Impact of N-glycan mediated shielding of ADAMTS-13 on the binding of pathogenic antibodies in immune thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura

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BACKGROUND: Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a rare thrombotic disorder, with 1.5 to 6.0 cases per million per year. The majority of patients with TTP develop inhibitory autoantibodies that predominantly target the spacer domain of ADAMTS-13. ADAMTS-13 is responsible for cleaving von Willebrand factor (VWF) multimers, thereby regulating platelet adhesion at sites of high-vascular shear stress. Inhibition and/or clearance of ADAMTS-13 by pathogenic autoantibodies results in accumulation of VWF multimers that promotes the formation of platelet-rich microthrombi. Previously, we have shown that insertion of a single N-glycan (NGLY) in the spacer domain prevents the binding of antispacer domain antibodies.

OBJECTIVES: To explore whether NGLY mediated shielding of the ADAMTS-13 spacer domain effectively prevents binding of pathogenic antispacer autoantibodies in patients with immune-mediated TTP (iTTP).

METHODS: We screened 5 NGLY-ADAMTS-13 variants (NGLY3, NGLY7, NGLY8, NGLY3+7, and NGLY3+8) for binding of autoantibodies and for their activity in the presence and absence of 50 samples derived from patients with iTTP.

RESULTS: NGLY variants showed greatly reduced antibody binding, down to 27% of wild-type (wt) ADAMTS-13 binding. Moreover, NGLY variants of ADAMTS-13 remained more active in FRETS-VWF73 assay in the presence of the plasma samples from these 50 patients with acute phase iTTP when compared with wtADAMTS-13. On average, wtADAMTS-13 activity was reduced to 37% of regular levels in the presence of plasma, while NGLY3 and NGLY3+7 remained 69% and 81% active, respectively.

CONCLUSION: These results reinforce our previous findings that NGLYs shield ADAMTS-13 from antibody binding and hence restore ADAMTS-13 activity in the presence of autoantibodies.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:21

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Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH - 21(2023), 12 vom: 10. Dez., Seite 3402-3413

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Postmus, Tim [VerfasserIn]
Graça, Nuno A G [VerfasserIn]
Ferreira de Santana, Juliana [VerfasserIn]
Ercig, Bogac [VerfasserIn]
Langerhorst, Pieter [VerfasserIn]
Luken, Brenda [VerfasserIn]
Joly, Bérangère S [VerfasserIn]
Vanhoorelbeke, Karen [VerfasserIn]
Veyradier, Agnès [VerfasserIn]
Coppo, Paul [VerfasserIn]
Voorberg, Jan [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

ADAMTS-13
ADAMTS13 Protein
Autoantibodies
EC 3.4.24.87
Hemostasis
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Thrombotic microangiopathies
Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
Von Willebrand Factor

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Date Completed 27.11.2023

Date Revised 20.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jtha.2023.08.017

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NLM361318081