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ArticleArthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.)2025

Substitution of Glutamic Acid at Position 71 of DRβ1*04:01 and Collagen-Specific Tolerance Without Alloreactivity.

Vibha Jha, Brian M Freed, Elizabeth R Sunderhaus, Jessica E Lee, Edward B Prage, Manjula Miglani, Edward F Rosloniec, Jennifer L Matsuda, Marilyne G Coulombe, Amy S McKee and 1 more

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Vibha JhaUniversity of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado.
Brian M FreedUniversity of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado.
Elizabeth R SunderhausUniversity of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado.
Jessica E LeeUniversity of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado.
Edward B PrageUniversity of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado.
Manjula MiglaniUniversity of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado.
Edward F RosloniecLt. Col. Luke Weathers, Jr. Veterans Affairs Medical Center and University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee.
Jennifer L MatsudaNational Jewish Health, Denver, Colorado.
Marilyne G CoulombeUniversity of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado.
Amy S McKeeUniversity of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado.
Christina L RoarkUniversity of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado.ORCID 0000-0002-2598-2093

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U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
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Abstract

objectiveThe DRB1 locus is strongly associated with both susceptibility and resistance to rheumatoid arthritis (RA). DRB1 alleles encoding the VKA or VRA epitope in positions 11, 71, and 74 confer the highest risk of developing RA, whereas the allele encoding VEA is protective. We therefore investigated the feasibility of creating antigen-specific tolerance without inducing alloreactivity by replacing lysine with glutamic acid at position 71 in DRβ1*04:01.

methodsIndividual DRB1 alleles and the DRB1*04:01

resultsReplacing lysine (K) at position 71 in DRβ1*04:01 with glutamic acid (E) blocked collagen peptide binding and rendered the DRB1*04:01

conclusionThese studies demonstrate that editing a single amino acid in DRβ1*04:01 blocks collagen peptide binding without inducing alloreactivity and could therefore represent a gene therapy approach to induce antigen-specific passive tolerance.

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Arthritis, RheumatoidCollagenGlutamic AcidHLA-DRB1 ChainsImmune ToleranceAllelesAmino Acid SubstitutionAnimalsBone Marrow TransplantationMiceMice, TransgenicSkin TransplantationT-LymphocytesCollagenGlutamic AcidHLA-DRB1 Chains

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PMCPMC12039470

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