Diazepam-binding inhibitor-related protein 1: a candidate autoantigen in acquired aplastic anemia patients harboring a minor population of paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria-type cells.
Diazepam-binding inhibitor-related protein 1: a candidate autoantigen in acquired aplastic anemia patients harboring a minor population of paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria-type cells.
To identify candidate antigens in aplastic anemia (AA), we screened proteins derived from a leukemia cell line with serum of an AA patient and identified diazepam-binding inhibitor-related protein 1 (DRS-1).
Expression levels of HNF1B and ECI2 proteins were validated by immunohistochemistry and western blotting at different stages of prostate cancer development.
Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) revealed high titers of anti-DRS-1 antibodies (DRS-1 Abs) in 27 (38.0%) of 71 AA patients displaying increased paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH)-type cells (PNH(+)), 2 (6.3%) of 32 PNH(-) AA patients, 5 (38.5%) of 13 PNH(+) myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) patients, and none of 42 PNH(-) MDS patients.
Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) revealed high titers of anti-DRS-1 antibodies (DRS-1 Abs) in 27 (38.0%) of 71 AA patients displaying increased paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH)-type cells (PNH(+)), 2 (6.3%) of 32 PNH(-) AA patients, 5 (38.5%) of 13 PNH(+) myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) patients, and none of 42 PNH(-) MDS patients.
Expression levels of HNF1B and ECI2 proteins were validated by immunohistochemistry and western blotting at different stages of prostate cancer development.
Taken together, these results demonstrated that upon tumor progression, the initial tumor-protective effect of HNF1B is lost along with downregulated expression of HNF1B and increased expression of ECI2.