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Rhodes DA, Isenberg DA. TRIM21 and the Function of Antibodies inside Cells. Trends Immunol 2017; 38:916-926. [PMID: 28807517 DOI: 10.1016/j.it.2017.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2017] [Revised: 06/28/2017] [Accepted: 07/18/2017] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Therapeutic antibodies targeting disease-associated antigens are key tools in the treatment of cancer and autoimmunity. So far, therapeutic antibodies have targeted antigens that are, or are presumed to be, extracellular. A largely overlooked property of antibodies is their functional activity inside cells. The diverse literature dealing with intracellular antibodies emerged historically from studies of the properties of some autoantibodies. The identification of tripartite motif (TRIM) 21 as an intracellular Fc receptor linking cytosolic antibody recognition to the ubiquitin proteasome system brings this research into sharper focus. We review critically the research related to intracellular antibodies, link this to the TRIM21 effector mechanism, and highlight how this work is exposing the previously restricted intracellular space to the potential of therapeutic antibodies.
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- David A Rhodes
- Department of Pathology, Immunology Division, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
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- Centre for Rheumatology, Division of Medicine, University College London, London, UK
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Liang Z, Chen C, Mohan C. Molecular signatures of anti-nuclear antibodies: contributions of specific light chain residues and a novel New Zealand Black V kappa 1 germline gene. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2004; 171:3886-94. [PMID: 14500691 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.171.7.3886] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Although the Ig H chains of anti-nuclear Abs (ANA) have been described to possess certain shared molecular signatures, it remains unclear whether the L chains of these Abs also possess distinctive molecular features. The present study examines this by generating and analyzing two comprehensive murine Ig L chain databases, one consisting of 264 monoclonal ANAs and the other consisting of 145 non-ANAs, drawn from previously published work. Importantly, clonal replicates were represented only once each, so as to minimize bias. ANAs and non-ANAs did not differ in Vkappa family or Jkappa gene usage, nor in their mutation frequencies. Interestingly, the L chains of ANAs exhibited differential usage of certain complementarity-determining region residues, arising almost entirely from the increased usage of certain Vkappa germline genes, notably, Vkappa ai4 among anti-dsDNA ANAs, Vkappa23-45 among anti-ssDNA ANAs, and Vkappa21-12 among non-ANAs. Finally, prompted by the increased prevalence of a particular Vkappa1 family sequence among ANAs, we proceeded to clone a novel New Zealand Black Vkappa1 germline gene, named bb1.1, which appears to be frequently used to encoded anti-ssDNA Abs. Collectively, these studies underline the potential contribution of particular Vkappa germline genes in promoting or thwarting DNA binding.
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- Zhiyan Liang
- Simmons Arthritis Research Center and Center for Immunology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, TX 75235, USA
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Sedrak P, Hsu K, Mohan C. Molecular signatures of anti-nuclear antibodies--contribution of heavy chain framework residues. Mol Immunol 2003; 40:491-9. [PMID: 14563368 DOI: 10.1016/s0161-5890(03)00223-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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It is clear that besides the CDR residues, framework residues (particularly those on FR1 and FR3) can contribute towards antigen reactivity. This study was designed to compare the immunoglobulin heavy chain FR regions of anti-nuclear antibodies (comprised of 142 anti-ssDNA, 103 anti-dsDNA and 23 anti-nucleosome Abs) with those of non-nuclear antibodies (N=165), all drawn from the GenBank. The anti-nuclear antibodies depicted residue-usage differences that reached statistical significance in their FR1 (at H1 and H29), FR2 (at H40), and FR3 (at H69, H73, H76, H80 and H87) regions. Interestingly, these residue-usage differences were intimately linked to differences in the usage frequencies of different V(H) germline genes between the different groups of antibodies; thus, whereas J558.4, J558.47, J558.m, and 7183.9 germline genes were over-utilized among the ANAs, J558.17, V130, V(H) 36-60 and VGk1a were over-represented among the non-ANAs. In conclusion, although the framework regions of ANAs exhibited distinctly different residue-usage patterns, they may simply be markers of associated germline-encoded CDR differences that appear to have been co-selected. Further studies are warranted to ascertain if any of the observed framework residue differences do actually contribute to nuclear antigen reactivity.
