Complementary Effects of Carbamylated and Citrullinated LL37 in Autoimmunity and Inflammation in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.

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Title
Complementary Effects of Carbamylated and Citrullinated LL37 in Autoimmunity and Inflammation in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.
Journal
International journal of molecular sciences
Author(s)
Lande R., Pietraforte I., Mennella A., Palazzo R., Spinelli F.R., Giannakakis K., Spadaro F., Falchi M., Riccieri V., Stefanantoni K., Conrad C., Alessandri C., Conti F., Frasca L.
ISSN
1422-0067 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
1422-0067
Publication state
Published
Issued date
06/02/2021
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
22
Number
4
Pages
1650
Language
english
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Publication types: Journal Article
Publication Status: epublish
Abstract
LL37 acts as T-cell/B-cell autoantigen in Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and psoriatic disease. Moreover, when bound to "self" nucleic acids, LL37 acts as "danger signal," leading to type I interferon (IFN-I)/pro-inflammatory factors production. T-cell epitopes derived from citrullinated-LL37 act as better antigens than unmodified LL37 epitopes in SLE, at least in selected HLA-backgrounds, included the SLE-associated HLA-DRB1*1501/HLA-DRB5*0101 backgrounds. Remarkably, while "fully-citrullinated" LL37 acts as better T-cell-stimulator, it loses DNA-binding ability and the associated "adjuvant-like" properties. Since LL37 undergoes a further irreversible post-translational modification, carbamylation and antibodies to carbamylated self-proteins other than LL37 are present in SLE, here we addressed the involvement of carbamylated-LL37 in autoimmunity and inflammation in SLE. We detected carbamylated-LL37 in SLE-affected tissues. Most importantly, carbamylated-LL37-specific antibodies and CD4 T-cells circulate in SLE and both correlate with disease activity. In contrast to "fully citrullinated-LL37," "fully carbamylated-LL37" maintains both innate and adaptive immune-cells' stimulatory abilities: in complex with DNA, carbamylated-LL37 stimulates plasmacytoid dendritic cell IFN-α production and B-cell maturation into plasma cells. Thus, we report a further example of how different post-translational modifications of a self-antigen exert complementary effects that sustain autoimmunity and inflammation, respectively. These data also show that T/B-cell responses to carbamylated-LL37 represent novel SLE disease biomarkers.
Keywords
LL37, post-translational modifications (PTM), systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
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