| Literature DB >> 2303786 |
K Ritter1, H Brestrich, B Nellen, H Kratzin, H Eiffert, R Thomssen.
Abstract
In sera from patients with acute EBV, infection and the clinical symptoms of infectious mononucleosis antibodies of the Ig class M were found that are directed against two cellular proteins. The molecular mass of these proteins was determined to be 29 (p29) and 26 kD (p26), respectively, in SDS-PAGE. P29 was identified as part of the glycolytic enzyme triosephosphate isomerase (TPI) by comparison of the NH2-terminal amino acid sequences. A purified antibody against TPI induces a 51Cr release from human erythrocytes. Possibly, anti-TPI causes hemolysis, which is an infrequent but serious symptom of infectious mononucleosis.Entities:
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Year: 1990 PMID: 2303786 PMCID: PMC2187710 DOI: 10.1084/jem.171.2.565
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Exp Med ISSN: 0022-1007 Impact factor: 14.307