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HLA-B27

Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) B27 (subtypes B*2701-2759)[1] is a class I surface molecule encoded by the B locus in the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) on chromosome 6 and presents antigenic peptides (derived from self and non-self antigens) to T cells. HLA-B27 is strongly associated with ankylosing spondylitis and other associated inflammatory diseases, such as psoriatic arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, and reactive arthritis.

HLA-B*2705-peptide (chain A shown in green cartoon, chain B shown in yellow cartoon) complexed to a fragment of the influenza nucleoprotein NP383-391 (orange, sticks). PDB ID 2BST
B*2705-β2MG with bound peptide 2bst​
major histocompatibility complex (human), class I, B27
Alleles B*2701, 2702, 2703, . . .
Structure (See HLA-B) Available
3D structures
EBI-HLA B*2701 Archived 2009-02-20 at the Wayback Machine
B*2702 Archived 2009-02-20 at the Wayback Machine
B*2703 Archived 2009-02-20 at the Wayback Machine
B*2704 Archived 2009-02-20 at the Wayback Machine
B*2705 Archived 2009-02-20 at the Wayback Machine 2bsr​, 2bss​,
2bst​, 2a83​,
1w0v​, 1uxs​,
1ogt​, 1hsa​,
1jgd​, 1jge​
B*2706 Archived 2009-02-20 at the Wayback Machine
B*2709 Archived 2009-02-20 at the Wayback Machine 1w0w​, 1uxw​,
1of2​, 1k5n​

Prevalence

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The prevalence of HLA-B27 varies markedly in the global population. For example, about 8% of Caucasians, 4% of North Africans, 2–9% of Chinese, and 0.1–0.5% of persons of Japanese descent possess the gene that codes for this antigen.[1] Among the Sami in Northern Scandinavia (Sápmi), 24% of people are HLA-B27 positive, while 1.8% have associated ankylosing spondylitis,[2] compared to 14-16% of Northern Scandinavians in general.[3][4] In Finland, an estimated 14% of the population is positive for HLA-B27, while more than 95% of patients with ankylosing spondylitis and approximately 70–80% of patients with reactive arthritis have the genetic marker.[5]

Disease associations

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The relationship between HLA-B27 and many diseases has not yet been fully elucidated. Though HLA-B27 is associated with a wide range of pathology, it does not appear to be the sole mediator in the development of disease. Ninety percent of people with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) are HLA-B27 positive, although only a small fraction of people with HLA-B27 will develop AS. People who are HLA-B27 positive are more likely to experience early onset AS than HLA-B27 negative individuals.[6] Research is uncovering other genes that predispose to AS and associated diseases, and there are potential environmental factors that may play a role in susceptible individuals.[1][7]

HLA-B27 is implicated in other types of seronegative spondyloarthropathy, such as reactive arthritis, acute anterior uveitis, iritis, psoriatic arthritis, Crohn's and ulcerative colitis associated spondyloarthritis. The shared association with HLA-B27 leads to increased clustering of these diseases.[8][9] HLA antigens have been studied in relation to autism.[10]

Pathological mechanism

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HLA-B27 is the most researched HLA-B allele due to its high relationship with spondyloarthropathies. Although it is not apparent how HLA-B27 promotes disease, theories exist and can be divided between antigen-dependent and antigen-independent categories.[11]

Antigen-dependent theories

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These theories consider a specific combination of antigen peptide sequence and the binding groove (B pocket) of HLA-B27 (which will have different properties from the other HLA-B alleles). The arthritogenic peptide hypothesis suggests that HLA-B27 has a unique ability to bind antigens from a microorganism that triggers a CD8 T-cell response that cross-reacts with a HLA-B27/self-peptide pair. HLA-B27 can bind peptides at the cell surface.[12] The molecular mimicry hypothesis is similar, although it suggests that cross-reactivity between some bacterial antigens and self-peptides can break tolerance and lead to autoimmunity.[11]

Antigen-independent theories

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Antigen-independent theories refer to the biochemical properties of HLA-B27. The misfolding hypothesis suggests that slow folding during HLA-B27's tertiary structure folding and association with β2 microglobulin causes the protein to be misfolded, initiating the unfolded protein response (UPR), a pro-inflammatory endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress response. Although this mechanism has been demonstrated in vitro and in animals, there is little evidence of its occurrence in human spondyloarthritis.[12] The HLA-B27 heavy chain homodimer formation hypothesis suggests that B27 heavy chains tend to dimerise and accumulate in the ER, initiating the UPR.[11] Cell surface B27 heavy chains and dimers can bind to regulatory immune receptors such as members of the killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptor family, promoting the survival and differentiation of pro-inflammatory leukocytes in disease.

