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Insect Models of Innate Immunity
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2004
de la Pena-Lefebvre P. Garcia, Chanseaud Y., Tamby M. C., Reinbolt J., Batteux F., Allanore Y., Kahan A., Meyer O., Benveniste O., Boyer O., Guillevin L., Boissier M. C., Mouthon L.
IgG reactivity with a 100-kDa tissue and endothelial cell antigen identified as topoisomerase 1 distinguishes between limited and diffuse systemic sclerosis patients Journal Article
In: Clin Immunol, vol. 111, no. 3, pp. 241-51, 2004, (1521-6616 Journal Article).
Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: Aged, Assay, Autoantibodies/*analysis, Blotting, Cells/*immunology, Centromere/immunology, DNA, EHRESMANN, Electrophoresis, Endothelial, Enzyme-Linked, Female, G/analysis, Gel, Gov't, Human, I/*immunology, Immunoglobulin, Immunosorbent, M/analysis, Male, Middle, Non-U.S., Polyacrylamide, Scleroderma, Support, Systemic/*immunology, Topoisomerases, Type, Western
@article{,
title = {IgG reactivity with a 100-kDa tissue and endothelial cell antigen identified as topoisomerase 1 distinguishes between limited and diffuse systemic sclerosis patients},
author = { P. Garcia de la Pena-Lefebvre and Y. Chanseaud and M. C. Tamby and J. Reinbolt and F. Batteux and Y. Allanore and A. Kahan and O. Meyer and O. Benveniste and O. Boyer and L. Guillevin and M. C. Boissier and L. Mouthon},
year = {2004},
date = {2004-01-01},
journal = {Clin Immunol},
volume = {111},
number = {3},
pages = {241-51},
abstract = {We have analyzed antibody (Ab) reactivities of patients with limited systemic sclerosis (SSc) and anti-centromere Ab, patients with diffuse SSc and anti-topoisomerase 1 (anti-topo 1) Ab, patients with diffuse SSc without anti-topo 1 or anti-centromere Ab and age- and gender-matched healthy controls with normal human tissue and endothelial cell (EC) antigens. IgG reactivities with tissue antigens differed significantly between patients with anti-topo 1 Ab and patients with anti-centromere Ab. One 100-kDa band identified as topoisomerase 1 in macrovascular and microvascular EC extracts was recognized by IgG from patients with anti-topo 1 Ab and 50% of patients without specific Ab. IgG from patients with limited SSc and anti-centromere Ab, but not those of other patients or controls specifically recognized a 80-kDa band only in microvascular EC. Our results indicate that Ab from patients with limited or diffuse SSc with or without anti-topo 1 Ab exhibit specific and mutually exclusive reactivity patterns.},
note = {1521-6616
Journal Article},
keywords = {Aged, Assay, Autoantibodies/*analysis, Blotting, Cells/*immunology, Centromere/immunology, DNA, EHRESMANN, Electrophoresis, Endothelial, Enzyme-Linked, Female, G/analysis, Gel, Gov't, Human, I/*immunology, Immunoglobulin, Immunosorbent, M/analysis, Male, Middle, Non-U.S., Polyacrylamide, Scleroderma, Support, Systemic/*immunology, Topoisomerases, Type, Western},
pubstate = {published},
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}
We have analyzed antibody (Ab) reactivities of patients with limited systemic sclerosis (SSc) and anti-centromere Ab, patients with diffuse SSc and anti-topoisomerase 1 (anti-topo 1) Ab, patients with diffuse SSc without anti-topo 1 or anti-centromere Ab and age- and gender-matched healthy controls with normal human tissue and endothelial cell (EC) antigens. IgG reactivities with tissue antigens differed significantly between patients with anti-topo 1 Ab and patients with anti-centromere Ab. One 100-kDa band identified as topoisomerase 1 in macrovascular and microvascular EC extracts was recognized by IgG from patients with anti-topo 1 Ab and 50% of patients without specific Ab. IgG from patients with limited SSc and anti-centromere Ab, but not those of other patients or controls specifically recognized a 80-kDa band only in microvascular EC. Our results indicate that Ab from patients with limited or diffuse SSc with or without anti-topo 1 Ab exhibit specific and mutually exclusive reactivity patterns.
1994
Santos M. A., el-Adlouni C., Cox A. D., Luz J. M., Keith G., Tuite M. F.
Transfer RNA profiling: a new method for the identification of pathogenic Candida species Journal Article
In: Yeast, vol. 10, no. 5, pp. 625-36, 1994, (0749-503x Journal Article).
Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: Candida/classification/*genetics/pathogenicity, Electrophoresis, Fungal, Gel, Genetic, Gov't, Markers, Non-U.S., Polyacrylamide, RNA, Support, Transfer/*analysis
@article{,
title = {Transfer RNA profiling: a new method for the identification of pathogenic Candida species},
author = { M. A. Santos and C. el-Adlouni and A. D. Cox and J. M. Luz and G. Keith and M. F. Tuite},
year = {1994},
date = {1994-01-01},
journal = {Yeast},
volume = {10},
number = {5},
pages = {625-36},
abstract = {A new molecular taxonomic method applicable to the identification of medically important Candida species and other yeast species has been developed. It is based on the electrophoretic pattern of total tRNA samples (a 'tRNA profile') isolated from Candida species and generated using high-resolution semi-denaturing urea-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and methylene blue staining. Species-specific tRNA profiles for the species C. albicans, C. tropicalis, C. parapsilosis, C. guilliermondii, C. glabrata and Pichia guilliermondii were obtained. Detailed studies with the major human pathogen of the Candida genus, C. albicans, demonstrated that the tRNA profile for a given species was both reproducible and strain-independent; seven different C. albicans strains generated identical tRNA profiles. Minor strain-specific heterogeneities in the tRNA profiles of C. guilliermondii and C. parapsilosis were detected, but in neither case did they significantly alter the species-specific diagnostic tRNA profile. The potential of this method in clarifying taxonomic anomalies was demonstrated by the finding that Type I and Type II strains of C. stellatoidea generate very different tRNA profiles, with that of a Type II strain being identical to the C. albicans tRNA profile. This method offers a number of advantages over current electrophoretic karyotype methods for species identification, both within the Candida genus and with yeast species in general.},
note = {0749-503x
Journal Article},
keywords = {Candida/classification/*genetics/pathogenicity, Electrophoresis, Fungal, Gel, Genetic, Gov't, Markers, Non-U.S., Polyacrylamide, RNA, Support, Transfer/*analysis},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
A new molecular taxonomic method applicable to the identification of medically important Candida species and other yeast species has been developed. It is based on the electrophoretic pattern of total tRNA samples (a 'tRNA profile') isolated from Candida species and generated using high-resolution semi-denaturing urea-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and methylene blue staining. Species-specific tRNA profiles for the species C. albicans, C. tropicalis, C. parapsilosis, C. guilliermondii, C. glabrata and Pichia guilliermondii were obtained. Detailed studies with the major human pathogen of the Candida genus, C. albicans, demonstrated that the tRNA profile for a given species was both reproducible and strain-independent; seven different C. albicans strains generated identical tRNA profiles. Minor strain-specific heterogeneities in the tRNA profiles of C. guilliermondii and C. parapsilosis were detected, but in neither case did they significantly alter the species-specific diagnostic tRNA profile. The potential of this method in clarifying taxonomic anomalies was demonstrated by the finding that Type I and Type II strains of C. stellatoidea generate very different tRNA profiles, with that of a Type II strain being identical to the C. albicans tRNA profile. This method offers a number of advantages over current electrophoretic karyotype methods for species identification, both within the Candida genus and with yeast species in general.