title: The intracellular precursor of IL-1 beta is associated with microtubules in activated U937 cells.
abstract: Treatment of the human histiocytic leukemia cell line U937 with PMA and LPS results in the induction of expression of IL-1. Rabbit polyclonal antibodies raised against mature rIL-1 have been used to investigate the intracellular location of the IL-1 beta precursor in U937 cells. The pattern of indirect immunofluorescence staining seen with these antibodies overlaps substantially with that seen by using a mAb raised against beta-tubulin. Depolymerization of tubulin by incubation of the cells at 0 degrees C before fixation results in the disruption of the pattern of IL-1 staining. IL-1 beta precursor in extracts of activated U937 cells is shown to co-cycle with exogenously added tubulin through two rounds of in vitro depolymerization/polymerization. In addition, immunoprecipitation of IL-1 from cell extracts at 30 degrees C but not at 0 degrees C results in co-precipitation of tubulin. Thus the IL-1 beta precursor is shown in vivo and in vitro to associate with the microtubules of the cytoskeleton.
authors: Dipartimento di Biologia Evolutiva, University of Siena, Italy.
authors: C T
authors: CT
authors: Baldari
authors: J L
authors: JL
authors: Telford
mesh_terms: D002460:Cell Line; D003593:Cytoplasm / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D007106:Immune Sera; D015151:Immunoblotting; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000032:analysis* / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016403:Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D008262:Macrophage Activation; D008869:Microtubule-Associated Proteins / Q000032:analysis* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011233:Precipitin Tests; D011498:Protein Precursors / Q000032:analysis* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013194:Staining and Labeling; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D007106:Immune Sera; D007375:Interleukin-1; D008869:Microtubule-Associated Proteins; D011498:Protein Precursors