Monoclonal autoantibodies to subnucleosomes from a MRL/Mp(-)+/+ mouse. Oligoclonality of the antibody response and recognition of a determinant composed of histones H2A, H2B, and DNA.

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Analysis of the sequences of these antibodies indicates that they derive from autoreactive B cells that were clonally expanded and whose V region genes have undergone numerous somatic mutations, supporting the hypothesis that the activation of these clones is Ag-driven.

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1992-03-01
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Anti-nuclear antibody, Histone, Epitope, Antibody, Biology

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