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Genetic Interactions in Eae2 Control Collagen-Induced Arthritis and the CD4⁺/CD8⁺ T Cell Ratio¹

Jenny Karlsson^*, Martina Johannesson^*, Therese Lindvall^*, Patrik Wernhoff, Rikard Holmdahl^* and Åsa Andersson^2,*

^* Medical Inflammation Research, Lund University, Lund, Sweden; and Institute for Immunology, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany

The Eae2 locus on mouse chromosome 15 controls the development of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE); however, in this study we show that it also controls collagen-induced arthritis (CIA). To find the smallest disease-controlling locus/loci within Eae2, we have studied development of CIA in 676 mice from a partially advanced intercross. Eae2 congenic mice were bred with mice congenic for the Eae3/Cia5 locus on chromosome 3, previously shown to interact with Eae2. To create a large number of genetic recombinations within the congenic fragments, the offspring were intercrossed, and the eight subsequent generations were analyzed for CIA. We found that Eae2 consists of four Cia subloci (Cia26, Cia30, Cia31, and Cia32), of which two interacted with each other, conferring severe CIA. Genes within the other two loci independently interacted with genes in Eae3/Cia5. Investigation of the CD4/CD8 T cell ratio in mice from the partially advanced intercross shows that this trait is linked to one of the Eae2 subloci through interactions with Eae3/Cia5. Furthermore, the expression of CD86 on stimulated macrophages is linked to Eae2.

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