Anti-Sez6l2 antibody, detected in a patient with immune-mediated cerebellar ataxia, inhibits complex formation of GluR1 and Sez6l2
Anti-Sez6l2 antibody, detected in a patient with immune-mediated cerebellar ataxia, inhibits complex formation of GluR1 and Sez6l2
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在免疫介导的小脑性共济失调患者中检测到的抗 Sez6l2 抗体可抑制 GluR1 和 Sez6l2 复合物的形成
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10.1007/s00415-018-8785-z
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2018
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Yaguchi;H.;Yabe;I.;Takahashi;H.;Watanabe;M.;Nomura;T.;Kano;T.;Watanabe;M. and Hatakeyama;S.
Autoantibodies are important for some cerebellar ataxias [2, 4]. We previously detected a new anti-neuronal antibody, anti-seizure-related 6 homolog like 2 (Sez6l2) antibody, in a cerebellar ataxia patient [7]. Sez6l2 is highly expressed in the hippocampus and cerebellar cortex and is one of the type 1 membrane proteins [3, 5]. We previously showed that Sez6l2 protein binds to both adducin (ADD) and glutamate receptor 1 (GluR1) and that Sez6l2 may be a modulator of AMPA receptor function via the regulation of ADD phosphorylation [8]. Our previous results indicate that Sez6l2 is one of the auxiliary subunits of the AMPA receptor and acts as a scaffolding protein to link GluR1 to ADD [8]. GluR1 is an important protein constructing the AMPA receptor, which is one of the target receptors for autoimmune-mediated neurological diseases [1]. Furthermore, we previously showed that Sez6l2 and GluR1 directly bind using their extracellular domains and that the patient’s serum recognized the extracellular domain of Sez6l2 [8]. In addition, immunofluorescence analysis using HeLa cells transfected with the extracellular domain of FLAG-Sez6l2 [FLAG-Sez6l2 (EX)] and the extracellular domain of HA-GluR1 [HA-GluR1 (EX)] showed co-localization of Sez6l2 (EX) and GluR1 (EX)(supplemental Fig. 1A). Immunofluorescence analysis using HeLa cells transfected with the full length of FLAG-Sez6l2 [FLAG-Sez6l2 (FL)] and the full length of GluR1 [GluR1 (FL)] showed partial co-localization of FLAG-Sez6l2 (FL) and GluR1 (FL)(supplemental Fig. 1B). It is therefore important to determine whether anti-Sez6l2 antibody from the patient directly prevents binding between Sez6l2 and GluR1. Hence, in this study, we conducted a biochemistry experiment to verify the pathogenesis of anti-Sez6l2 antibodies.Experimental methods were performed as reported previously [6–8]. To clarify the influence of anti-Sez6l2 antibodies in the patient, we performed in vitro binding assays between the extracellular domain of Sez6l2 [Sez6l2 (EX)] and the extracellular domain of GluR1 [GluR1 (EX)] using purified recombinant proteins of FLAG-Sez6l2 (EX) and HA-GluR1 (EX)[8] with or without the patient’s serum (Fig. 1). FLAG-Sez6l2 (EX) proteins with or without the patient’s serum were rotated. After washing with PBS, HA-GluR1 (EX) proteins were added or not. Then immunoprecipitation with anti-FLAG antibody was performed. Finally, immunoprecipitates were subjected to immunoblot analysis with anti-HA antibody (Fig. 1). The patient’s serum recognized FLAG-Sez6l2 (EX) protein (Fig. 2 a). We found a decrease of binding between FLAG-Sez6l2 (EX) protein and HA-GluR1 (EX) protein in the sample rotated with the patient’s serum compared to that in the sample without the patient’s serum (Fig. 2 b). This means that there was the inhibition of direct interactions between Sez6l2 (EX) and GluR1 (EX) using each purified recombinant protein by the patient’s serum. Moreover, we compared the patient’s serum and healthy control serum (supplemental Fig. 2). We found a decrease of binding between FLAG-Sez6l2 (EX) protein