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Association between protein tyrosine phosphatase 22 variant R620W in conjunction with the HLA-DRB1 shared epitope and humoral autoimmunity to an immunodominant epitope of cartilage-specific type II collagen in early rheumatoid arthritis

Burkhardt, H ; Huffmeier, U ; Spriewald, B ; Bohm, B ; Rau, R ; Kallert, S ; Engstrom, A ; Holmdahl, Rikard LU and Reis, A (2006) In Arthritis and Rheumatism 54(1). p.82-89
Abstract
Objective. To analyze the genetic impact of allelic variants of the protein tyrosine phosphatase N22 (PTPN22) and HLA-DRB1 alleles on IgG autoantibody formation directed toward an immunodominant conformational epitope (C1(III); amino acid residues 359-369) of type 11 collagen (CII) in early rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods. Sera obtained at study inclusion from an inception cohort of RA patients (n = 221; mean symptom duration 6 months) were analyzed for circulating anti-C1(III). IgG autoantibodies. An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay based on solid-phase-coupled synthetic triple-helical collagen peptides was used to quantify Immoral autoimmune responses. HLA-DRB1 genotypes were determined by allele-specific polymerase chain reaction... (More)
Objective. To analyze the genetic impact of allelic variants of the protein tyrosine phosphatase N22 (PTPN22) and HLA-DRB1 alleles on IgG autoantibody formation directed toward an immunodominant conformational epitope (C1(III); amino acid residues 359-369) of type 11 collagen (CII) in early rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods. Sera obtained at study inclusion from an inception cohort of RA patients (n = 221; mean symptom duration 6 months) were analyzed for circulating anti-C1(III). IgG autoantibodies. An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay based on solid-phase-coupled synthetic triple-helical collagen peptides was used to quantify Immoral autoimmune responses. HLA-DRB1 genotypes were determined by allele-specific polymerase chain reaction amplification of genomic DNA and sequence-specific hybridization. PTPN22*620W genotyping was performed using an allelic discrimination TaqMan assay. Results. Anti-C1(III) IgG autoantibody titers were significantly elevated in patients with early RA as compared with those in healthy controls (n = 70). The increased titers were more pronounced in RA patients harboring alleles of the RA-associated HLA-DRB1 shared epitope (SE) consensus sequence than in those lacking the SE. In addition, the PTPN22*620W variant was strongly associated with a vigorous Immoral autoimmune response to the cartilage-specific CII determinant C1(III). Conclusion. Allelic variants encoding the binding pocket for peptide presentation (SE) to T cells and a functional domain of a negative regulator of T cell receptor signaling (PTPN22*620W), respectively, synergize in early RA to break self tolerance toward C1(III), an evolutionarily conserved cartilage determinant that is also frequently targeted in arthritogenic humoral autoimmunity in mice. (Less)
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Arthritis and Rheumatism
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54
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82 - 89
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John Wiley & Sons Inc.
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1529-0131
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10.1002/art.21498
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  abstract     = {{Objective. To analyze the genetic impact of allelic variants of the protein tyrosine phosphatase N22 (PTPN22) and HLA-DRB1 alleles on IgG autoantibody formation directed toward an immunodominant conformational epitope (C1(III); amino acid residues 359-369) of type 11 collagen (CII) in early rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods. Sera obtained at study inclusion from an inception cohort of RA patients (n = 221; mean symptom duration 6 months) were analyzed for circulating anti-C1(III). IgG autoantibodies. An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay based on solid-phase-coupled synthetic triple-helical collagen peptides was used to quantify Immoral autoimmune responses. HLA-DRB1 genotypes were determined by allele-specific polymerase chain reaction amplification of genomic DNA and sequence-specific hybridization. PTPN22*620W genotyping was performed using an allelic discrimination TaqMan assay. Results. Anti-C1(III) IgG autoantibody titers were significantly elevated in patients with early RA as compared with those in healthy controls (n = 70). The increased titers were more pronounced in RA patients harboring alleles of the RA-associated HLA-DRB1 shared epitope (SE) consensus sequence than in those lacking the SE. In addition, the PTPN22*620W variant was strongly associated with a vigorous Immoral autoimmune response to the cartilage-specific CII determinant C1(III). Conclusion. Allelic variants encoding the binding pocket for peptide presentation (SE) to T cells and a functional domain of a negative regulator of T cell receptor signaling (PTPN22*620W), respectively, synergize in early RA to break self tolerance toward C1(III), an evolutionarily conserved cartilage determinant that is also frequently targeted in arthritogenic humoral autoimmunity in mice.}},
  author       = {{Burkhardt, H and Huffmeier, U and Spriewald, B and Bohm, B and Rau, R and Kallert, S and Engstrom, A and Holmdahl, Rikard and Reis, A}},
  issn         = {{1529-0131}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{1}},
  pages        = {{82--89}},
  publisher    = {{John Wiley & Sons Inc.}},
  series       = {{Arthritis and Rheumatism}},
  title        = {{Association between protein tyrosine phosphatase 22 variant R620W in conjunction with the HLA-DRB1 shared epitope and humoral autoimmunity to an immunodominant epitope of cartilage-specific type II collagen in early rheumatoid arthritis}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/art.21498}},
  doi          = {{10.1002/art.21498}},
  volume       = {{54}},
  year         = {{2006}},
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