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Molecular Mimicry

Molecular Mimicry is a pathogenic mechanism in autoimmunity whereby structural similarity between foreign antigens and self-antigens leads to cross-reactivity of the immune response, resulting in autoimmune tissue damage.

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Target mimicry provides a new mechanism for regulation of microRNA activity

José M. Franco‐Zorrilla, Adrián Vallí, Marco Todesco et al. · Nature Genetics · 2007 · 2.1K citations

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Suppression of inflammation by a synthetic histone mimic

Edwige Nicodème, Kate L. Jeffrey, Uwe Schaefer et al. · Nature · 2010 · 1.6K citations · Full text

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Molecular mimicry in T cell-mediated autoimmunity: Viral peptides activate human T cell clones specific for myelin basic protein

Kai W. Wucherpfennig, Jack L. Strominger · Cell · 1995 · 1.5K citations · Full text

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Molecular mimicry and autoimmune disease

Michael B. A. Oldstone · Cell · 1987 · 933 citations

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Allergenicity resulting from functional mimicry of a Toll-like receptor complex protein

Aurélien Trompette, Senad Divanovic, Alberto Visintin et al. · Nature · 2008 · 750 citations · Full text

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  1. MB
    Michael B. A. Oldstone

    Scripps Research Institute, United States

    12 publications · 2.3K citations

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    Madeleine W. Cunningham

    University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, United States

    11 publications · 1.4K citations

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    Dimitrios P. Bogdanos

    University of Thessaly, Greece

    11 publications · 632 citations

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  4. DK
    Darja Kanduc

    University of Bari Aldo Moro, Italy

    11 publications · 685 citations

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    Jorge Kalil

    Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil

    9 publications · 910 citations

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Institutions

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  1. National Institutes of Health

    Bethesda, United States

    21 h-index

    90 publications

    10.1K citations

  2. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    14 h-index

    39 publications

    3.7K citations

  3. King's College London

    London, United Kingdom

    14 h-index

    60 publications

    2.4K citations

  4. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    14 h-index

    33 publications

    4.8K citations

  5. Scripps Research Institute

    San Diego, United States

    13 h-index

    42 publications

    7.8K citations

  6. Northwestern University

    Evanston, United States

    13 h-index

    40 publications

    2.7K citations

  7. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    12 h-index

    33 publications

    2K citations

  8. Tel Aviv University

    Tel Aviv, Israel

    11 h-index

    24 publications

    1.8K citations

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  1. The Journal of Immunology

    JI · 57 publications · 3.5K citations

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  2. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    PNAS · 29 publications · 3.7K citations

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  3. PubMed

    Repository · 49 publications · 1.5K citations

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  4. The Journal of Experimental Medicine

    23 publications · 2.7K citations

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  5. Journal of Biological Chemistry

    JBC · 18 publications · 1.2K citations

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