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- Peter Sedrak
- Department of Internal Medicine/Rheumatology, Simmons Arthritis Research Center and the Center for Immunology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Mail Code 8884, Y8.204, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75390-8884, USA
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Tsuruta LR, Tomioka Y, Hishinuma T, Kato Y, Itoh K, Suzuki T, Oguri H, Hirama M, Goto J, Mizugaki M. Characterization of 11-dehydro-thromboxane B2 recombinant antibody obtained by phage display technology. Prostaglandins Leukot Essent Fatty Acids 2003; 68:273-84. [PMID: 12628223 DOI: 10.1016/s0952-3278(03)00006-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Recombinant monoclonal antibodies specific for 11-dehydro-thromboxane B(2) (11D-TX) were isolated from the combinatorial libraries on a pComb3 phage-display vector using a magnetic cell sorting (MACS) system. The libraries were constructed from repertories of light and heavy-chains derived from the total RNA of 11D-TX conjugated keyhole limpet haemocyanin-immunized mice. Biotinylation of 11D-TX conjugated bovine serum albumin (BSA) was performed through free thiol groups on BSA using 1-biotinamido-4-[4'-(maleimidomethyl) cyclohexanecarboxamido] butane (Biotin-BMCC). Affinity bio-panning was performed to enrich the phage display libraries against biotinylated 11D-TX conjugated BSA with the MACS system. Results indicated that the selected anti-11D-TX Fab fragments expressed by E. coli exhibited a five-fold higher affinity for BSA conjugated 11D-TX compared to BSA alone and little specificity to other related compounds as determined by the binding assay and inhibition enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). This is the first report of an antibody against prostaglandin produced by phage display technology and also determination of the DNA sequence of this antibody. The MACS system was shown to be a simpler and more efficient method of panning than the conventional ELISA procedure. According to our results, we concluded that the phage display technique combined with the MACS system allowed the selection of the antibody with high affinity and some specificity.
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- Lilian Rumi Tsuruta
- Division of Clinical Pharmacy, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University, 1-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8574, Japan
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Chen L, Chang S, Mohan C. Molecular signatures of antinuclear antibodies-contributions of heavy chain CDR residues. Mol Immunol 2002; 39:333-47. [PMID: 12220891 DOI: 10.1016/s0161-5890(02)00110-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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A database of the Ig heavy chains of 143 anti-ssDNA, 103 anti-dsDNA and 23 anti-nucleosome antinuclear antibodies (ANAs) was constructed, with no clonal overlap, gleaning from published literature. In comparison to the Kabat database of antibodies (N>3600), ANAs (total=269) demonstrated several significant changes, particularly in the incidence of charged or polar residues, in their CDR regions. In particular, anti-dsDNA ANAs differed significantly from anti-ssDNA ANAs in having (a) more 'D' residues at H31 and more 'Y' residues at H33, in CDR1, (b) significantly different distributions of charged or polar residues at H53, H55 and H56 of CDR2, and (c) more 'R' residues at H95-H100 of CDR3. Whereas, the differences in CDR1 and CDR3 are likely to characterize anti-dsDNA ANAs encoded by all VH families, the sequence differences in CDR2 are likely to be VH family specific. Finally, among anti-dsDNA ANAs, there was an enrichment of VH1/J558 germline genes (notably, VH 45.21.1), which bear germline-encoded amino acid residues in their CDR regions that may potentially facilitate nuclear antigen binding. This ANA heavy chain database thus constitutes a useful resource for analyzing the molecular requirements for nuclear antigen reactivity.
