Novel HLA-B27-restricted epitopes from chlamydia trachomatis generated upon endogenous processing of bacterial proteins suggest a role of molecular mimicry in reactive arthritis

Journal of Biological Chemistry

Volumn 288, Issue 36, 2013, Pages 25810-25825

  Alvarez Navarro, Carlos ^a   Cragnolini, Juan J ^a,b   Dos Santos, Helena G ^a,c   Barnea, Eilon ^b   Admon, Arie ^b   Morreale, Antonio ^a,d   López De Castro, José A ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^c WHITEHEAD INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^d REPSOL YPF   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; MOLECULAR MIMICRY;

LIGANDS; PROTEINS;

DISEASES;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; EPITOPE; HLA B27 ANTIGEN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOLECULAR MIMICRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REACTIVE ARTHRITIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; ANTIGEN PROCESSING; ARTHRITIS; AUTOIMMUNITY; CHLAMYDIA; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX (MHC); MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PATHOGENESIS;

ARTHRITIS, REACTIVE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; EPITOPES, T-LYMPHOCYTE; HLA-B27 ANTIGEN; HUMANS; MOLECULAR MIMICRY; PEPTIDES;

EID: 84883727010     PISSN: 00219258     EISSN: 1083351X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M113.493247     Document Type: Article

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