title: Identification of citrullinated hsp90 isoforms as novel autoantigens in rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Subsets of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) develop extraarticular complications that include interstitial lung disease (ILD). Because standardized algorithms for identification of RA patients at risk of developing clinically significant ILD are lacking, the purpose of this study was to elucidate unique serologic markers of RA-associated ILD (RA-ILD).
  
  
  METHODS
  Sera from RA patients with ILD and from RA patients without ILD were used to immunoprecipitate citrullinated and uncitrullinated proteins derived from K562 cell extracts. Mass spectrometry was performed to facilitate identification of citrullinated proteins differentially immunoprecipitated by RA-ILD patient sera. These candidate proteins were then used as substrate antigens in custom enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) for high-throughput screening of sera obtained from cohorts of patients with RA, RA-ILD mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD), or idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Differential immunoprecipitation and subsequent mass spectrometric sequencing identified citrullinated Hsp90α and citrullinated Hsp90β as candidate autoantigens in patients with RA-ILD. ELISAs incorporating uncitrullinated and citrullinated isoforms of Hsp90 as substrate antigens demonstrated that sera from patients with RA-ILD preferentially recognized citrullinated versions of Hsp90 with moderate sensitivity (range 20-30%) and great specificity (>95%) relative to sera derived from patients with RA alone (without ILD), patients with MCTD, or patients with IPF.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These studies demonstrate the utility of a novel autoantigen discovery method based on differential immunoprecipitation of citrullinated protein extracts. Application of these techniques identified citrullinated versions of Hsp90α and Hsp90β as autoantibody targets distinguishing RA-ILD from RA without ILD, MCTD, and IPF, suggesting that anti-citrullinated Hsp90α/β autoantibodies may serve as effective biomarkers for the potentially devastating pulmonary manifestations of RA-ILD.
authors: University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida.
authors: Lisa
authors: L
authors: Harlow
authors: Ivan O
authors: IO
authors: Rosas
authors: Bernadette R
authors: BR
authors: Gochuico
authors: Ted R
authors: TR
authors: Mikuls
authors: Paul F
authors: PF
authors: Dellaripa
authors: Chester V
authors: CV
authors: Oddis
authors: Dana P
authors: DP
authors: Ascherman
mesh_terms: D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology*; D001324:Autoantigens / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology*; D015415:Biomarkers; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002956:Citrulline; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D018841:HSP90 Heat-Shock Proteins / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D054990:Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology; D047468:Immunoprecipitation; D017563:Lung Diseases, Interstitial / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology*; D008297:Male; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D008947:Mixed Connective Tissue Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology; D020033:Protein Isoforms / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology; D011499:Protein Processing, Post-Translational / Q000276:immunology*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D001324:Autoantigens; D015415:Biomarkers; D018841:HSP90 Heat-Shock Proteins; C533585:HSP90AA2P protein, human; C493165:HSP90AB1 protein, human; D020033:Protein Isoforms; D002956:Citrulline