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Aberrant tRNA processing causes an autoinflammatory syndrome responsive to TNF inhibitors.

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Giannelou, A; Wang, H; Zhou, Q; Park, YH; Abu-Asab, MS; Ylaya, K; Stone, DL; Sediva, A; Sleiman, R; Sramkova, L; Bhatla, D; Serti, E; Yang, D ...
Published in: Ann Rheum Dis
April 2018

OBJECTIVES: To characterise the clinical features, immune manifestations and molecular mechanisms in a recently described autoinflammatory disease caused by mutations in TRNT1, a tRNA processing enzyme, and to explore the use of cytokine inhibitors in suppressing the inflammatory phenotype. METHODS: We studied nine patients with biallelic mutations in TRNT1 and the syndrome of congenital sideroblastic anaemia with immunodeficiency, fevers and developmental delay (SIFD). Genetic studies included whole exome sequencing (WES) and candidate gene screening. Patients' primary cells were used for deep RNA and tRNA sequencing, cytokine profiling, immunophenotyping, immunoblotting and electron microscopy (EM). RESULTS: We identified eight mutations in these nine patients, three of which have not been previously associated with SIFD. Three patients died in early childhood. Inflammatory cytokines, mainly interleukin (IL)-6, interferon gamma (IFN-γ) and IFN-induced cytokines were elevated in the serum, whereas tumour necrosis factor (TNF) and IL-1β were present in tissue biopsies of patients with active inflammatory disease. Deep tRNA sequencing of patients' fibroblasts showed significant deficiency of mature cytosolic tRNAs. EM of bone marrow and skin biopsy samples revealed striking abnormalities across all cell types and a mix of necrotic and normal-appearing cells. By immunoprecipitation, we found evidence for dysregulation in protein clearance pathways. In 4/4 patients, treatment with a TNF inhibitor suppressed inflammation, reduced the need for blood transfusions and improved growth. CONCLUSIONS: Mutations of TRNT1 lead to a severe and often fatal syndrome, linking protein homeostasis and autoinflammation. Molecular diagnosis in early life will be crucial for initiating anti-TNF therapy, which might prevent some of the severe disease consequences.

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Ann Rheum Dis

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EISSN

1468-2060

Publication Date

April 2018

Volume

77

Issue

4

Start / End Page

612 / 619

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
  • RNA, Transfer
  • Phenotype
  • Pedigree
  • Nucleotidyltransferases
  • Mutation
  • Male
  • Immunophenotyping
  • Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
  • Humans
 

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Giannelou, A., Wang, H., Zhou, Q., Park, Y. H., Abu-Asab, M. S., Ylaya, K., … Aksentijevich, I. (2018). Aberrant tRNA processing causes an autoinflammatory syndrome responsive to TNF inhibitors. Ann Rheum Dis, 77(4), 612–619. https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2017-212401
Giannelou, Angeliki, Hongying Wang, Qing Zhou, Yong Hwan Park, Mones S. Abu-Asab, Kris Ylaya, Deborah L. Stone, et al. “Aberrant tRNA processing causes an autoinflammatory syndrome responsive to TNF inhibitors.Ann Rheum Dis 77, no. 4 (April 2018): 612–19. https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2017-212401.
Giannelou A, Wang H, Zhou Q, Park YH, Abu-Asab MS, Ylaya K, et al. Aberrant tRNA processing causes an autoinflammatory syndrome responsive to TNF inhibitors. Ann Rheum Dis. 2018 Apr;77(4):612–9.
Giannelou, Angeliki, et al. “Aberrant tRNA processing causes an autoinflammatory syndrome responsive to TNF inhibitors.Ann Rheum Dis, vol. 77, no. 4, Apr. 2018, pp. 612–19. Pubmed, doi:10.1136/annrheumdis-2017-212401.
Giannelou A, Wang H, Zhou Q, Park YH, Abu-Asab MS, Ylaya K, Stone DL, Sediva A, Sleiman R, Sramkova L, Bhatla D, Serti E, Tsai WL, Yang D, Bishop K, Carrington B, Pei W, Deuitch N, Brooks S, Edwan JH, Joshi S, Prader S, Kaiser D, Owen WC, Sonbul AA, Zhang Y, Niemela JE, Burgess SM, Boehm M, Rehermann B, Chae J, Quezado MM, Ombrello AK, Buckley RH, Grom AA, Remmers EF, Pachlopnik JM, Su HC, Gutierrez-Cruz G, Hewitt SM, Sood R, Risma K, Calvo KR, Rosenzweig SD, Gadina M, Hafner M, Sun H-W, Kastner DL, Aksentijevich I. Aberrant tRNA processing causes an autoinflammatory syndrome responsive to TNF inhibitors. Ann Rheum Dis. 2018 Apr;77(4):612–619.

Published In

Ann Rheum Dis

DOI

EISSN

1468-2060

Publication Date

April 2018

Volume

77

Issue

4

Start / End Page

612 / 619

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
  • RNA, Transfer
  • Phenotype
  • Pedigree
  • Nucleotidyltransferases
  • Mutation
  • Male
  • Immunophenotyping
  • Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
  • Humans