Objectives: Polymorphism in a coding region of deoxyribonuclease I-like III (DNASE1L3), causing amino acid substitution of Arg-206 to Cys (R206C), is a robustly replicated heritable risk factor for SSc and other autoimmune diseases. DNASE1L3 is secreted into the circulation, where it can digest genomic DNA (gDNA) in apoptosis-derived membrane vesicles (AdMVs). We sought to determine the impact of DNASE1L3 R206C on digestion of circulating gDNA in SSc patients and healthy controls (HCs).
Methods: The ability of DNASE1L3 to digest AdMV-associated gDNA was tested in vitro. The effect of R206C substitution on extracellular secretion of DNASE1L3 was determined using a transfected cell line and primary monocyte-derived dendritic cells from SSc patients. Plasma samples from SSc patients and HCs with DNASE1L3 R206C or R206 wild type were compared for their ability to digest AdMV-associated gDNA. The digestion status of endogenous gDNA in plasma samples from 123 SSc patients and 74 HCs was determined by measuring the proportion of relatively long to short gDNA fragments.
Results: The unique ability of DNASE1L3 to digest AdMV-associated gDNA was confirmed. Extracellular secretion of DNASE1L3 R206C was impaired. Plasma from individuals with DNASE1L3 R206C had reduced ability to digest AdMV-associated gDNA. The ratio of long: short gDNA fragments was increased in plasma from SSc patients with DNASE1L3 R206C, and this ratio correlated inversely with DNase activity.
Conclusion: Our results confirm that circulating gDNA is a physiological DNASE1L3 substrate and show that its digestion is reduced in SSc patients with the DNASE1L3 R206C variant.
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