Autoantigen

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antigen that despite being a normal tissue constituent is the target of a humoral or cell mediated immune response, as in autoimmune disease.

These data indicate that the GM2-1 autoantigen is not beta-cell specific within the islets, in accordance with the observation that this molecule is a target of islet cell autoantibodies that bind to the whole pancreatic islet.
Ku autoantigen is the regulatory component of a template-associated protein kinase that phosphorylates RNA polymerase II.
The La (SS-B) autoantigen is an evolutionarily conserved 47-kDa protein which binds to nascent RNA polymerase III transcripts and to a number of viral leader RNAs.
Multiple Sclerosis A multiple sclerosis autoantigen is selectively processed by human trypsin 4 March 23rd, 2006 According to recently published research from Hungary, myelin basic protein, an autoantigen in multiple sclerosis, is selectively processed by human trypsin 4.
autoantigen SYLLABICATION:autoantigen PRONUNCIATION: t-nt-jn NOUN: An endogenous antigen that stimulates the production of autoantibodies, as in an autoimmune reaction.
autoantigen Dictionary autoantigen ('t-n't-jn) n.
Death, autoantigen modifications, and tolerance.
autoantigen(autoantigen) (aw”to-antĭ-jen) an antigen that, despite being a normal tissue constituent, is the target of a humoral or cell-mediated immune response, as in autoimmune disease.
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