title: Molecular cloning of the interleukin-1 beta converting enzyme.
abstract: Interleukin-1 beta (IL-1 beta) mediates a wide range of immune and inflammatory responses. The active cytokine is generated by proteolytic cleavage of an inactive precursor. A complementary DNA encoding a protease that carries out this cleavage has been cloned. Recombinant expression in COS-7 cells enabled the cells to process precursor IL-1 beta to the mature form. Sequence analysis indicated that the enzyme itself may undergo proteolytic processing. The gene encoding the protease was mapped to chromosomal band 11q23, a site frequently involved in rearrangement in human cancers.
authors.affiliation: Immunex Corporation, Seattle, WA 98101.
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Cerretti
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Kozlosky
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mosley
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nelson
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Van Ness
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Greenstreet
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: March
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Kronheim
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Druck
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Cannizzaro
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D020170:Caspase 1; D002460:Cell Line; D002871:Chromosome Banding; D002880:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 11; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004792:Enzyme Precursors / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D008666:Metalloendopeptidases / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000201:enzymology; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides; D011061:Poly A / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D012313:RNA / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014162:Transfection
chemical_list: D004792:Enzyme Precursors; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D011061:Poly A; D012313:RNA; D020170:Caspase 1; D008666:Metalloendopeptidases