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- Leian Chen
- Simmon's Arthritis Research Center and Center of Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine/Rheumatology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Mail Code 8884, Y8.204, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75390-8884, USA
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Swanson PC, Ackroyd C, Glick GD. Ligand recognition by anti-DNA autoantibodies. Affinity, specificity, and mode of binding. Biochemistry 1996; 35:1624-33. [PMID: 8634294 DOI: 10.1021/bi9516788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Understanding the molecular basis of DNA recognition by anti-DNA autoantibodies is a key element in defining the role of antibody.DNA complexes in the pathogenesis of the autoimmune disorder systemic lupus erythematosus. As part of our efforts to relate anti-DNA affinity and specificity to antibody structure, and ultimately to disease pathogenesis, we have generated a panel of eight anti-DNA mAbs from an autoimmune MRL MpJ-lpr/lpr mouse and have assessed the binding properties of these antibodies. We find that none of our anti-DNA mAbs bind to RNA and only one low-affinity mAb cross-reacts with non-DNA antigens, albeit weakly. None of the mAbs in our panel bind double-stranded DNA exclusively. Antibodies that recognize single-stranded DNA can be categorized into two groups based on their affinity and apparent mode of binding. One group possesses relatively high affinity for oligo(dT) and may recognize single-stranded DNA ligands by accommodating thymine bases in hydrophobic pockets on the antigen binding site. The second group binds more weakly, apparently recognizes single-stranded DNA nonspecifically, and in some cases also binds double-stranded DNA. Although different mechanisms are used for binding single- and double-stranded ligands, the mode of DNA recognition appears conserved within groups of antibodies.
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- P C Swanson
- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109-1055, USA
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Jang YJ, Lecerf JM, Stollar BD. Heavy chain dominance in the binding of DNA by a lupus mouse monoclonal autoantibody. Mol Immunol 1996; 33:197-210. [PMID: 8649441 DOI: 10.1016/0161-5890(95)00094-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Antibodies H241 and 2C10 are lupus mouse IgG autoantibodies that bind native DNA. In previous experiments, oligonucleotide antigens affinity-labeled both H and L chains of H241 but only the H chain of antibody 2C10. Primary structures of the V regions of the 2C10 H and L chains and the H241 L chain, determined from cDNA, help to explain the previous affinity-labeling experiments. The 2C10 L chain CDRs had several Asp residues and a net negative charge of five, whereas the 2C10 H chain CDRs had four Arg residues and a net positive charge of five. The L chain CDRs of H241 had a net positive charge of one. [The H241 H chain cDNA sequence was published previously by Gangemi et al. (1993) J. Immun. 151, 4660-4671]. Plasmid vectors were used for bacterial expression of H and L chains of 2C10 alone and in combinations in single chain Fv (scFv) molecules. The H chain alone bound native DNA as well as or better than the H-plus-L chain scFv. The H chain alone also bound Z-DNA. Combination of the 2C10 H chain with the L chain of an anti-Z-DNA antibody maintained the selectivity for Z-DNA, whereas its combination with the 2C10 L chain (in the 2C10 Fab) yielded selective B-DNA binding. The results with 2C10 match other examples in which the H chain is sufficient for DNA binding but selectivity is modulated by the L chain. The H chain binding to autoantigen may reflect selective events in early stages of B cell development.