Another misfolding theory published in 2004 proposes that β2 microglobulin-free heavy chains of HLA-B27 undergo a facile conformational change in which the C-terminal end of domain two, consisting of a long helix, becomes subject to a helix-coil transition involving residues 169–181 of the heavy chain, owing to the conformational freedom newly experienced by domain three of the heavy chain when there is no longer any bound light chain, and owing to the consequent rotation around the backbone dihedral angles of residues 167/168.[13] The proposed conformational transition is thought to allow the newly-generated coiled region (incorporating residues 'RRYLENGKETLQR' which have also been found to be naturally bound to HLA-B27 as a 9-mer peptide) to bind to either the peptide-binding cleft of the same polypeptide chain (in an act of self-display) or to the cleft of another polypeptide chain (in an act of cross-display). Cross-display is proposed to lead to the formation of large, soluble, high molecular weight (HMW), degradation-resistant, long-surviving aggregates of the HLA-B27 heavy chain. Together with any homodimers formed either by cross-display or by a disulfide-linked homodimerization mechanism, it is proposed that such HMW aggregates survive on the cell surface without undergoing rapid degradation, and stimulate an immune response. Three previously noted features of HLA-B27, which distinguish it from other heavy chains, underlie the hypothesis: (1) HLA-B27 has been found to be bound to peptides longer than 9-mers, suggesting that the cleft can accommodate a longer polypeptide chain; (2) HLA-B27 has been found to itself contain a sequence that has also been actually discovered to be bound to HLA-B27, as an independent peptide; and (3) HLA-B27 heavy chains lacking β2 microglobulin have been seen on cell surfaces.[citation needed]

HIV long-term nonprogressors

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About 1 in 500 people infected with HIV can remain symptom-free for many years without medication, a group known as long-term nonprogressors.[14] The presence of HLA-B27, as well as HLA-B5701, is significantly common among this group.[15]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c M. A. Khan (2010). "HLA and spondyloarthropathies". In Narinder K. Mehra (ed.). The HLA Complex in Biology and Medicine. New Delhi, India: Jayppee Brothers Medical Publishers. pp. 259–275. ISBN 978-81-8448-870-8.
  2. ^ Johnsen, K.; Gran, J. T.; Dale, K.; Husby, G. (October 1992). "The prevalence of ankylosing spondylitis among Norwegian Samis (Lapps)". The Journal of Rheumatology. 19 (10): 1591–1594. ISSN 0315-162X. PMID 1464873.
  3. ^ Gran, J. T.; Mellby, A. S.; Husby, G. (January 1984). "The Prevalence of HLA-B27 in Northern Norway". Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology. 13 (2): 173–176. doi:10.3109/03009748409100382. ISSN 0300-9742.
  4. ^ Bjelle, Anders; Cedergren, Bertil; Rantapää Dahlqvist, Solbritt (January 1982). "HLA B 27 in the Population of Northern Sweden". Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology. 11 (1): 23–26. doi:10.3109/03009748209098109. ISSN 0300-9742.
  5. ^ "Vaasa, laboratorio-ohjekirja Ly-Kudosantigeeni B27 (Vaasa, laboratory manual Ly-Tissue antigen B27)" (in Finnish). 2014-07-21. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
  6. ^ Feldtkeller, Ernst; Khan, Muhammad; van der Heijde, Désirée; van der Linden, Sjef; Braun, Jürgen (March 2003). "Age at disease onset and diagnosis delay in HLA-B27 negative vs. positive patients with ankylosing spondylitis". Rheumatology International. 23 (2): 61–66. doi:10.1007/s00296-002-0237-4. PMID 12634937. S2CID 6020403.
  7. ^ Thomas, Gethin P.; Brown, Matthew A. (January 2010). "Genetics and genomics of ankylosing spondylitis". Immunological Reviews. 233 (1): 162–180. doi:10.1111/j.0105-2896.2009.00852.x. PMID 20192999. S2CID 205223192.
  8. ^ Elizabeth D Agabegi; Agabegi, Steven S. (2008). Step-Up to Medicine (Step-Up Series). Hagerstwon, MD: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. ISBN 978-0-7817-7153-5.
  9. ^ Kataria, RK; Brent LH (June 2004). "Spondyloarthropathies". American Family Physician. 69 (12): 2853–2860. PMID 15222650. Archived from the original on 2008-07-09. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
  10. ^ Torres, Anthony; Jonna Westover (February 2012). "HLA Immune Function Genes in Autism". Autism Research and Treatment. 2012 (12): 2853–2860. doi:10.1155/2012/959073. PMC 3420779. PMID 22928105.
  11. ^ a b c Hacquard-Bouder, Cécile; Ittah, Marc; Breban, Maxime (March 2006). "Animal models of HLA-B27-associated diseases: new outcomes". Joint Bone Spine. 73 (2): 132–138. doi:10.1016/j.jbspin.2005.03.016. PMID 16377230.
  12. ^ a b Bowness, Paul (21 March 2015). "HLA-B27". Annual Review of Immunology. 33 (1): 29–48. doi:10.1146/annurev-immunol-032414-112110. PMID 25861975.
  13. ^ Luthra-Guptasarma, Manni; Singh, Balvinder (24 September 2004). "HLA-B27 lacking associated β2-microglobulin rearranges to auto-display or cross-display residues 169-181: a novel molecular mechanism for spondyloarthropathies". FEBS Letters. 575 (1–3): 1–8. doi:10.1016/j.febslet.2004.08.037. PMID 15388324.
  14. ^ "HIV+ Long-Term Non-Progressor Study". National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. June 23, 2010. Archived from the original on July 19, 2011. Retrieved July 5, 2011.
  15. ^ Deeks, Steven G.; Walker, Bruce D. (September 2007). "Human Immunodeficiency Virus Controllers: Mechanisms of Durable Virus Control in the Absence of Antiretroviral Therapy". Immunity. 27 (3): 406–416. doi:10.1016/j.immuni.2007.08.010. PMID 17892849.
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