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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
SUBMITTER: Tiffany hung
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-72509 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Hung T T Pratt G A GA Sundararaman B B Townsend M J MJ Chaivorapol C C Bhangale T T Graham R R RR Ortmann W W Criswell L A LA Yeo G W GW Behrens T W TW
Science (New York, N.Y.) 20150917 6259
Autoantibodies target the RNA binding protein Ro60 in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and Sjögren's syndrome. However, it is unclear whether Ro60 and its associated RNAs contribute to disease pathogenesis. We catalogued the Ro60-associated RNAs in human cell lines and found that among other RNAs, Ro60 bound an RNA motif derived from endogenous Alu retroelements. Alu transcripts were induced by type I interferon and stimulated proinflammatory cytokine secretion by human peripheral blood cells. ...[more]