Isolation and comparison of natural and recombinant human CENP-A autoantigen

Journal of Autoimmunity

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 611-619

  Martinez, Antigona ^a   Sun, Dongxu ^a   Billings, Peter B ^a   Swiderek, Kristine M ^b   Sullivan, Kevin F ^c   Hoch, Sallie O ^a  

^a AGOURON PHARMACEUTICALS INC   (United States)

^b CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anticentromere antibodies (ACA); Human CENP A; Recombinant CENP A; Scleroderma; SSc

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIGEN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; BACULOVIRUS; HUMAN; INSECT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS;

EID: 0032414430     PISSN: 08968411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jaut.1998.0249     Document Type: Article

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