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The Cytoskeletal Regulator Hem1 Governs B Cell Development and Prevents Autoimmunity Publisher Pubmed



Salzer E1, 2, 3, 4 ; Zoghi S1, 2, 3, 5, 6 ; Kiss MG3, 7 ; Kage F8, 9 ; Rashkova C1, 3, 10 ; Stahnke S9 ; Haimel M1, 2, 3 ; Platzer R11 ; Caldera M3 ; Ardy RC1, 2, 3 ; Hoeger B1, 2, 3 ; Block J1, 2, 3 ; Medgyesi D1 ; Sin C3 Show All Authors
Authors
  1. Salzer E1, 2, 3, 4
  2. Zoghi S1, 2, 3, 5, 6
  3. Kiss MG3, 7
  4. Kage F8, 9
  5. Rashkova C1, 3, 10
  6. Stahnke S9
  7. Haimel M1, 2, 3
  8. Platzer R11
  9. Caldera M3
  10. Ardy RC1, 2, 3
  11. Hoeger B1, 2, 3
  12. Block J1, 2, 3
  13. Medgyesi D1
  14. Sin C3
  15. Shahkarami S5, 12, 13
  16. Kain R14
  17. Ziaee V15, 16
  18. Hammerl P17
  19. Bock C1, 3
  20. Menche J3
  21. Dupre L1, 18
  22. Huppa JB11
  23. Sixt M19
  24. Lomakin A1, 2, 3
  25. Rottner K8, 9
  26. Binder CJ3, 7
  27. Stradal TEB9
  28. Rezaei N5, 6, 20
  29. Boztug K1, 2, 3, 4
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Authors Affiliations
  1. 1. Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Rare and Undiagnosed Diseases, Vienna, Austria
  2. 2. St. Anna Children’s Cancer Research Institute (CCRI), Vienna, Austria
  3. 3. CeMM Research Center for Molecular Medicine, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna, Austria
  4. 4. St. Anna Children’s Hospital, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
  5. 5. Research Center for Immunodeficiencies, Children's Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  6. 6. Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  7. 7. Department of Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
  8. 8. Division of Molecular Cell Biology, Zoological Institute, Technische Universitat Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany
  9. 9. De-partment of Cell Biology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany
  10. 10. Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
  11. 11. Institute for Hygiene and Applied Immunology, Center for Pathophysiology, Infectiology and Immunology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
  12. 12. Department of Medical Genetics, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  13. 13. Medical Genetics Network (MeGeNe), Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN), Tehran, Iran
  14. 14. De-partment of Pathology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
  15. 15. Pediatric Rheumatology Research Group, Rheumatology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  16. 16. Department of Pediatrics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  17. 17. Department of Molecular Biology, University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
  18. 18. Center for Pathophysiology of Toulouse Purpan, INSERM UMR1043, CNRS UMR5282, Paul Sabatier University, Toulouse, France
  19. 19. Institute of Science and Technology Austria, Klosterneuburg, Austria
  20. 20. Network of Immunity in Infection, Malignancy and Autoimmunity (NIIMA), Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN), Tehran, Iran

Source: Science Immunology Published:2020


Abstract

The WAVE regulatory complex (WRC) is crucial for assembly of the peripheral branched actin network constituting one of the main drivers of eukaryotic cell migration. Here, we uncover an essential role of the hematopoietic-specific WRC component HEM1 for immune cell development. Germline-encoded HEM1 deficiency underlies an inborn error of immunity with systemic autoimmunity, at cellular level marked by WRC destabilization, reduced filamentous actin, and failure to assemble lamellipodia. Hem1−/− mice display systemic autoimmunity, phenocopying the human disease. In the absence of Hem1, B cells become deprived of extracellular stimuli necessary to maintain the strength of B cell receptor signaling at a level permissive for survival of non-autoreactive B cells. This shifts the balance of B cell fate choices toward autoreactive B cells and thus autoimmunity. Copyright © 2020 The Authors, some rights reserved; exclusive licensee American Association for the Advancement of Science. No claim to original U.S. Government Works