RT Journal Article T1 Analysis of ancestral and functionally relevant CD5 variants in systemic lupus erythematosus patients. A1 Cenit, Maria Carmen A1 Martínez-Florensa, Mario A1 Consuegra, Marta A1 Bonet, Lizette A1 Carnero-Montoro, Elena A1 Armiger, Noelia A1 Caballero-Baños, Miguel A1 Arias, Maria Teresa A1 Benitez, Daniel A1 Ortego-Centeno, Norberto A1 de Ramón, Enrique A1 Sabio, José Mario A1 García-Hernández, Francisco J A1 Tolosa, Carles A1 Suárez, Ana A1 González-Gay, Miguel A A1 Bosch, Elena A1 Martín, Javier A1 Lozano, Francisco K1 Antígenos CD5 K1 Autoinmunidad K1 Estudios de casos y controles K1 Predisposición genética a la enfermedad K1 Genotipo K1 Haplotipos K1 Humanos K1 Lupus eritematoso sistémico K1 Nefritis lúpica K1 Polimorfismo genético K1 Alelos AB OBJECTIVECD5 plays a crucial role in autoimmunity and is a well-established genetic risk factor of developing RA. Recently, evidence of positive selection has been provided for the CD5 Pro224-Val471 haplotype in East Asian populations. The aim of the present work was to further analyze the functional relevance of non-synonymous CD5 polymorphisms conforming the ancestral and the newly derived haplotypes (Pro224-Ala471 and Pro224-Val471, respectively) as well as to investigate the potential role of CD5 on the development of SLE and/or SLE nephritis.METHODSThe CD5 SNPs rs2241002 (C/T; Pro224Leu) and rs2229177 (C/T; Ala471Val) were genotyped using TaqMan allelic discrimination assays in a total of 1,324 controls and 681 SLE patients of Spanish origin. In vitro analysis of CD3-mediated T cell proliferative and cytokine response profiles of healthy volunteers homozygous for the above mentioned CD5 haplotypes were also analyzed.RESULTST-cell proliferation and cytokine release were significantly increased showing a bias towards to a Th2 profile after CD3 cross-linking of peripheral mononuclear cells from healthy individuals homozygous for the ancestral Pro224-Ala471 (CC) haplotype, compared to the more recently derived Pro224-Val471 (CT). The same allelic combination was statistically associated with Lupus nephritis.CONCLUSIONThe ancestral Ala471 CD5 allele confers lymphocyte hyper-responsiveness to TCR/CD3 cross-linking and is associated with nephritis in SLE patients. PB Public Library of Science YR 2014 FD 2014-11-17 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/2228 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/2228 LA en NO Cenit MC, Martínez-Florensa M, Consuegra M, Bonet L, Carnero-Montoro E, Armiger N, et al. Analysis of ancestral and functionally relevant CD5 variants in systemic lupus erythematosus patients. PLoS ONE. 2014; 9(11):e113090 NO Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; DS RISalud RD Apr 8, 2025