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Epistatic Interactions Between Mutations of Deoxyribonuclease 1-Like 3 and the Inhibitory Fc Gamma Receptor IIB Result in Very Early and Massive Autoantibodies Against Double-Stranded DNA
Autoantibodies against double-stranded DNA (anti-dsDNA) are a hallmark of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). It is well documented that anti-dsDNA reactive B lymphocytes are normally controlled by immune self-tolerance mechanisms operating at several levels. The evolution of high levels of IgG anti...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6041390/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30026744 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2018.01551 |
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author | Weisenburger, Thomas von Neubeck, Bettina Schneider, Andrea Ebert, Nadja Schreyer, Daniel Acs, Andreas Winkler, Thomas H. |
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description | Autoantibodies against double-stranded DNA (anti-dsDNA) are a hallmark of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). It is well documented that anti-dsDNA reactive B lymphocytes are normally controlled by immune self-tolerance mechanisms operating at several levels. The evolution of high levels of IgG anti-dsDNA in SLE is dependent on somatic hypermutation and clonal selection, presumably in germinal centers from non-autoreactive B cells. Twin studies as well as genetic studies in mice indicate a very strong genetic contribution for the development of anti-dsDNA as well as SLE. Only few single gene defects with a monogenic Mendelian inheritance have been described so far that are directly responsible for the development of anti-dsDNA and SLE. Recently, among other mutations, rare null-alleles for the deoxyribonuclease 1 like 3 (DNASE1L3) and the Fc gamma receptor IIB (FCGR2B) have been described in SLE patients and genetic mouse models. Here, we demonstrate that double Dnase1l3- and FcgR2b-deficient mice in the C57BL/6 background exhibit a very early and massive IgG anti-dsDNA production. Already at 10 weeks of age, autoantibody production in double-deficient mice exceeds autoantibody levels of diseased 9-month-old NZB/W mice, a long established multigenic SLE mouse model. In single gene-deficient mice, autoantibody levels were moderately elevated at early age of the mice. Premature autoantibody production was accompanied by a spontaneous hyperactivation of germinal centers, early expansions of T follicular helper cells, and elevated plasmablasts in the spleen. Anti-dsDNA hybridomas generated from double-deficient mice show significantly elevated numbers of arginines in the CDR3 regions of the heavy-chain as well as clonal expansions and diversification of B cell clones with moderate numbers of somatic mutations. Our findings show a strong epistatic interaction of two SLE-alleles which prevent early and high-level anti-dsDNA autoantibody production. Both genes apparently synergize to keep in check excessive germinal center reactions evolving into IgG anti-dsDNA antibody producing B cells. |
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spelling | pubmed-60413902018-07-19 Epistatic Interactions Between Mutations of Deoxyribonuclease 1-Like 3 and the Inhibitory Fc Gamma Receptor IIB Result in Very Early and Massive Autoantibodies Against Double-Stranded DNA Weisenburger, Thomas von Neubeck, Bettina Schneider, Andrea Ebert, Nadja Schreyer, Daniel Acs, Andreas Winkler, Thomas H. Front Immunol Immunology Autoantibodies against double-stranded DNA (anti-dsDNA) are a hallmark of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). It is well documented that anti-dsDNA reactive B lymphocytes are normally controlled by immune self-tolerance mechanisms operating at several levels. The evolution of high levels of IgG anti-dsDNA in SLE is dependent on somatic hypermutation and clonal selection, presumably in germinal centers from non-autoreactive B cells. Twin studies as well as genetic studies in mice indicate a very strong genetic contribution for the development of anti-dsDNA as well as SLE. Only few single gene defects with a monogenic Mendelian inheritance have been described so far that are directly responsible for the development of anti-dsDNA and SLE. Recently, among other mutations, rare null-alleles for the deoxyribonuclease 1 like 3 (DNASE1L3) and the Fc gamma receptor IIB (FCGR2B) have been described in SLE patients and genetic mouse models. Here, we demonstrate that double Dnase1l3- and FcgR2b-deficient mice in the C57BL/6 background exhibit a very early and massive IgG anti-dsDNA production. Already at 10 weeks of age, autoantibody production in double-deficient mice exceeds autoantibody levels of diseased 9-month-old NZB/W mice, a long established multigenic SLE mouse model. In single gene-deficient mice, autoantibody levels were moderately elevated at early age of the mice. Premature autoantibody production was accompanied by a spontaneous hyperactivation of germinal centers, early expansions of T follicular helper cells, and elevated plasmablasts in the spleen. Anti-dsDNA hybridomas generated from double-deficient mice show significantly elevated numbers of arginines in the CDR3 regions of the heavy-chain as well as clonal expansions and diversification of B cell clones with moderate numbers of somatic mutations. Our findings show a strong epistatic interaction of two SLE-alleles which prevent early and high-level anti-dsDNA autoantibody production. Both genes apparently synergize to keep in check excessive germinal center reactions evolving into IgG anti-dsDNA antibody producing B cells. Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-07-05 /pmc/articles/PMC6041390/ /pubmed/30026744 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2018.01551 Text en Copyright © 2018 Weisenburger, von Neubeck, Schneider, Ebert, Schreyer, Acs and Winkler. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
spellingShingle | Immunology Weisenburger, Thomas von Neubeck, Bettina Schneider, Andrea Ebert, Nadja Schreyer, Daniel Acs, Andreas Winkler, Thomas H. Epistatic Interactions Between Mutations of Deoxyribonuclease 1-Like 3 and the Inhibitory Fc Gamma Receptor IIB Result in Very Early and Massive Autoantibodies Against Double-Stranded DNA |
title | Epistatic Interactions Between Mutations of Deoxyribonuclease 1-Like 3 and the Inhibitory Fc Gamma Receptor IIB Result in Very Early and Massive Autoantibodies Against Double-Stranded DNA |
title_full | Epistatic Interactions Between Mutations of Deoxyribonuclease 1-Like 3 and the Inhibitory Fc Gamma Receptor IIB Result in Very Early and Massive Autoantibodies Against Double-Stranded DNA |
title_fullStr | Epistatic Interactions Between Mutations of Deoxyribonuclease 1-Like 3 and the Inhibitory Fc Gamma Receptor IIB Result in Very Early and Massive Autoantibodies Against Double-Stranded DNA |
title_full_unstemmed | Epistatic Interactions Between Mutations of Deoxyribonuclease 1-Like 3 and the Inhibitory Fc Gamma Receptor IIB Result in Very Early and Massive Autoantibodies Against Double-Stranded DNA |
title_short | Epistatic Interactions Between Mutations of Deoxyribonuclease 1-Like 3 and the Inhibitory Fc Gamma Receptor IIB Result in Very Early and Massive Autoantibodies Against Double-Stranded DNA |
title_sort | epistatic interactions between mutations of deoxyribonuclease 1-like 3 and the inhibitory fc gamma receptor iib result in very early and massive autoantibodies against double-stranded dna |
topic | Immunology |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6041390/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30026744 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2018.01551 |
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