title: PYPAF7, a novel PYRIN-containing Apaf1-like protein that regulates activation of NF-kappa B and caspase-1-dependent cytokine processing.
abstract: PYRIN-containing Apaf1-like proteins (PYPAFs) are members of the nucleotide-binding site/leucine-rich repeat (NBS/LRR) family of signal transduction proteins. We report here that PYPAF7 is a novel PYPAF protein that activates inflammatory signaling pathways. The expression of PYPAF7 is highly restricted to immune cells, and its gene maps to chromosome 19q13.4, a locus that contains a cluster of genes encoding numerous PYPAF family members. Co-expression of PYPAF7 with ASC results in the recruitment of PYPAF7 to distinct cytoplasmic loci and a potent synergistic activation of NF-kappa B. To identify other proteins involved in PYPAF7 and ASC signaling pathways, we performed a mammalian two-hybrid screen and identified pro-caspase-1 as a binding partner of ASC. Co-expression of PYPAF7 and ASC results in the synergistic activation of caspase-1 and a corresponding increase in secretion of interleukin-1 beta. In addition, PYPAF1 induces caspase-1-dependent cytokine processing when co-expressed with ASC. These findings indicate that PYPAF family members participate in inflammatory signaling by regulating the activation of NF-kappa B and cytokine processing.
authors.affiliation: Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA.
authors.forename: Lin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Gulam A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Manji
authors.forename: Jill M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Grenier
authors.forename: Amal
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Al-Garawi
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Merriam
authors.forename: Jose M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Lora
authors.forename: Brad J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Geddes
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Briskin
authors.forename: Peter S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: DiStefano
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bertin
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D019556:COS Cells; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D020170:Caspase 1 / Q000378:metabolism*; D002460:Cell Line; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D002888:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 19; D016207:Cytokines / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016328:NF-kappa B / Q000378:metabolism*; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; D016207:Cytokines; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D016328:NF-kappa B; C476731:NLRP12 protein, human; D020170:Caspase 1