Loss-of-function mutations in the IL-21 receptor gene cause a primary immunodeficiency syndrome

Media type: E-Article

Title: Loss-of-function mutations in the IL-21 receptor gene cause a primary immunodeficiency syndrome

Contributor: Kotlarz, Daniel; Ziętara, Natalia; Uzel, Gulbu; Weidemann, Thomas; Braun, Christian J.; Diestelhorst, Jana; Krawitz, Peter M.; Robinson, Peter N.; Hecht, Jochen; Puchałka, Jacek; Gertz, E. Michael; Schäffer, Alejandro A.; Lawrence, Monica G.; Kardava, Lela; Pfeifer, Dietmar; Baumann, Ulrich; Pfister, Eva-Doreen; Hanson, Eric P.; Schambach, Axel; Jacobs, Roland; Kreipe, Hans; Moir, Susan; Milner, Joshua D.; Schwille, Petra; [...]

imprint: Rockefeller University Press, 2013

Language: English

DOI: 10.1084/jem.20111229

ISSN: 1540-9538; 0022-1007

Keywords: Immunology ; Immunology and Allergy

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Description: Primary immunodeficiencies (PIDs) represent exquisite models for studying mechanisms of human host defense. In this study, we report on two unrelated kindreds, with two patients each, who had cryptosporidial infections associated with chronic cholangitis and liver disease. Using exome and candidate gene sequencing, we identified two distinct homozygous loss-of-function mutations in the interleukin-21 receptor gene (IL21R; c.G602T, p.Arg201Leu and c.240_245delCTGCCA, p.C81_H82del). The IL-21RArg201Leu mutation causes aberrant trafficking of the IL-21R to the plasma membrane, abrogates IL-21 ligand binding, and leads to defective phosphorylation of signal transducer and activator of transcription 1 (STAT1), STAT3, and STAT5. We observed impaired IL-21–induced proliferation and immunoglobulin class-switching in B cells, cytokine production in T cells, and NK cell cytotoxicity. Our study indicates that human IL-21R deficiency causes an immunodeficiency and highlights the need for early diagnosis and allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in affected children.

Access State: Open Access

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