title: Active caspase-1-mediated secretion of retinoic acid inducible gene-I.
abstract: Caspase-1 is an inflammatory caspase that controls the activation and secretion of the inflammatory cytokines, IL-1beta and IL-18. We observed that cellular levels of retinoic acid-inducible gene-I (RIG-I) were enhanced when the pan-caspase inhibitor Z-VAD-fmk or caspase-1-specific inhibitor Z-WEHD-fmk blocked caspase activity. Overexpression of caspase-1 reduced cellular levels of RIG-I and inhibited RIG-I-mediated signaling activity. Enzymatic activity of caspase-1 was necessary to control RIG-I, although it was not a substrate of proteolytic cleavage by caspase-1. Caspase-1 physically interacted with full length RIG-I, but not with mutant forms lacking either the amino- or carboxyl-terminal domains. RIG-I was present in the supernatant of cells transfected with active caspase-1 but not with caspase-4. Stimulating cells with LPS and ATP also induced secretion of endogenous RIG-I in macrophages. Our data suggest a novel mechanism that negatively regulates RIG-I-mediated signaling activity via caspase-1-dependent secretion of RIG-I protein.
authors.affiliation: Department of Life Sciences, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Min-Jung
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Joo-Yeon
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Yoo
mesh_terms: D020170:Caspase 1 / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D002460:Cell Line; D000071457:DEAD Box Protein 58; D053487:DEAD-box RNA Helicases / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D015151:Immunoblotting; D047468:Immunoprecipitation; D011070:Poly I-C / Q000276:immunology; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000276:immunology*; D014162:Transfection
chemical_list: D011971:Receptors, Immunologic; D020170:Caspase 1; C452820:RIGI protein, human; D000071457:DEAD Box Protein 58; D053487:DEAD-box RNA Helicases; D011070:Poly I-C