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- Y J Jang
- Department of Biochemistry, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02111, USA
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Kieber-Emmons T, von Feldt JM, Godillot AP, McCallus D, Srikantan V, Weiner DB, Williams WV. Isolated VH4 heavy chain variable regions bind DNA characterization of a recombinant antibody heavy chain library derived from patient(s) with active SLE. Lupus 1994; 3:379-92. [PMID: 7841991 DOI: 10.1177/096120339400300504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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In many autoimmune diseases autoantibodies are intimately involved in disease manifestations. Molecular characterization of these autoantibodies should provide insights into the pathogenesis of these diseases, as well as suggest novel avenues for development of therapeutics. While some prior studies suggest that DNA binding may be a characteristic of individual heavy chain variable regions, the ability of these V regions to bind DNA in isolation has not been investigated. We have utilized a bacterial vector for cloning and expressing isolated antibody heavy chain variable regions. RNA was extracted from peripheral blood mononuclear cells of patients with active SLE, cDNA synthesized and heavy chain V regions amplified with VH specific oligonucleotide primers. The VH fragments were cloned into a bacterial expression plasmid including the pelB leader peptide to direct appropriate expression. Recombinant antibodies were screened for binding to 32P-labeled double-stranded plasmid DNA and later also characterized for binding to single-stranded DNA. Binding was confirmed by standard ELISA methodology. Sequence analysis of seven DNA binding VH fragments revealed that they utilized the VH gene family previously described to be associated with autoimmune responses, with a JH6 segment. On VH sequence analysis only one residue substitution in the consensus sequence is needed to form a VH4 germline gene. Potential contact residues with DNA were delineated by three-dimensional structure analysis. We concluded that the DNA binding characteristics of VH regions can be examined in the absence of light chain. DNA binding specificity appears to be a property of the germline VH4 gene. Analysis of such V regions can aid in the identification of hypervariable region contact residues important for DNA binding.
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- T Kieber-Emmons
- Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology, Philadelphia, PA 19104
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Foster MH, Kieber-Emmons T, Ohliger M, Madaio MP. Molecular and structural analysis of nuclear localizing anti-DNA lupus antibodies. Immunol Res 1994; 13:186-206. [PMID: 7775809 DOI: 10.1007/bf02918279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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To determine the structure of three nuclear localizing lupus anti-DNA immunoglobulins (Igs) and to search for clues to mechanisms of cellular and/or nuclear access, their H- and L-chain variable region sequences were determined and subjected to three-dimensional modeling. Although the results indicate heterogeneity in their primary structures, the H chains are encoded by 3 members of the J558 VH gene family with a common tertiary conformation that is not shared by a J558-encoded nonnuclear localizing anti-DNA control Ig. Furthermore, at least two of the Igs share a conformational motif in the H-chain CDR3, and all three Igs contain multiple positively charged amino acids in their CDRs, resembling nuclear localization signals that direct protein nuclear import. Notably, each VH and VK gene is also found recurrently among previously described autoantibodies. Molecular analysis further indicates that both germline-encoded and significantly mutated V genes can generate nuclear localizing anti-DNA Ig.
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- M H Foster
- Penn Center for Molecular Studies of Kidney Diseases, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104-6144, USA
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Kieber-Emmons T, Foster MH, Williams WV, Madaio MP. Structural properties of a subset of nephritogenic anti-DNA antibodies. Immunol Res 1994; 13:172-85. [PMID: 7775808 DOI: 10.1007/bf02918278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Structural analysis of lupus autoantibodies is beginning to provide clues to the molecular basis for antigenic specificity and pathogenicity. The present analysis indicates that multiple light and heavy chains contain residues which can facilitate DNA binding, reaffirming the notion that there are multiple ways that different amino acids combine to form an antigen-binding pocket with affinity for dsDNA and ssDNA. Furthermore, this analysis suggests that these conformations and contact residues are intrinsic to germline sequences, although amino acid changes at critical locations (somatically introduced) modulate antigen binding, and appear to influence the capacity of individual immunoglobulin to form immune deposits. Analysis of additional individual immunoglobulins with closely related V-region sequences and differing pathogenic properties will be required to resolve the contribution of specific motifs to pathogenecity.
