Definition of the Th/To ribonucleoprotein by RNase P and RNase MRP

Mol Biol Rep. 1993 Jun;18(1):29-35. doi: 10.1007/BF01006892.

Abstract

We show that the Th/To ribonucleoprotein is defined by (i) the co-immunoprecipitation of two RNAs, (ii) the co-immunoprecipitation of four major polypeptides and (iii) the quantitative immune recognition of both RNase P and RNase MRP. No serum was found that recognizes either one of these two enzymes exclusively. The specific co-immunoprecipitation of RNase MRP and RNase P by all Th/To ribonucleoprotein autoantibodies indicates that the anti-Th/To autoimmune response is directed against both enzymes in a quantitatively indistinguishable manner. Thus the Th/To ribonucleoprotein is defined by RNase P and RNase MRP.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antibody Specificity
  • Autoantibodies / immunology
  • Endoribonucleases / metabolism*
  • HeLa Cells
  • Humans
  • Precipitin Tests
  • RNA, Catalytic / metabolism*
  • Ribonuclease P
  • Ribonucleoproteins / immunology
  • Ribonucleoproteins / metabolism*

Substances

  • Autoantibodies
  • RNA, Catalytic
  • Ribonucleoproteins
  • Endoribonucleases
  • mitochondrial RNA-processing endoribonuclease
  • RPP14 protein, human
  • Ribonuclease P