title: Anti-"dividing cell antigen" autoantibody: a novel antinuclear antibody pattern related to histones in systemic lupus erythematosus.
abstract: This study aims to describe a novel antinuclear antibody directed to proteins only accessible during the mitosis: anti-"dividing cell antigen" (DCA) antibody. A total of 709 disease-associated and control sera was tested by indirect immunofluorescence using a variety of cell lines as substrate. Cells were treated with enzymes and antibodies absorbed with nuclear antigens. Antibodies to DNA, histone subfractions, and synthetic peptides were evaluated using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays. Cell extracts were electrophoresed before and after synchronization and sera tested on the blots. The anti-DCA antibody was demonstrated in 10 of 183 SLE patients but virtually never in other connective tissue diseases. The DCA was sensitive to HCl and proteolytic enzymes and the anti-DCA binding inhibited by histones H2A and H2B. Differences of anti-H2A and anti-H2B were observed between anti-DCA antibody-positive and anti-DCA antibody-negative sera, and antibodies specific for the 1-15 region of H2A, the 1-25 region of H2B and the 1-29 region of H4 were more frequent in the former sera than in the latter. The anti-DCA antibody was shown to react with a 60-kDa protein. Our findings suggest that the anti-DCA antibody is directed to a protein complex containing H2A and H2B.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Immunology, Brest University Medical School Hospital, France.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Blaschek
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Muller
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Youinou
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000974:Antibodies, Antinuclear / Q000276:immunology*; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000276:immunology*; D015153:Blotting, Western; D002455:Cell Division / Q000276:immunology*; D002460:Cell Line; D003240:Connective Tissue Diseases / Q000276:immunology; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006657:Histones / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000276:immunology*; D007614:Macropodidae; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008938:Mitosis; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000974:Antibodies, Antinuclear; D006657:Histones; D010446:Peptide Fragments