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ArticleScientific reports2022

Discovery of anti-Formin-like 1 protein (FMNL1) antibodies in membranous nephropathy and other glomerular diseases.

Maurizio Bruschi, Andrea Cavalli, Solange Moll, Giovanni Candiano, Leonardo Scapozza, Jigar J Patel, John C Tan, Ken C Lo, Andrea Angeletti, Gian Marco Ghiggeri and 1 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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11 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

Maurizio Bruschi *Laboratory of Molecular Nephrology, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Via G. Gaslini, 5, 16147, Genoa, Italy. mauriziobruschi@yahoo.it.
Andrea Cavalli *Institute for Research in Biomedicine, Università Della Svizzera Italiana, Bellinzona, Switzerland.
Solange MollDepartment of Pathology, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
Giovanni CandianoLaboratory of Molecular Nephrology, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Via G. Gaslini, 5, 16147, Genoa, Italy.
Leonardo ScapozzaInstitute of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Western Switzerland, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
Jigar J PatelNimble Therapeutics, Madison, WI, USA.
John C TanNimble Therapeutics, Madison, WI, USA.
Ken C LoNimble Therapeutics, Madison, WI, USA.
Andrea AngelettiDivision of Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy.
Gian Marco GhiggeriDivision of Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy.
Marco PrunottoInstitute of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Western Switzerland, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
Istituto Giannina Gaslini · ITHES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland · CHIstituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico · ITSIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics · CHUniversity Hospital of Geneva · CHUniversity of Geneva · CH

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Evidence has shown that podocyte-directed autoantibodies can cause membranous nephropathy (MN). In the present work we investigated sera of MN patients using a high-density peptide array covering the whole coding sequences of the human genome encompassing 7,499,126 tiled peptides. A panel of 21 proteins reactive to MN sera were identified. We focused our attention on Formin-like 1 (FMNL1), a protein expressed by macrophages in MN patients tissues. High levels of anti-FMNL1 IgG4 were demonstrated in sera of MN patients with an orthogonal methodology (ELISA) contemporary demonstrating FMNL1 positive cells in kidney co-staining with CD68 in glomeruli. High levels of circulating anti-FMNL1 IgG4 were associated with lack of remission of proteinuria, potentially indicating that autoantibodies directed against cells other than podocytes, involved in tissue repair, might play a role in MN disease progression. High serum levels of anti-FMNL1 IgGs were also observed in other non-autoimmune glomerolonephrites, i.e. idiopathic and genetic FSGS, IgAGN. These findings are suggestive of a broader role of those autoantibodies in other glomerular disease conditions.

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Glomerulonephritis, MembranousAutoantibodiesForminsHumansImmunoglobulin GReceptors, Phospholipase A2AutoantibodiesFMNL1 protein, humanForminsImmunoglobulin GReceptors, Phospholipase A2

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PMID35953506
PMCPMC9372176
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