinity column chromatographyPatients
1981
Monoclonal antibodies to nucleic acid-containing cellular constituents: probes for molecular biology and autoimmune disease.
Lerner EA, Lerner MR, Janeway CA, Steitz JA. Monoclonal antibodies to nucleic acid-containing cellular constituents: probes for molecular biology and autoimmune disease. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1981, 78: 2737-2741. PMID: 6789322, PMCID: PMC319432, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.78.5.2737.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnti-Sm antibodiesMonoclonal anti-Sm antibodyAutoimmune diseasesMonoclonal antibodiesLupus erythematosus-like syndromeMRL/Mp-lpr/lprProduction of autoantibodiesPatient seraSpleen cellsImmunofluorescence techniqueAntibodiesSP 2/0Competition radioimmunoassayImmunoprecipitation patternsCell linesSm antigenAntigenDiseaseMiceCellular constituentsCellular componentsAutoantibodiesPatientsLupusSyndrome