Potential role of molecular mimicry between human U1-70kDa and fungal proteins in the development of T-cell mediated anti-U1-70kDa autoimmunity

Immunopharmacology and Immunotoxicology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 620-625

  Guarneri, F ^a   Guarneri, B ^a   Borgia, F ^a   Guarneri, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autoantigen U1 70kDa; Autoimmunity; Fungi; Mixed connective tissue disease; Molecular mimicry

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIGEN; AUTOANTIGEN U1; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; EPITOPE; FUNGAL PROTEIN; SMALL NUCLEAR RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRUS PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS CLAVATUS; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; ASPERGILLUS TERREUS; AUTOIMMUNITY; COCCIDIOIDES IMMITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; HUMAN; MIXED CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; MOLECULAR MIMICRY; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; T LYMPHOCYTE;

AUTOANTIGENS; CROSS REACTIONS; EPITOPES, T-LYMPHOCYTE; FUNGAL PROTEINS; FUNGI; HUMANS; MOLECULAR MIMICRY; RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN, U1 SMALL NUCLEAR; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, PROTEIN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI;

EID: 80755143883     PISSN: 08923973     EISSN: 15322513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08923973.2011.553722     Document Type: Article

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