title: Transfected type II interleukin-1 receptor impairs responsiveness of human keratinocytes to interleukin-1.
abstract: Of the two known types of specific receptors for interleukin (IL)-1, the function of the type II IL-1 receptor (IL-1RII) is still elusive. IL-1RII is allegedly devoid of signaling capacity and is therefore thought to act by trapping and inhibiting IL-1. To directly assess the functional role of IL-1RII, a human keratinocyte cell line has been stably transfected with a cDNA coding for IL-1RII, and its responsiveness to IL-1 has been compared with that of nontransfected cells. Parental cells express IL-1RI and are responsive to low doses of IL-1, whereas transfected cells overexpress IL-1RII, both in its membrane and soluble form, and show a dramatically impaired response to IL-1. Selective block of IL-1RII restores the ability of transfected keratinocytes to respond to IL-1, indicating that the overexpressed IL-1RII is in fact uniquely responsible for their refractoriness to IL-1. The main mechanism of unresponsiveness in transfected keratinocytes appears to be the capture and neutralization of IL-1 by the soluble form of IL-1RII.
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D002460:Cell Line; D006801:Humans; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015603:Keratinocytes / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D017472:Receptors, Interleukin-1 / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology*; D014162:Transfection / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D007375:Interleukin-1; D017472:Receptors, Interleukin-1