title: IL-1 beta transduces different signals than IL-1 alpha leading to class II antigen expression on beta-insulinoma RIN-5AH cells through specific receptors.
abstract: Like most cytokines, IL-1 transduces its signals for growth, differentiation and diverse cellular functions after binding to specific receptors on the cell surface. Up to now two IL-1 receptors have been reported, type I which induces signal transduction and type II which binds IL-1 but does not transduce signalling. By using the rat insulinoma RIN-5AH cell line that expresses both types of receptor mRNA, and computer-assisted binding analysis, we show that interleukin-1 beta (IL-1 beta) binds to a single class of high affinity receptors with a Kd of 155 pmol/l. The average number of receptors on adherent cell layer is calculated to be 7300 per cell. 125I-IL-1 beta binding can be competed out by unlabelled IL-1 beta. 125I-IL-1 alpha binding can be also obtained and is subject to competition by cold IL-1 alpha. Its saturation curve, however, varies within experiments due to differential receptor up-regulation. These results have also been confirmed by FACS analysis using specific antibodies to type I and II IL-1 receptors, where type I receptor antibody binds strongly to RIN-5AH cells, and type II receptor antibody shows weak staining, also due to inadequate receptor up-regulation. In order to determine whether functional signal transduction occurs via the receptors detected, it is shown that IL-1 beta is able to induce MHC class II antigen expression on the surface of the RIN cells, whereas IL-1 alpha is unable to do so, indicating different signal reception by the cells. IL-1 beta-induced class II upregulation shows moderate signs of p21ras or/and PKC dependency, whereas IL-1 alpha strongly activates both pathways that probably regulate different functions. Finally, both IL-1 alpha and beta induce nitric oxide (NO) production in a time-dependent fashion which appears to be unrelated to the signals and pathways described, but may be involved in the onset of autoimmune type 1 diabetes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vassiliadis
authors.forename: K P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Soteriadou
authors.forename: G K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Papadopoulos
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II / Q000378:metabolism*; D007340:Insulinoma / Q000378:metabolism*; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000378:metabolism*; D007700:Kinetics; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000096:biosynthesis; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D017472:Receptors, Interleukin-1 / Q000378:metabolism; D015398:Signal Transduction; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II; D007375:Interleukin-1; D017472:Receptors, Interleukin-1; D009569:Nitric Oxide