Caspase-1 and IL-1β processing in a teleost fish.

Interleukine-1β (IL-1β) is the most studied pro-inflammatory cytokine, playing a central role in the generation of systemic and local responses to infection, injury, and immunological challenges. In mammals, IL-1β is synthesized as an inactive 31 kDa precursor that is cleaved by caspase-1 generating...

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Autores principales: Marta I R Reis, Ana do Vale, Pedro J B Pereira, Jorge E Azevedo, Nuno M S Dos Santos
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:a54b338533c143e7b7aa3d0d767b88132021-11-18T08:06:51ZCaspase-1 and IL-1β processing in a teleost fish.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0050450https://doaj.org/article/a54b338533c143e7b7aa3d0d767b88132012-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23226286/?tool=EBIhttps://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203Interleukine-1β (IL-1β) is the most studied pro-inflammatory cytokine, playing a central role in the generation of systemic and local responses to infection, injury, and immunological challenges. In mammals, IL-1β is synthesized as an inactive 31 kDa precursor that is cleaved by caspase-1 generating a 17.5 kDa secreted active mature form. The caspase-1 cleavage site strictly conserved in all mammalian IL-1β sequences is absent in IL-1β sequences reported for non-mammalian vertebrates. Recently, fish caspase-1 orthologues have been identified in sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) and sea bream (Sparus aurata) but very little is known regarding their processing and activity. In this work it is shown that sea bass caspase-1 auto-processing is similar to that of the human enzyme, resulting in active p24/p10 and p20/p10 heterodimers. Moreover, the presence of alternatively spliced variants of caspase-1 in sea bass is reported. The existence of caspase-1 isoforms in fish and in mammals suggests that they have been evolutionarily maintained and therefore are likely to play a regulatory role in the inflammatory response, as shown for other caspases. Finally, it is shown that sea bass and avian IL-1β are specifically cleaved by caspase-1 at different but phylogenetically conserved aspartates, distinct from the cleavage site of mammalian IL-1β.Marta I R ReisAna do ValePedro J B PereiraJorge E AzevedoNuno M S Dos SantosPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 7, Iss 11, p e50450 (2012)
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Marta I R Reis
Ana do Vale
Pedro J B Pereira
Jorge E Azevedo
Nuno M S Dos Santos
Caspase-1 and IL-1β processing in a teleost fish.
description Interleukine-1β (IL-1β) is the most studied pro-inflammatory cytokine, playing a central role in the generation of systemic and local responses to infection, injury, and immunological challenges. In mammals, IL-1β is synthesized as an inactive 31 kDa precursor that is cleaved by caspase-1 generating a 17.5 kDa secreted active mature form. The caspase-1 cleavage site strictly conserved in all mammalian IL-1β sequences is absent in IL-1β sequences reported for non-mammalian vertebrates. Recently, fish caspase-1 orthologues have been identified in sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) and sea bream (Sparus aurata) but very little is known regarding their processing and activity. In this work it is shown that sea bass caspase-1 auto-processing is similar to that of the human enzyme, resulting in active p24/p10 and p20/p10 heterodimers. Moreover, the presence of alternatively spliced variants of caspase-1 in sea bass is reported. The existence of caspase-1 isoforms in fish and in mammals suggests that they have been evolutionarily maintained and therefore are likely to play a regulatory role in the inflammatory response, as shown for other caspases. Finally, it is shown that sea bass and avian IL-1β are specifically cleaved by caspase-1 at different but phylogenetically conserved aspartates, distinct from the cleavage site of mammalian IL-1β.
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author Marta I R Reis
Ana do Vale
Pedro J B Pereira
Jorge E Azevedo
Nuno M S Dos Santos
author_facet Marta I R Reis
Ana do Vale
Pedro J B Pereira
Jorge E Azevedo
Nuno M S Dos Santos
author_sort Marta I R Reis
title Caspase-1 and IL-1β processing in a teleost fish.
title_short Caspase-1 and IL-1β processing in a teleost fish.
title_full Caspase-1 and IL-1β processing in a teleost fish.
title_fullStr Caspase-1 and IL-1β processing in a teleost fish.
title_full_unstemmed Caspase-1 and IL-1β processing in a teleost fish.
title_sort caspase-1 and il-1β processing in a teleost fish.
publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS)
publishDate 2012
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