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A loss-of-function variant of the antiviral molecule MAVS is associated with a subset of systemic lupus patients
被引:85
作者:
Pothlichet, Julien
[1
,2
,5
]
Niewold, Timothy B.
[3
]
Vitour, Damien
[1
,2
,6
]
Solhonne, Brigitte
[1
,2
]
Crow, Mary K.
[4
]
Si-Tahar, Mustapha
[1
,2
]
机构:
[1] Inst Pasteur, Unite Def Innee & Inflammat, Paris, France
[2] Inserm U874, Paris, France
[3] Univ Chicago, Rheumatol Sect, Chicago, IL 60637 USA
[4] Hosp Special Surg, New York, NY 10021 USA
[5] Dept Human Genet, Montreal, PQ, Canada
[6] ANSES INRA ENVA, Maisons Alfort, France
基金:
新加坡国家研究基金会;
关键词:
cell signalling;
immune response;
lupus;
polymorphisms;
virus;
INTERFERON-ALPHA ACTIVITY;
INNATE IMMUNE-RESPONSE;
INFLUENZA-A-VIRUS;
RIG-I;
ERYTHEMATOSUS PATIENTS;
RISK HAPLOTYPE;
CUTTING EDGE;
IFN-ALPHA;
KAPPA-B;
AUTOIMMUNITY;
D O I:
10.1002/emmm.201000120
中图分类号:
R-3 [医学研究方法];
R3 [基础医学];
学科分类号:
1001 ;
摘要:
Dysregulation of the antiviral immune response may contribute to autoimmune diseases. Here, we hypothesized that altered expression or function of MAVS, a key molecule downstream of the viral sensors RIG-I and MDA-5, may impair antiviral cell signalling and thereby influence the risk for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), the prototype autoimmune disease. We used molecular techniques to screen non-synonymous single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the MAVS gene for functional significance in human cell lines and identified one critical loss-of-function variant (C79F, rs11905552). This SNP substantially reduced expression of type I interferon (IFN) and other proinflammatory mediators and was found almost exclusively in the African-American population. Importantly, in African-American SLE patients, the C79F allele was associated with low type I IFN production and absence of anti-RNA-binding protein autoantibodies. These serologic associations were not related to a distinct, functionally neutral, MAVS SNP Q198K. Hence, this is the first demonstration that an uncommon genetic variant in the MAVS gene has a functional impact upon the anti-viral IFN pathway in vivo in humans and is associated with a novel sub-phenotype in SLE. This study demonstrates the utility of functional data in selecting rare variants for genetic association studies, allowing for fewer comparisons requiring statistical correction and for alternate lines of evidence implicating the particular variant in disease.
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页码:142 / 152
页数:11
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