1. Post-translational regulation of interleukin 1 beta secretion
- Author
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Roberto Sitia, Adriana Bajetto, Anna Rubartelli, Federico Cozzolino, and Gabriella Allavena
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Signal peptide ,Immunology ,Cycloheximide ,Biology ,Biochemistry ,Monocytes ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Biosynthesis ,Extracellular ,Immunology and Allergy ,Humans ,Secretion ,Post-translational regulation ,Protein Precursors ,Molecular Biology ,L-Lactate Dehydrogenase ,Endoplasmic reticulum ,Interleukin ,Biological Transport ,Hematology ,Hydrogen-Ion Concentration ,Molecular Weight ,chemistry ,Immunoglobulin G ,Protein Processing, Post-Translational ,Interleukin-1 - Abstract
In view of the key role played by interleukin 1 (IL-1) beta in inflammation, its production is likely to be precisely regulated. Previous studies have shown that IL-1 beta biosynthesis is controlled at the transcriptional and translational levels. We have investigated whether post-translational events also play a role in regulating the production of bioactive IL-1 beta. IL-1 beta, which lacks a signal sequence, is released by activated monocytes through a novel pathway of secretion, alternative to the classical endoplasmic reticulum-Golgi route. Secretion of mature 17 kDA IL-1 beta is increased when pulse-labelled activated monocytes are chased in the presence of heat-aggregated immunoglobulins or of various drugs. Febrile temperatures inhibit secretion of mature IL-1 beta, but only reduce its synthesis: treatment with cycloheximide restores secretion. Processing of the 33 kDa precursor to the 17 kDa mature molecule is inhibited when the external pH is 8 or higher: under these conditions, release of unprocessed, biologically inactive 33 kDa IL-1 beta is observed. Thus, secretion of IL-1 beta is regulated by post-translational mechanisms which operate at the level of both proteolytic processing and extracellular export.
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- 1993