Mapping of the immunoreactive domains of a small nuclear ribonucleoprotein-associated Sm-D autoantigen
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Mapping of the immunoreactive domains of a small nuclear ribonucleoprotein-associated Sm-D autoantigen
Abstract
The Sm-D(D1) small nuclear ribonucleoprotein (snRNP) polypeptide is a major target of autoantibodies diagnostic for systemic lupus erythematosus. The cDNA encoding the protein from Raji cells was expressed in Escherichia coli as a fusion protein with anthranilate synthase (TrpE-Sm-D). When tested by protein blot, the recombinant polypeptide was strongly immunoreactive under defined blotting conditions, which appear to facilitate the refolding of the polypeptide into a native conformation. Multiple translational fusions between the trpE gene and fragments encompassing the length of the Sm-D coding sequence were constructed for epitope mapping. The results describe two general patterns of anti-Sm reactivity: (i) antibodies that recognize only the full-length antigen and are presumably directed against discontinuous epitopes, and (ii) antibodies that recognize the carboxy terminus of the antigen which embodies an extended/charged structure.
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