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Differential binding of autoantibodies to MOG isoforms in inflammatory demyelinating diseases

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Objective
To analyze serum immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies to major isoforms of myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG-alpha 1-3 and beta 1-3) in patients with inflammatory demyelinating diseases.
Methods
Retrospective case-control study using 378 serum samples from patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), patients with non-MS demyelinating disease, and healthy controls with MOG alpha-1-IgG positive (n = 202) or negative serostatus (n = 176). Samples were analyzed for their reactivity to human, mouse, and rat MOG isoforms with and without mutations in the extracellular MOG Ig domain (MOG-ecIgD), soluble MOG-ecIgD, and myelin from multiple species using live cell-based, tissue immunofluorescence assays and ELISA.
Results
The strongest IgG reactivities were directed against the longest MOG isoforms alpha-1 (the currently used standard test for MOG-IgG) and beta-1, whereas the other isoforms were less frequently recognized. Using principal component analysis, we identified 3 different binding patterns associated with non-MS disease: (1) isolated reactivity to MOG-alpha-1/beta-1 (n = 73), (2) binding to MOG-alpha-1/beta-1 and at least one other alpha, but no beta isoform (n = 64), and (3) reactivity to all 6 MOG isoforms (n = 65). The remaining samples were negative (n = 176) for MOG-IgG. These MOG isoform binding patterns were associated with a non-MS demyelinating disease, but there were no differences in clinical phenotypes or disease course. The 3 MOG isoform patterns had distinct immunologic characteristics such as differential binding to soluble MOG-ecIgD, sensitivity to MOG mutations, and binding to human MOG in ELISA.
Conclusions
The novel finding of differential MOG isoform binding patterns could inform future studies on the refinement of MOG-IgG assays and the pathophysiologic role of MOG-IgG.
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Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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0009-0005-4231-1725


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https://ror.org/029chgv08
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104079/Z/14/Z
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https://ror.org/013tf3c58
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P 32699


Publisher:
Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
Journal:
Neurology, Neuroimmunology and Neuroinflammation More from this journal
Volume:
8
Issue:
5
Article number:
e1027
Place of publication:
United States
Publication date:
2021-06-15
Acceptance date:
2021-04-15
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EISSN:
2332-7812
Pmid:
34131067


Language:
English
Pubs id:
1184259
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pubs:1184259
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2025-02-07
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