Susceptibility to Rheumatoid Arthritis Maps to a T-Cell Epitope Shared by the HLA-Dw4 DR β -1 Chain and the Epstein-Barr Virus Glycoprotein gp110

Rheumatoid arthritis is associated with the HLA antigen HLA-DR4. Disease susceptibility maps to the amino acid sequence QKRAA located in the third hypervariable region of the DR β -1 chain. This region is thought to be a site of recognition for the T-cell antigen receptor. We searched for an antigen...

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Published in:Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS 1989-07, Vol.86 (13), p.5104-5108
Main Authors: Roudier, Jean, Petersen, Jorgen, Rhodes, Gary H., Luka, Janos, Carson, Dennis A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Amino Acid Sequence
Amino acids
Antibodies
Antigens
Arthritis, Rheumatoid - genetics
Arthritis, Rheumatoid - immunology
Biological and medical sciences
Cultured cells
Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay
Epitopes - analysis
Epstein Barr virus infections
Epstein-Barr virus
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Fundamental immunology
Glycoproteins
Histocompatibility antigens (hla, h-2 and other systems)
HLA antigens
HLA-D Antigens - genetics
Humans
Immunoglobulin G - genetics
Immunoglobulin M - genetics
Macromolecular Substances
Molecular immunology
Molecular Sequence Data
Rheumatoid arthritis
T lymphocytes
T-Lymphocytes - immunology
Viral Proteins - genetics
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Summary:Rheumatoid arthritis is associated with the HLA antigen HLA-DR4. Disease susceptibility maps to the amino acid sequence QKRAA located in the third hypervariable region of the DR β -1 chain. This region is thought to be a site of recognition for the T-cell antigen receptor. We searched for an antigen in the human environment that could induce T-cell recognition of this sequence. An analysis of protein and DNA databases revealed that the Epstein-Barr virus glycoprotein gp110, which is encoded by the BALF4 open reading frame, contains the sequence QKRAAQRAA, which is highly homologous to the rheumatoid arthritis susceptibility determinant. Experiments using antibodies to synthetic peptides showed that the QKRAA determinant is expressed on the gp110 protein. Humans with serologic evidence of Epstein-Barr virus infection had serum antibodies to gp110 and peripheral blood T cells that recognized peptides from gp110 and HLA-Dw4 encompassing the QKRAA determinant.
ISSN:0027-8424
1091-6490
DOI:10.1073/pnas.86.13.5104