Passive transfer of experimental autoimmune myasthenia gravis by monoclonal antibodies to the main immunogenic region of the acetylcholine receptor (1) Antibodies to the acetylcholine receptor…
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Induction of Pemphigus Phenotype by a Mouse Monoclonal Antibody Against the Amino-Terminal Adhesive Interface of Desmoglein 3
Induction of Pemphigus Phenotype by a Mouse Monoclonal Antibody Against the Amino-Terminal Adhesive Interface of Desmoglein 3 (1) Pemphigus vulgaris (PV) is a life-threatening autoimmune…
Pemphigus Vulgaris and Its Active Disease Mouse Model
Pemphigus Vulgaris and Its Active Disease Mouse Model (1) Pemphigus is a group of chronic blistering skin diseases in which autoanti- bodies are directed against…
Passive transfer of anti-laminin 5 antibodies induces subepidermal blisters in neonatal mice
Passive transfer of anti-laminin 5 antibodies induces subepidermal blisters in neonatal mice.(1) Laminin 5 (a3b3g2) is a heterotrimeric adhesion molecule that is associated with anchoring…
Collagen XVII
Collagen XVII (1) Collagen XVII is expressed in skin, oral mucosa, ocular conjunctiva, epithelial basement membrane of the cornea, upper esophagus, transitional epithelium of the…
A Multivalent Assay to Detect Glycosaminoglycan, Protein, Collagen, RNA, and DNA Content in Milligram Samples of Cartilage or Hydrogel-Based Repair Cartilage
A Multivalent Assay to Detect Glycosaminoglycan, Protein, Collagen, RNA, and DNA Content in Milligram Samples of Cartilage or Hydrogel-Based Repair Cartilage (1) Mature cartilage tissue…
Two Forms of Collagen XVII in Keratinocytes
Two Forms of Collagen XVII in Keratinocytes(1) Collagen XVII, also known as the 180-kDa bullous pemphigoid antigen or BP180, is a structural component of the…
The Shed Ectodomain of Collagen XVII/BP180 Is Targeted by Autoantibodies in Different Blistering Skin Diseases
The Shed Ectodomain of Collagen XVII/BP180 Is Targeted by Autoantibodies in Different Blistering Skin Diseases (1) Collagen XVII occurs in two forms, as a full-length…
Plasmin Plays a Role in the In Vitro Generation of the Linear IgA Dermatosis Antigen LADB97
Plasmin Plays a Role in the In Vitro Generation of the Linear IgA Dermatosis Antigen LADB97(1) In bullous pemphigoid (BP), autoantibodies target immunodominant epitopes mainly…
Immunoglobulin switch circular DNA in the mouse infected with Nippostrongylus brasiliensis: evidence for successive class switching from mu to epsilon via gamma 1
Immunoglobulin switch circular DNA in the mouse infected with Nippostrongylus brasiliensis: evidence for successive class switching from mu to epsilon via gamma 1.(1) As B…
The murine IgG1/IgE class switch program
The murine IgG1/IgE class switch program (1) In murine B cells immunoglobulin class switching to IgGl and IgE is controlled by the same cytokine, interleukin-4…
In vivo and in vitro IgE isotype switching in human B lymphocytes: Evidence for a predominantly direct IgM to IgE class switch program
In vivo and in vitro IgE isotype switching in human B lymphocytes: Evidence for a predominantly direct IgM to IgE class switch program (1) Isotype…
Wheat Varietal Identification by Rapid Ion-Exchange Chromatography of Gliadins
Wheat Varietal Identification by Rapid Ion-Exchange Chromatography of Gliadins (1) A rapid ion-exchange chromatography system for proteins has also become available. This system, known as…
Large-scale preparation of gliadin proteins
Large-scale preparation of gliadin proteins (1) The column (22 x 10 cm), packed with CM 52 cellulose (1.7 kg), was equilibrated for 24 h with…
Identification and Mutational Analysis of the Immunodominant IgE Binding Epitopes of the Major Peanut AllergenAra h 2
Identification and Mutational Analysis of the Immunodominant IgE Binding Epitopes of the Major Peanut Allergen Ara h 2 (1) Two highly abundant glycoproteins found in…
Purification and immunoglobulin E-binding properties of peanut allergen Ara h 6: evidence for cross-reactivity with Ara h 2
Purification and immunoglobulin E-binding properties of peanut allergen Ara h 6: evidence for cross-reactivity with Ara h 2 (1) Peanut allergens Ara h 1, Ara…
Purification and characterisation of a panel of peanut allergens suitable for use in allergy diagnosis
Purification and characterisation of a panel of peanut allergens suitable for use in allergy diagnosis (1) Proteins were extracted by stirring 40 g of defatted…
Generation and Characterization of Monoclonal Antibodies Against the Intracellular Domain of Hemidesmosomal Type XVII Collagen
Generation and Characterization of Monoclonal Antibodies Against the Intracellular Domain of Hemidesmosomal Type XVII Collagen (1) Type XVII collagen, also termed bullous pemphigoid antigen 2…
Cleavage of BP180, a 180-kDa Bullous Pemphigoid Antigen, Yields a 120-kDa Collagenous Extracellular Polypeptide
Cleavage of BP180, a 180-kDa Bullous Pemphigoid Antigen, Yields a 120-kDa Collagenous Extracellular Polypeptide (1 There are at least three hemidesmosomal transmembrane polypeptides, i.e. integrin…
Experimental bullous pemphigoid generated in mice with an antigenic epitope of the human hemidesmosomal protein BP230
Experimental bullous pemphigoid generated in mice with an antigenic epitope of the human hemidesmosomal protein BP230 (1) Immunodominant and pathogenic epitopes of BP180 associated with…