T-cell molecular mimicry in Chagas disease: Identification and partial structural analysis of multiple cross-reactive epitopes between Trypanosoma cruzi B13 and cardiac myosin heavy chain

Journal of Autoimmunity

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 111-117

  Iwai, Leo Kei ^a,b,c   Juliano, Maria A ^c   Juliano, Luiz ^c   Kalil, Jorge ^a,b   Cunha Neto, Edecio ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Institute for Investigation in Immunology   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

B13 protein; Chagas disease cardiomyopathy; Human cardiac myosin; T cell molecular mimicry; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID DERIVATIVE; AUTOANTIGEN; B13 PROTEIN; CD4 ANTIGEN; EPITOPE; HISTIDINE; HLA DQ ANTIGEN; HLA DQ7 ANTIGEN; LYSINE; MYOSIN; PEPTIDE DERIVATIVE; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIGEN SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; BINDING AFFINITY; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHAGAS DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; DATA ANALYSIS; HEAVY CHAIN; HLA SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MOLECULAR MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN MOTIF; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 17044411262     PISSN: 08968411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaut.2005.01.006     Document Type: Article

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