2007•Journal of Leukocyte BiologyRequires access
MDP-induced interleukin-1β processing requires Nod2 and CIAS1/NALP3
Qilin Pan, John C. Mathison, Colleen Fearns, Vladimir V. Kravchenko, Jean da Silva Correia, Hal M. Hoffman, Koichi S. Kobayashi, John Bertin, Ethan Grant, Anthony J. Coyle, Fayyaz S. Sutterwala, Yasunori Ogura, Richard A. Flavell, Richard J. Ulevitch
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Abstract
Nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain (Nod)2 is a sensor of muramyl dipeptides (MDP) derived from bacterial peptidoglycan. Nod2 also plays a role in some autoinflammatory diseases. Cold-induced autoinflammatory syndrome 1 (CIAS1)/NACHT domain, leucine-rich repeat, and pyrin domain-containing protein 3 (NALP3) has been suggested to be sufficient for MDP-dependent release of mature IL-1beta, but the role of Nod2 in this process is unclear. Using mice bearing selective gene deletions, we provide in vitro and in vivo data showing that MDP-induced IL-1beta release requires Nod2 and CIAS1/NALP3 as well as receptor-interacting protein-2 (Rip2), apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a caspase activation and recruitment domain (ASC), and caspase-1. In contrast, MDP-dependent IL-6 production only requires Nod2 and Rip2. Together, our data provide a new understanding of this important pathway of IL-1beta production and allow for further studies of the role of these proteins within the broader context of inflammatory disease.