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The Molecular Anatomy of Human Hsp60 and its Similarity with that of Bacterial Orthologs and Acetylcholine Receptor Reveal a Potential Pathogenetic Role of Anti-Chaperonin Immunity in Myasthenia Gravis

Antonella Marino, Fabio Bucchieri, Luigi ME Grimaldi, A Benigno, Everly Conway de Macario, Alberto J.L. Macario, Giovanni Zummo, Francesco Cappello

Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology · 2012 · 51 citations · 10 references

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Crystal structure of an ACh-binding protein reveals the ligand-binding domain of nicotinic receptors

Katjuša Brejc, Willem J. van Dijk, Remco V. Klaassen et al. · Nature · 2001 · 1.8K citations

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IL-12 is involved in the induction of experimental autoimmune myasthenia gravis, an antibody- mediated disease

Lucia Moiola, Francesca Galbiati, Gianvito Martino et al. · European Journal of Immunology · 1998 · 106 citations

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Main Immunogenic Region Structure Promotes Binding of Conformation-Dependent Myasthenia Gravis Autoantibodies, Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Conformation Maturation, and Agonist Sensitivity

Jie Luo, Palmer Taylor, Mario Losen et al. · Journal of Neuroscience · 2009 · 90 citations · Full text

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Usefulness of the hsp60 gene for the identification and classification of Gram-negative anaerobic rods

Mitsuo Sakamoto, Moriya Ohkuma · Journal of Medical Microbiology · 2010 · 70 citations

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<i>Regulatory and Pathogenic Mechanisms in Human Autoimmune Myasthenia Gravis</i>

Rozen Le Panse, Géraldine Cizeron-Clairac, M. Frenkian Cuvelier et al. · Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · 2008 · 54 citations

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