Autoantibody-mediated capture and presentation of autoantigen to T cells via the Fcε receptor by a recombinant human autoantibody Fab converted to IgE

Journal of Immunological Methods

Volumn 195, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 81-92

  Guo, Jin ^a   Quaratino, Sonia ^b   Jaume, Juan Carlos ^a   Costante, Giuseppe ^a,c   Londei, Marco ^b   McLachlan, Sandra M ^a   Rapoport, Basil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Mathilda and Terence Kennedy I   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDITERRANEA OF REGGIO CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autoantigen capture; Autoantigen presentation; CD23; Fab, human; Fc receptor; IgE; T cell; Thyroid peroxidase; Thyroid peroxidase autoantibody

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; AUTOANTIGEN; CD23 ANTIGEN; FC RECEPTOR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; THYROID PEROXIDASE;

ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; ARTICLE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE;

EB VIRUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0030576932     PISSN: 00221759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-1759(96)00091-9     Document Type: Article

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