Neuronal Na+/K+ ATPase is an autoantibody target in paraneoplastic neurologic syndrome
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Neuronal Na+/K+ ATPase is an autoantibody target in paraneoplastic neurologic syndrome. / Scharf, Madeleine; Miske, Ramona; Heidenreich, Fedor; Giess, Ralf; Landwehr, Peter; Blöcker, Inga-Madeleine; Begemann, Nora; Denno, Yvonne; Tiede, Stephan; Dähnrich, Cornelia; Schlumberger, Wolfgang; Unger, Mandy; Teegen, Bianca; Stöcker, Winfried; Probst, Christian; Komorowski, Lars.
In: NEUROLOGY, Vol. 84, No. 16, 21.04.2015, p. 1673-9.Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journal › SCORING: Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Neuronal Na+/K+ ATPase is an autoantibody target in paraneoplastic neurologic syndrome
AU - Scharf, Madeleine
AU - Miske, Ramona
AU - Heidenreich, Fedor
AU - Giess, Ralf
AU - Landwehr, Peter
AU - Blöcker, Inga-Madeleine
AU - Begemann, Nora
AU - Denno, Yvonne
AU - Tiede, Stephan
AU - Dähnrich, Cornelia
AU - Schlumberger, Wolfgang
AU - Unger, Mandy
AU - Teegen, Bianca
AU - Stöcker, Winfried
AU - Probst, Christian
AU - Komorowski, Lars
N1 - © 2015 American Academy of Neurology.
PY - 2015/4/21
Y1 - 2015/4/21
N2 - OBJECTIVES: To identify an autoreactivity in a 66-year-old woman who presented with combined brainstem and cerebellar syndrome including vertical gaze palsy, severe progressive ataxia, and spastic tetraparesis, an acute deterioration of vision, dysarthria, and dysphagia with concurrent diagnosis of a colon adenocarcinoma.METHODS: Patient's serum and CSF underwent comprehensive autoantibody screening by indirect immunofluorescence assay and immunoblot. For autoantigen purification, a histo-immunoprecipitation technique was developed followed by mass spectrometrical analysis. Recombinant candidate antigens were expressed in HEK293 and used to verify the identification.RESULTS: Indirect immunofluorescence assay screening revealed strong immunoglobulin G reactivity with neural tissues in serum and CSF, but not with a panel of 28 recombinantly expressed established neural autoantigens. The hitherto unknown target antigen was identified as the neuronal Na(+)/K(+) ATPase. Epitope mapping and competitive inhibition experiments showed that the autoantibodies were directed against the membrane-spanning alpha 3 subunit (ATP1A3) of the enzyme but did not bind to extracellular epitopes. Immunohistochemical analysis revealed overexpression of this subunit in the patient's tumor.CONCLUSIONS: We describe a case of an anti-ATP1A3-associated neurologic disorder. Mutations in the gene encoding this neuronal surface protein have already been recognized as the cause of infantile alternating hemiplegia, rapid-onset dystonia parkinsonism, and CAPOS syndrome. Although the autoantibodies are unlikely to be pathogenic, they are likely to be rare biomarkers for the apparently paraneoplastic neurologic syndrome or for the tumor itself.
AB - OBJECTIVES: To identify an autoreactivity in a 66-year-old woman who presented with combined brainstem and cerebellar syndrome including vertical gaze palsy, severe progressive ataxia, and spastic tetraparesis, an acute deterioration of vision, dysarthria, and dysphagia with concurrent diagnosis of a colon adenocarcinoma.METHODS: Patient's serum and CSF underwent comprehensive autoantibody screening by indirect immunofluorescence assay and immunoblot. For autoantigen purification, a histo-immunoprecipitation technique was developed followed by mass spectrometrical analysis. Recombinant candidate antigens were expressed in HEK293 and used to verify the identification.RESULTS: Indirect immunofluorescence assay screening revealed strong immunoglobulin G reactivity with neural tissues in serum and CSF, but not with a panel of 28 recombinantly expressed established neural autoantigens. The hitherto unknown target antigen was identified as the neuronal Na(+)/K(+) ATPase. Epitope mapping and competitive inhibition experiments showed that the autoantibodies were directed against the membrane-spanning alpha 3 subunit (ATP1A3) of the enzyme but did not bind to extracellular epitopes. Immunohistochemical analysis revealed overexpression of this subunit in the patient's tumor.CONCLUSIONS: We describe a case of an anti-ATP1A3-associated neurologic disorder. Mutations in the gene encoding this neuronal surface protein have already been recognized as the cause of infantile alternating hemiplegia, rapid-onset dystonia parkinsonism, and CAPOS syndrome. Although the autoantibodies are unlikely to be pathogenic, they are likely to be rare biomarkers for the apparently paraneoplastic neurologic syndrome or for the tumor itself.
KW - Adenocarcinoma
KW - Aged
KW - Ataxia
KW - Autoantibodies
KW - Colonic Neoplasms
KW - Female
KW - HEK293 Cells
KW - Humans
KW - Immunoglobulin G
KW - Neurons
KW - Paraneoplastic Syndromes, Nervous System
KW - Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase
KW - Case Reports
KW - Journal Article
KW - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
U2 - 10.1212/WNL.0000000000001493
DO - 10.1212/WNL.0000000000001493
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 25809299
VL - 84
SP - 1673
EP - 1679
JO - NEUROLOGY
JF - NEUROLOGY
SN - 0028-3878
IS - 16
ER -