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Title: | Characterisation of a human antibody that potentially links cytomegalovirus infection with systemic lupus erythematosus. | Authors: | Neo, Jie Ying Jacklyn Wee, Seng Yin Kelly Bonne, Isabelle Tay, Sen Hee Raida, Manfred Jovanovic, Vojislav Fairhurst, Anna-Marie Lu, Jinhua Hanson, Brendon J MacAry, Paul A |
Issue Date: | 10-Jul-2019 | Publisher: | Springer Science and Business Media LLC | Citation: | Neo, Jie Ying Jacklyn, Wee, Seng Yin Kelly, Bonne, Isabelle, Tay, Sen Hee, Raida, Manfred, Jovanovic, Vojislav, Fairhurst, Anna-Marie, Lu, Jinhua, Hanson, Brendon J, MacAry, Paul A (2019-07-10). Characterisation of a human antibody that potentially links cytomegalovirus infection with systemic lupus erythematosus.. Sci Rep 9 (1) : 9998-. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-46329-y | Abstract: | Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is a ubiquitous herpesvirus that has been linked with the development of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Thus far, molecular mimicry has been implicated as the principal mechanism that explains this association. In this study, we characterise a potential alternative process whereby HCMV contributes to SLE. In a cohort of SLE patients, we show a significant association between HCMV infection and SLE through a human antibody response that targets UL44. UL44 is an obligate nuclear-resident, non-structural viral protein vital for HCMV DNA replication. The intracellular nature of this viral protein complicates its targeting by the humoral response - the mechanism remains unresolved. To characterise this response, we present a thorough molecular analysis of the first human monoclonal antibody specific for UL44 derived from a HCMV seropositive donor. This human antibody immunoprecipitates UL44 from HCMV-infected cells together with known nuclear-resident SLE autoantigens - namely, nucleolin, dsDNA and ku70. We also show that UL44 is redistributed to the cell surface during virus-induced apoptosis as part of a complex with these autoantigens. This phenomenon represents a potential mechanism for the bystander presentation of SLE autoantigens to the humoral arm of our immune system under circumstances that favour a break in peripheral tolerance. | Source Title: | Sci Rep | URI: | https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/157004 | ISSN: | 2045-2322 2045-2322 |
DOI: | 10.1038/s41598-019-46329-y |
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