Schreiner, Sheila Marie
(2007)
THE ROLE OF ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM STRESS IN TYPE 1 DIABETES: IDENTIFICATION OF GLUCOSE REGULATED PROTEIN 78 AS THE AUTOANTIGEN FOR BDC-2.5 T CELL CLONE.
Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh.
(Unpublished)
Abstract
Environmental triggers, such as viral infection and environmental toxins, have been proposed to initiate the autoimmune disease of Type 1 Diabetes (T1D), however, the mechanism is unknown. The identification of novel autoantigens may provide insight to the mechanism of environmental triggers and pathogenesis of T1D. I identified the antigen recognized by the diabetogenic BDC- 2.5 T cell clone using a novel in vivo reconstitution system, Restricted Immune System via Adoptive Transfer (RISAT). In RISAT, immunodeficient mice are adoptive transferred with a single T cell clone and an open repertoire of B cells. Reconstituted mice are immunized with an antigenic protein preparation. This system will drive an antibody response to the cognate antigen for the T and B cell through the co-stimulatory pathways involved in linked recognition. For the BDC-2.5 RISAT, non-obese diabetic (NOD).Rag-/- mice were adoptive transferred with the diabetogenic BDC-2.5 T cells and NOD B cells and then immunized with an antigenic beta cell membrane preparation (βmem) to drive an antibody response. The resulting antibodies recognized the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress associated protein glucose regulated protein 78 (GRP78) from βmem. To determine if ER stress plays a role in the antigenic response of the BDC-2.5 T cell clone, the non-antigenic NOD insulinoma cell line, NIT-1, were treated with thapsigargin, which induces ER stress. The treatment of NIT-1 with thapsigargin led to increased GRP78 synthesis, correlating with antigenic recognition by the BDC-2.5 T cell clone. The antibodies from the BDC-2.5 TCR-Tg recognizes a subset of GRP78 which is modified with phosphoserine. The data presented in this thesis demonstrates a mechanistic link between ER stress and environmental triggers leading to the initiation of TID through the novel autoantigen, GRP78. Also the technique, RISAT, can be used to identify additional potential autoantigens of isolated T cell clones in both T1D and other autoimmune diseases.
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University of Pittsburgh ETD
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| Status: |
Unpublished |
| Creators/Authors: |
| Creators | Email | Pitt Username | ORCID  |
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| Schreiner, Sheila Marie | shr2@pitt.edu | SHR2 | |
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| Date: |
17 December 2007 |
| Date Type: |
Completion |
| Defense Date: |
6 November 2007 |
| Approval Date: |
17 December 2007 |
| Submission Date: |
10 December 2007 |
| Access Restriction: |
No restriction; Release the ETD for access worldwide immediately. |
| Institution: |
University of Pittsburgh |
| Schools and Programs: |
School of Medicine > Cellular and Molecular Pathology |
| Degree: |
PhD - Doctor of Philosophy |
| Thesis Type: |
Doctoral Dissertation |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: |
autoimmune disease; Type 1 Diabetes |
| Other ID: |
http://etd.library.pitt.edu/ETD/available/etd-12102007-204111/, etd-12102007-204111 |
| Date Deposited: |
10 Nov 2011 20:10 |
| Last Modified: |
15 Nov 2016 13:54 |
| URI: |
http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/10284 |
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