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. 2019 Feb 19;10:232. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.00232

Table 3.

Self-antigens and microbial mimicry in autoimmune diseases.

Self-antigen Tissue where self-antigen is expressed Disease Species Microbe or mimicry Reference
IGRP Islet T1D Mouse Leptotrichia goodfellowii (Fusobacteria) (17)
Collagen Periodontal tissue Periodontitis Human Prevotella sp. hypothetical protein (18)
GNS Synovial tissue RA Human Prevotella and Prabacteroides (19)
FLNA Synovial tissue RA Human Prevotella and Butyricimonas (19)

IGRP, islet-specific glucose-6-phosphatase catalytic subunit-related protein; GNS, N-acetylglucosamine-6-sulfatase; FLNA, filamin A; T1D, type 1 diabetes; RA, rheumatoid arthritis.