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. 1992 Apr;89(4):1236–1241. doi: 10.1172/JCI115707

Autoantibodies to the ribosomal P proteins react with a plasma membrane-related target on human cells.

E Koren 1, M W Reichlin 1, M Koscec 1, R D Fugate 1, M Reichlin 1
PMCID: PMC442983  PMID: 1313450

Abstract

Autoantibodies to ribosomal P-proteins are present in 12-16% of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus and are associated with neuropsychiatric disease. As the ribosomal P proteins are located in the cytoplasm, the pathogenic effects of their cognate autoantibodies are unclear. In this study affinity-purified anti-P autoantibodies were used to explore the cell surface of several types of human and animal cells. Immunofluorescence as well as EM immunogold analysis demonstrated, on the surface of human hepatoma cells, the presence of an epitope that is antigenically related to the immunodominant carboxy terminus of P-proteins. The presence of this epitope was also demonstrated on the surface of human neuroblastoma cells and, to a lesser extent, on human fibroblasts. Furthermore, the Western blot technique revealed in purified human and animal plasma membranes a 38-kD protein that is closely related or identical with ribosomal P0 protein. The availability of reactive P peptide on the surface of cells makes possible the direct effect of autoantibodies on the function and viability of cells that express this antigenic target. This delineates one of the possible impacts of anti-P antibodies in disease expression.

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