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JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY
卷 275, 期 12, 页码 9043-9046出版社
AMER SOC BIOCHEMISTRY MOLECULAR BIOLOGY INC
DOI: 10.1074/jbc.275.12.9043
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Autoantibodies directed to nuclear antigens are serological hallmarks of autoimmune rheumatic diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus. Although much more is known about the molecular identity and functions of targeted self-antigens, with few exceptions, evidence that autoantibodies to these targets have a particular function and contribute directly to the pathological process is lacking, Here we show that human autoantibodies reacting with the zinc fingers of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase involved in the recognition of damaged DNA totally prevent the cleavage of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase by caspase-3, a process that normally occurs during early apoptosis, Furthermore, these antibodies, which are frequent in certain autoimmune rheumatic and bowel diseases, affect the characteristic features of apoptosis and increase cell survival er vivo. This new observation is important, because failure to remove autoimmune or abnormal cells can give rise to prolonged autoimmune stimulation and tumor formation.
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