title: IRAK: a kinase associated with the interleukin-1 receptor.
abstract: The pleiotropic biological activities of interleukin-1 (IL-1) are mediated by its type I receptor (IL-1RI). When the ligand binds, IL-1RI initiates a signaling cascade that results in the activation of the transcription regulator nuclear factor kappa B (NF-kappa B). A protein kinase designated IRAK (IL-1 receptor-associated kinase) was purified, and its complementary DNA was molecularly cloned. When human embryonic kidney cells (cell line 293) over-expressing IL-1RI or HeLa cells were exposed to IL-1, IRAK rapidly associated with the IL-1RI complex and was phosphorylated. The primary amino acid sequence of IRAK shares similarity with that of Pelle, a protein kinase that is essential for the activation of a NF-kappa B homolog in Drosophila.
authors.affiliation: Molecular Biology Department, Tularik, Incorporated, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Henzel
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Gao
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D002460:Cell Line; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000235:genetics; D004330:Drosophila; D029721:Drosophila Proteins; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D053592:Interleukin-1 Receptor-Associated Kinases; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010766:Phosphorylation; D011494:Protein Kinases / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / Q000737:chemistry; D017472:Receptors, Interleukin-1 / Q000378:metabolism*; D014162:Transfection
chemical_list: D018076:DNA, Complementary; D029721:Drosophila Proteins; D007375:Interleukin-1; D017472:Receptors, Interleukin-1; D011494:Protein Kinases; C079896:pll protein, Drosophila; D053592:Interleukin-1 Receptor-Associated Kinases; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases