NDLI: Molecular determinants of agonist and antagonist signaling through the IL-36 receptor.

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Author	Günther, Sebastian Sundberg, Eric J.
Description	Author Affiliation: Günther S ( Institute of Human Virology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201); Sundberg EJ ( Institute of Human Virology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201)
Abstract	The IL-1 family consists of 11 cytokines that control a complex network of proinflammatory signals critical for regulating immune responses to infections. They also play a central role in numerous chronic inflammatory disorders. Accordingly, inhibiting the activities of these cytokines is an important therapeutic strategy for treating autoimmune diseases and lymphomas. Agonist cytokines in the IL-1 family activate signaling by binding their cognate receptor and then recruiting a receptor accessory protein. Conversely, antagonist cytokines bind their cognate receptor but prohibit recruitment of receptor accessory protein, which precludes functional signaling complexes. The IL-36 subfamily of cytokines is the most diverse, including three agonists and at least one antagonist, and is the least well-characterized group within this family. Signaling through the IL-36 receptor directly stimulates dendritic cells and primes naive CD4 T cells for Th1 responses. Appropriately balanced IL-36 signaling is a critical determinant of skin and lung health. IL-36 signaling has been presumed to function analogously to IL-1 signaling. In this study, we have defined molecular determinants of agonist and antagonist signaling through the IL-36 receptor. We present the crystal structure of IL-36Î³, which, to our knowledge, is the first reported structure of an IL-36 agonist. Using this structure as a guide, we designed a comprehensive series of IL-36 agonist/antagonist chimeric proteins for which we measured binding to the IL-36 receptor/IL-1 receptor accessory protein complex and functional activation and inhibition of signaling. Our data reveal how the fine specificity of IL-36 signaling is distinct from that of IL-1.
ISSN	00221767
e-ISSN	15506606
Journal	The Journal of Immunology
Issue Number	2
Volume Number	193
Language	English
Publisher	The American Association of Immunologists
Publisher Date	2014-07-15
Publisher Place	United States
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Interleukin-1 Pharmacology Receptors, Interleukin Agonists Antagonists & Inhibitors Amino Acid Sequence Binding Sites Genetics Crystallography, X-ray Hek293 Cells Chemistry Models, Molecular Molecular Sequence Data Mutation Protein Binding Protein Multimerization Protein Structure, Secondary Protein Structure, Tertiary Receptors, Interleukin-1 Metabolism Recombinant Fusion Proteins Sequence Homology, Amino Acid Research Support, Non-u.s. Gov't Research Support, U.s. Gov't, Non-p.h.s. Discipline Immunology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Immunology and Allergy Immunology

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