Nature Communications (Apr 2016)

Sialylation converts arthritogenic IgG into inhibitors of collagen-induced arthritis

  • Yuhsuke Ohmi,
  • Wataru Ise,
  • Akira Harazono,
  • Daisuke Takakura,
  • Hidehiro Fukuyama,
  • Yoshihiro Baba,
  • Masashi Narazaki,
  • Hirofumi Shoda,
  • Nobunori Takahashi,
  • Yuki Ohkawa,
  • Shuting Ji,
  • Fumihiro Sugiyama,
  • Keishi Fujio,
  • Atsushi Kumanogoh,
  • Kazuhiko Yamamoto,
  • Nana Kawasaki,
  • Tomohiro Kurosaki,
  • Yoshimasa Takahashi,
  • Koichi Furukawa

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms11205
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Post-translational modifications, such as glycosylation and sialylation, are thought to confer disease modifying effects on autoimmune-associated antibodies, including anti-citrullinated protein antibodies in rheumatoid arthritis. Here the authors show that sialylation converts arthritogenic IgG into inhibitors of collagen-induced arthritis in mice.