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A NOD2–NALP1 complex mediates caspase-1-dependent IL-1β secretion in response to Bacillus anthracis infection and muramyl dipeptide
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NOD2, a NOD-like receptor (NLR), is an intracellular sensor of bacterial muramyl dipeptide (MDP) that was suggested to promote secretion of the proinflammatory cytokine IL-1β. Yet, the molecular mechanism by which NOD2 can stimulate IL-1β secretion, and its biological significance were heretofore unknown. We found that NOD2 through its N-terminal caspase recruitment domain directly binds and activates caspase-1 to trigger IL-1β processing and secretion in MDP-stimulated macrophages, whereas the C-terminal leucine-rich repeats of NOD2 prevent caspase-1 activation in nonstimulated cells. MDP challenge induces the association of NOD2 with another NLR protein, NALP1, and gel filtration analysis revealed the formation of a complex consisting of NOD2, NALP1, and caspase-1. Importantly, Bacillus anthracis infection induces IL-1β secretion in a manner that depended on caspase-1 and NOD2. In vitro, Anthrax lethal toxin strongly potentiated IL-1β secretion, and that response was NOD2 and caspase-1-dependent. Thus, NOD2 plays a key role in the B. anthracis-induced inflammatory response by being a critical mediator of IL-1β secretion.
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Hsu, Li-Chung, Ali, Syed R., McGillivray, Shauna, Tseng, Ping-Hui, Mariathasan, Sanjeev, Humke, Eric W., Eckmann, Lars, Powell, Jonathan J., Nizet, Victor, Dixit, Vishva M., Karin, Michael
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Publisher :  National Academy of Sciences     Type :  Text     Format :  -    
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© 2008 by The National Academy of Sciences of the USA
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