Bullous pemphigoid autoantibodies preferentially recognize phosphoepitopes in collagen XVII

J Invest Dermatol. 2008 Nov;128(11):2736-2739. doi: 10.1038/jid.2008.132. Epub 2008 Jun 12.

Authors

Elena P Zimina¹, Silke C Hofmann¹, Anja Fritsch¹, Johannes S Kern², Cassian Sitaru¹, Leena Bruckner-Tuderman³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology, University Medical Center Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
² Department of Dermatology, University Medical Center Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany; University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
³ Department of Dermatology, University Medical Center Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany. Electronic address: bruckner-tuderman@uniklinik-freiburg.de.

PMID: 18548115
DOI: 10.1038/jid.2008.132

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Autoantibodies / immunology*
Autoantigens / immunology*
Blister / immunology
Case-Control Studies
Cells, Cultured
Collagen Type XVII
Epitopes / immunology*
Humans
Keratinocytes / immunology
Non-Fibrillar Collagens / immunology*
Pemphigoid, Bullous / immunology*
Phosphorylation
Protein Structure, Tertiary

Substances

Autoantibodies
Autoantigens
Epitopes
Non-Fibrillar Collagens