Keene J D
Department of Microbiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
Chem Biol. 1996 Jul;3(7):505-13. doi: 10.1016/s1074-5521(96)90139-8.
Accumulating evidence suggests that RNA molecules can form surfaces that mimic those of proteins. Reactivity of autoantibodies with RNA surfaces may be due to cross-reactivity between a protein epitope and the RNA. The structural mimicry detected by an autoantibody may reflect functional mimicry.
越来越多的证据表明,RNA分子可以形成与蛋白质表面类似的表面。自身抗体与RNA表面的反应性可能是由于蛋白质表位与RNA之间的交叉反应。自身抗体检测到的结构模拟可能反映功能模拟。