Ro 60 kDa autoantigen is an RNA-binding protein that binds to several small cytoplasmic RNA molecules known as Y RNAs. SSA2 may stabilize these RNAs from degradation. Sera taken from patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) often contains antibodies that react with the normal cellular SSA2 protein as if this antigen was foreign Synonyms: 60 kDa SS-A/Ro ribonucleoprotein, 60 kDa ribonucleoprotein Ro, RoRNP, 60 kDa Ro protein, Ro 60 kDa autoantigen, TROVE domain family member 2, Sjoegren syndrome type A antigen, SS-A, Sjoegren syndrome antigen A2, TROVE2, RO60, SSA2, RO-60