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ArticleCommunications biology2021

Analysis of human total antibody repertoires in TIF1γ autoantibody positive dermatomyositis.

Spyridon Megremis, Thomas D J Walker, Xiaotong He, James O'Sullivan, William E R Ollier, Hector Chinoy, Neil Pendleton, Antony Payton, Lynne Hampson, Ian Hampson and 1 more

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Article in Communications biology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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11 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Spyridon Megremis *Division of Evolution and Genomic Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-4082-5387
Thomas D J Walker *Division of Cancer Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-4607-7321
Xiaotong HeDivision of Cancer Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-4017-2037
James O'SullivanDivision of Evolution and Genomic Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
William E R OllierDivision of Population Health, Health Services Research & Primary Care, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
Hector ChinoyNational Institute for Health Research Manchester Biomedical Research Centre, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-6492-1288
Neil PendletonDivision of Neuroscience & Experimental Psychology, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-0794-2386
Antony PaytonDivision of Informatics, Imaging & Data Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
Lynne HampsonDivision of Cancer Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
Ian HampsonDivision of Cancer Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
Janine A LambDivision of Population Health, Health Services Research & Primary Care, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK. Janine.Lamb@manchester.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0002-7248-0539
University of Manchester · GBManchester Academic Health Science Centre · GBManchester Metropolitan University · GB

Funding

Department of HealthMedical Research Council MR/N003322/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We investigate the accumulated microbial and autoantigen antibody repertoire in adult-onset dermatomyositis patients sero-positive for TIF1γ (TRIM33) autoantibodies. We use an untargeted high-throughput approach which combines immunoglobulin disease-specific epitope-enrichment and identification of microbial and human antigens. We observe antibodies recognizing a wider repertoire of microbial antigens in dermatomyositis. Antibodies recognizing viruses and Poxviridae family species are significantly enriched. The identified autoantibodies recognise a large portion of the human proteome, including interferon regulated proteins; these proteins cluster in specific biological processes. In addition to TRIM33, we identify autoantibodies against eleven further TRIM proteins, including TRIM21. Some of these TRIM proteins share epitope homology with specific viral species including poxviruses. Our data suggest antibody accumulation in dermatomyositis against an expanded diversity of microbial and human proteins and evidence of non-random targeting of specific signalling pathways. Our findings indicate that molecular mimicry and epitope spreading events may play a role in dermatomyositis pathogenesis.

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AutoantibodiesDermatomyositisHumansTranscription FactorsAutoantibodiesTranscription FactorsTRIM33 protein, human

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PMID33772100
PMCPMC7997983
OpenAlexW3126435116

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