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- T Kieber-Emmons
- Wistar Institute of Biology and Anatomy, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
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Staines NA, Isenberg DA. The Molecular Basis of Autoantibody Pathogenicity. Med Chir Trans 1994. [DOI: 10.1177/014107689408700223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Hirabayashi Y, Munakata Y, Takai O, Shibata S, Sasaki T, Sano H. Human B-cell clones expressing lupus nephritis-associated anti-DNA idiotypes are preferentially expanded without somatic mutation. Scand J Immunol 1993; 37:533-40. [PMID: 8387226 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3083.1993.tb02569.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Human monoclonal anti-single/double-stranded (ss/ds) DNA antibodies (NE-1 and NE-13) expressed cross-reactive idiotypes (Id), NE-1 Id, which have been detected on the lupus glomeruli-deposited anti-DNA antibodies. The nucleotide sequences of the variable regions of NE-1 and NE-13 clones were analogous except for one nucleotide difference in the Vk region. The VH and Vk gene segments of NE-13 clone were identical with germline genes VH4.21 and Vb (or Vb'), respectively. CDR3s of NE-1 and NE-13 heavy chains were arginine rich and CDR1s contained an amino acid stretch, SGYY, the inverted sequence of YYGS, which was shared among CDR3s of several anti-DNA antibodies. Clonal frequency analysis using a limiting dilution method revealed that NE-1 Id-positive clones at precursor cell level increased in lupus patients. These findings suggest that some IgM anti-DNA clones which express NE-1 Id associated with lupus nephritis use germline genes without mutation and they may be preferentially expanded at the precursor cell levels as well as at the mature cell level.
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- Y Hirabayashi
- Second Department of Internal Medicine, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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Singh AK. Abnormalities in the regulation of variable region genes that encode for antibodies to DNA may be a central factor in the pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus. Ann Rheum Dis 1993; 52:378-83. [PMID: 8323386 PMCID: PMC1005053 DOI: 10.1136/ard.52.5.378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Systemic lupus erythematosus (lupus) is characterised by the excessive and spontaneous production of antibodies to DNA. In animal models of lupus, and in humans, antibodies to DNA have been directly implicated in pathogenesis. The variable region genes that encode for reactivity of antibodies to DNA have, in general, not been regarded as a risk factor in lupus. Recent evidence from several workers, including ourselves, does not sustain this dogma. Individual autoreactive V genes appear to be repeatedly used and to have an affinity for DNA. These genes are present in subjects with the disease and in some, but not all, normal subjects. Presumably, in some subjects carrying autoreactive V genes in their germline, these genes are normally silenced by regulatory factors, including cytokines, and in others with disease there is a breakdown in regulation. Experimental evidence suggests that multiple cytokines may have a role and that this role is complex.
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- A K Singh
- Department of Medicine, Tufts-New England Medical Center, Massachusetts 02111
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Katz MS, Foster MH, Madaio MP. Independently derived murine glomerular immune deposit-forming anti-DNA antibodies are encoded by near-identical VH gene sequences. J Clin Invest 1993; 91:402-8. [PMID: 8432848 PMCID: PMC287938 DOI: 10.1172/jci116214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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To examine the influence of variable region sequences on the capacity of individual lupus autoantibodies (autoAb) to form glomerular immune deposits, the complete VH and VL region sequences of three anti-DNA mAb that produced morphologically similar immune deposits after administration to normal mice were determined. The Ig were independently derived from 1-mo-old (H238, IgM), 3-mo-old (H8, IgG2a), and 6-mo-old (H161, IgG3) MRL-lpr/lpr mice, and they all produced subendothelial and mesangial immune deposits after passive transfer to normal mice. In addition, H238 and H161 produced granular deposits in small extraglomerular vessels. The mAb had nearly identical VH gene sequences; H8 differed from H238 and H161 by a single nucleotide in FR1 that resulted in a histidine for glutamine substitution. This VH gene sequence was also > 99% homologous to another anti-DNA Ab (termed H241), that we previously reported to produce glomerular immune deposits in a similar morphologic pattern. H161 and H238 were encoded by DFL16 and JH2 genes, whereas H8 was encoded by a JH4 gene. Different Vk family genes were used to encode the three mAb, however H161 and H238 both used a Jk5 gene. The results indicate that an identical or highly related VH gene is used to encode a subgroup of murine lupus autoAb that share immune deposit forming properties. Furthermore, they raise the possibility that amino acid residues independent from those encoded by VH genes may be influential in immune deposit formation at extraglomerular sites.
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- M S Katz
- Penn Center for Molecular Studies of Kidney Disease, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia 19104
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