Inflammasome activation and IL-1ß target IL-1a for secretion as opposed to surface expression

Autor: Gabriela Senti, Lars E. French, Pål Johansen, Hans-Dietmar Beer, Annette Oxenius, Emmanuel Contassot, Antonia Fettelschoss, Salomé LeibundGut-Landmann, Magdalena Kistowska, Martin F. Bachmann, Thomas M. Kündig
Přispěvatelé: University of Zurich, Fettelschoss-Gabriel, Antonia
Rok vydání: 2011
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Zdroj: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1109176108
Popis: Interleukin-1α (IL-1α) and -β both bind to the same IL-1 receptor (IL-1R) and are potent proinflammatory cytokines. Production of proinflammatory (pro)–IL-1α and pro–IL-1β is induced by Toll-like receptor (TLR)-mediated NF-κB activation. Additional stimulus involving activation of the inflammasome and caspase-1 is required for proteolytic cleavage and secretion of mature IL-1β. The regulation of IL-1α maturation and secretion, however, remains elusive. IL-1α exists as a cell surface-associated form and as a mature secreted form. Here we show that both forms of IL-1α, the surface and secreted form, are differentially regulated. Surface IL-1α requires NF-κB activation only, whereas secretion of mature IL-1α requires additional activation of the inflammasome and caspase-1. Surprisingly, secretion of IL-1α also required the presence of IL-1β, as demonstrated in IL-1β–deficient mice. We further demonstrate that IL-1β directly binds IL-1α, thus identifying IL-1β as a shuttle for another proinflammatory cytokine. These results have direct impact on selective treatment modalities of inflammatory diseases.
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