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Neutralizing IFNL3 Autoantibodies in Severe COVID-19 Identified Using Molecular Indexing of Proteins by Self-Assembly
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ABSTRACT
Unbiased antibody profiling can identify the targets of an immune reaction. A number of likely pathogenic autoreactive antibodies have been associated with life-threatening SARS-CoV-2 infection; yet, many additional autoantibodies likely remain unknown. Here we present Molecular Indexing of Proteins by Self Assembly (MIPSA), a technique that produces ORFeome-scale libraries of proteins covalently coupled to uniquely identifying DNA barcodes for analysis by sequencing. We used MIPSA to profile circulating autoantibodies from 55 patients with severe COVID-19 against 11,076 DNA-barcoded proteins of the human ORFeome library. MIPSA identified previously known autoreactivities, and also detected undescribed neutralizing interferon lambda 3 (IFN-{lambda}3) autoantibodies. At-risk individuals with anti-IFN-{lambda}3 antibodies may benefit from interferon supplementation therapies, such as those currently undergoing clinical evaluation. One-Sentence SummaryMolecular Indexing of Proteins by Self Assembly (MIPSA) identifies neutralizing IFNL3 autoantibodies in patients with severe COVID-19. Graphical Abstract O_FIG O_LINKSMALLFIG WIDTH=200 HEIGHT=144 SRC="FIGDIR/small/432977v1_ufig1.gif" ALT="Figure 1"> View larger version (25K) org.highwire.dtl.DTLVardef@a3c55aorg.highwire.dtl.DTLVardef@1f1c840org.highwire.dtl.DTLVardef@920bc7org.highwire.dtl.DTLVardef@43633e_HPS_FORMAT_FIGEXP M_FIG C_FIG
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2021
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