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Table 1 Myositis-specific autoantibodies and their functional activities

From: Myositis-specific autoantibodies: detection and clinical associations

Autoantibody

Autoantigen

Molecular mass (kDa)

Function of autoantigen

Anti-aaRS

 Anti-Jo-1/PL1

HisRS

54

Aminoacylation of tRNAs

 Anti-PL7

ThrRS

80

 

 Anti-PL12

AlaRS

106

 

 Anti-EJ

GlyRS

75

 

 Anti-OJ

IleRS

150

 

 Anti-KS

AsnRS

65

 

 Anti-Ha

TyrRS

58

 

 Anti-Zo

PheRS

57/66

 

Anti-tRNA

 

tRNAHis

 

Translation

 

tRNAAla

  

Anti-Mi-2

   
 

Mi-2α

220

Transcription regulation + Nucleosome remodeling

 

Mi-2β

218

 

Anti-SRP

   
 

SRP54

54

Protein translocation to the ER

 

SRP68

68

 
 

SRP72

72

 

Anti-p155/140

   
 

Tif1-γ

155

Ubiquitination

 

Unknown

140

n.d.

Anti-CADM-140

   
 

MDA5

117

Innate immunity (RNA sensor)

Anti-SAE

   
 

SAE1

38

Sumoylation

 

SAE2

72

 

Anti-p140

   
 

NXP-2

107

RNA binding + nuclear transcription

  1. n.d. not determined