title: Lack of cross-reactivity of anti-DNA antibodies to ribonucleoproteins in a new commercial blot system for specific ANAs.
abstract: Anti-DNA antibodies often exhibit cross-reactivity. It has been observed that anti-DNA antibodies cross-react with A and D snRNP proteins in an in-house developed Western blot assay but do not cross-react with native U1RNP in ELISA or immunoprecipitation experiments. We have analyzed the cross-reactivity of anti-DNA antibodies to snRNP A and D in a recently developed commercial blot assay (InnoLIA, Innogenetics). In our experience anti-DNA antibodies do not cross-react with proteins A and D in this blot system. Hence this new blot system avoids the cross-reactivity problems in the assessment of antinuclear antibody specificity for both Sm and U1snRNP.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitario, and Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Universidad de Salamanca, Spain.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: González
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Pascual
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: González-Buitrago
mesh_terms: D000974:Antibodies, Antinuclear / Q000276:immunology*; D000918:Antibody Specificity; D015153:Blotting, Western / Q000379:methods*; D003429:Cross Reactions; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000276:immunology; D017412:Ribonucleoprotein, U1 Small Nuclear / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000974:Antibodies, Antinuclear; D017412:Ribonucleoprotein, U1 Small Nuclear