Volume 14 Supplement 1

Proceedings of the 8th Global Arthritis Research Network (GARN) Meeting and 1st Bio-Rheumatology International Congress (BRIC)

Poster presentation
Open Access

The functions of the post-translational modifications in rheumatoid arthritis

  • Satoko Aratani1,
  • Naoko Yagishita2,
  • Teruhisa Kanazawa1,
  • Fukami Nakajima1,
  • Yoshihisa Yamano2,
  • Kusuki Nishioka1 and
  • Toshihiro Nakajima1
Arthritis Research & Therapy201214(Suppl 1):P45

https://doi.org/10.1186/ar3646

©  Aratani et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2012

Published: 29 February 2012

Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory joint disease and characterized by synovial hyperplasia. We previously cloned an E3 ubiquitin ligase, Synoviolin, as a regulatory factor of cell proliferation [1]. It suggested that endoplasmic reticulum (ER) associated degradation system (ERAD) via Synoviolin has important roles for overgrowth of synoviocytes [2, 3]. Meanwhile, it is known that autoantibodies to citrullinated proteins are specific for RA and good markers for RA. Peptidyl-Arginine Deiminases 4 (PADI4) is identified as the RA-susceptible gene [3]. However functions of citrulinated proteins are unclear. In this study, we hypothesize that the accumulation of citrullinated proteins in RA synoviocytes could associate for ER stress and explore the crosstalk of ubiquitination and citrullination.

Authors’ Affiliations

(1)
Institute of Medical Science, Tokyo Medical University
(2)
Institute of Medical Science, St. Marianna University School of Medicine

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