Publication Date:
2016-04-07
Description:
Article Post-translational modifications, such as glycosylation and sialylation, are thought to confer disease modifying effects on autoimmune-associated antibodies, including anti-citrullinated protein antibodies in rheumatoid arthritis. Here the authors show that sialylation converts arthritogenic IgG into inhibitors of collagen-induced arthritis in mice. Nature Communications doi: 10.1038/ncomms11205 Authors: Yuhsuke Ohmi, Wataru Ise, Akira Harazono, Daisuke Takakura, Hidehiro Fukuyama, Yoshihiro Baba, Masashi Narazaki, Hirofumi Shoda, Nobunori Takahashi, Yuki Ohkawa, Shuting Ji, Fumihiro Sugiyama, Keishi Fujio, Atsushi Kumanogoh, Kazuhiko Yamamoto, Nana Kawasaki, Tomohiro Kurosaki, Yoshimasa Takahashi, Koichi Furukawa
Electronic ISSN:
2041-1723
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
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