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B-cell receptor reactivity against Rothia mucilaginosa in nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma

  • Lorenz Thurner
  • , Natalie Fadle
  • , Evi Regitz
  • , Sophie Roth
  • , Onur Cetin
  • , Igor Age Kos
  • , Simon Mauro Hess
  • , Julia Bein
  • , Rainer Maria Bohle
  • , Martine Vornanen
  • , Christer Sundström
  • , Laurence De Leval
  • , Enrico Tiacci
  • , Peter Borchmann
  • , Andreas Engert
  • , Viola Poeschel
  • , Gerhard Held
  • , Eva C. Schwarz
  • , Frank Neumann
  • , Klaus Dieter Preuss
  • Markus Hoth, Ralf Küppers, Karola Lehman, Martin Leo Hansmann, Sören L. Becker, Moritz Bewarder, Sylvia Hartmann

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Abstract

Nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma (NLPHL) is a Hodgkin lymphoma expressing functional B-cell receptors (BCR). Recently, we described a dual stimulation model of IgD+ lymphocyte-predominant cells by Moraxella catarrhalis antigen RpoC and its superantigen MID/hag, associated with extralong CDR3 and HLA-DRB1*04 or HLADRB1* 07 haplotype. The aim of the present study was to extend the antigen screening to further bacteria and viruses. The fragment antibody-binding (Fab) regions of seven new and 15 previously reported cases were analyzed. The reactivity of non-Moraxella spp.-reactive Fab regions against lysates of Rothia mucilaginosa was observed in 5/22 (22.7%) cases. Galactofuranosyl transferase (Gltf) and 2,3-butanediol dehydrogenase (Bdh) of R. mucilaginosa were identified by comparative silver- and immuno-staining in two-dimensional gels, with subsequent mass spectrometry and validation by western blots and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Both R. mucilaginosa Gltf and Bdh induced BCR pathway activation and proliferation in vitro. Apoptosis was induced by recombinant Gltf/ETA'-immunotoxin conjugates in DEV cells expressing recombinant R. mucilaginosa-reactive BCR. Reactivity against M. catarrhalis RpoC was confirmed in 3/7 newly expressed BCR (total 10/22 reactive to Moraxella spp.), resulting in 15/22 (68.2%) cases with BCR reactivity against defined bacterial antigens. These findings strengthen the hypothesis of bacterial trigger contributing to subsets of NLPHL.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3347-3358
Number of pages12
JournalHaematologica
Volume108
Issue number12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2023
Publication typeA1 Journal article-refereed

Publication forum classification

  • Publication forum level 2

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Hematology

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