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SUBMITTER: Li H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3798543 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Li Hongliang H Zuccolo Jonathan J Kem David C DC Zillner Caitlin C Lee Jiyeon J Smith Kenneth K James Judith A JA Cunningham Madeleine W MW Yu Xichun X
The Journal of biological chemistry 20130916 42
Functional autoantibodies to the autonomic receptors are increasingly recognized in the pathophysiology of cardiovascular diseases. To date, no human activating monoclonal autoantibodies to these receptors have been available. In this study, we describe for the first time a β2-adrenergic receptor (β2AR)-activating monoclonal autoantibody (C5F2) produced from the lymphocytes of a patient with idiopathic postural hypotension. C5F2, an IgG3 isotype, recognizes an epitope in the N terminus of the se ...[more]