Prevention of systemic lupus erythematosus in autoimmune BXSB mice by a transgene encoding I-E alpha chain

Merino, R.; Iwamoto, M.; Fossati-Jimack, Liliane; Muniesa, P.; Araki, K.; Takahashi, S.; Huarte, Joachim; Yamamura, K.; Vassalli, Jean-Dominique; Izui, Shozo

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Title		Prevention of systemic lupus erythematosus in autoimmune BXSB mice by a transgene encoding I-E alpha chain
Authors		Merino, R. Iwamoto, M. Fossati-Jimack, Liliane Muniesa, P. Araki, K. Takahashi, S. Huarte, Joachim Yamamura, K. Vassalli, Jean-Dominique Izui, Shozo show all authors [1 - 10]
Published in		Journal of Experimental Medicine. 1993, vol. 178, no. 4, p. 1189-1197
Abstract		Males from the BXSB murine strain (H-2b) spontaneously develop an autoimmune syndrome with features of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), which results in part from the action of a mutant gene (Yaa) located on the Y chromosome. Like other H-2b mice, the BXSB strain does not express the class II major histocompatibility complex antigen, I-E. Here we report that the expression of I-E (E alpha dE beta b) in BXSB males bearing an E alpha d transgene prevents hypergammaglobulinemia, autoantibody production, and subsequent autoimmune glomerulonephritis. These transgenic mice bear on the majority of their B cells not only I-E molecules, but also an I-E alpha chain-derived peptide presented by a higher number of I-Ab molecules, as recognized by the Y-Ae monoclonal antibody. The I-E+ B cells appear less activated in vivo than the I-E- B cells, a minor population. This limited activation of the I-E+ B cells does not reflect a functional deficiency of this cell population, since it can be stimulated to IgM production in vitro by lipopolysaccharides at an even higher level than the I-E- B cell population. The development of the autoimmune syndrome in the transgenic and nontransgenic bone marrow chimeric mice argues against the possibility that the induction of regulatory T cells or clonal deletion of potential autoreactive T cells as a result of I-E expression is a mechanism of the protection conferred by the E alpha d transgene. We propose a novel mechanism by which the E alpha d transgene protects BXSB mice against SLE: overexpression of I-E alpha chains results in the generation of excessive amounts of a peptide displaying a high affinity to the I-Ab molecule, thereby competing with pathogenic autoantigen-derived peptides for presentation by B lymphocytes and preventing their excessive stimulation.
Keywords		Animals — Autoimmunity — Cells, Cultured — Female — Histocompatibility Antigens Class II/genetics/ physiology — Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic/genetics/immunology/ prevention & control — Male — Mice — Mice, Inbred Strains — Mice, Transgenic
Identifiers		DOI: 10.1084/jem.178.4.1189 PMID: 8376928
Full text		Article - Limited access to UNIGE Other version: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2191195/pdf/je17841189.pdf
Structures		Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de médecine interne des spécialités
Citation (ISO format)		MERINO, R. et al. Prevention of systemic lupus erythematosus in autoimmune BXSB mice by a transgene encoding I-E alpha chain. In: Journal of Experimental Medicine, 1993, vol. 178, n° 4, p. 1189-1197. https://archive-ouverte.unige.ch/unige:8895