Associated with:
• Ulcerative Colitis
• Colon Autoimmunity
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Tropomyosin is a cytoskeletal microfilamental protein that regulates actin mechanics. Tropomyosin plays an important role in muscle contraction. Tropomyosin, along with the troponin complex, works with actin in muscle fibers and manages muscle contraction by regulating the binding of myosin. Tropomyosin isoforms are involved in the stabilization of actin filaments, intracellular organelle movement, cell-shape maintenance and cytokinesis.
Clinical Significance:
The autoantibodies of Tropomyosin present in the sera of patients with Ulcerative Colitis have been shown to destroy Cr-labeled colonic adenocarcinoma cells (LS180) by antibody and complement mediated lysis. Due to the high familial incidence of Ulcerative Colitis, first degree relatives of patients diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis, should be assessed for Tropomyosin antibodies.
References:
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2. Ebert, et al. Autoantibodies against human tropomyosin isoform 5 in ulcerative colitis destroys colonic epithelial cells through antibody and complement-mediated lysis. Cellular Immunol, 2006; 244:43-49.
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Associated with:
• Ulcerative Colitis
• Colon Autoimmunity
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease
The autoantibodies of Tropomyosin present in the sera of patients with Ulcerative Colitis have been shown to destroy Cr-labeled colonic adenocarcinoma cells (LS180) by antibody and complement mediated lysis. Due to the high familial incidence of Ulcerative Colitis, first degree relatives of patients diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis, should be assessed for Tropomyosin antibodies.
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21-Hydroxylase (Adrenal Cortex), Alpha + Beta Tubulin IgG+IgA, Alpha + Beta Tubulin IgM, Alpha-Myosin, Arthritic Peptide, ASCA + ANCA, Asialoganglioside IgG+IgA, Asialoganglioside IgM, Cerebellar IgG+IgA, Cerebellar IgM, Collagen Complex, Cytochrome P450 (Hepatocyte), Fibulin, Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase 65 (GAD 65), Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase Autoantibody, IA-2 Autoantibody, Insulin + Islet Cell Antigen, Intrinsic Factor, Myelin Basic Protein IgG + IgA, Myelin Basic Protein IgM, Myocardial Peptide, Osteocyte, Ovary/Testis, Parietal Cell + ATPase, Phospholipid, Platelet Glycoprotein, Synapsin IgG+IgA, Synapsin IgM, Thyroglobulin, Thyroglobulin IgG, Thyroid Peroxidase (TPO), Thyroid Peroxidase IgG, Tropomyosin