MOLECULAR-CLONING OF THE INTERLEUKIN-1-BETA CONVERTING ENZYME

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作者
CERRETTI, DP [1 ]
KOZLOSKY, CJ [1 ]
MOSLEY, B [1 ]
NELSON, N [1 ]
VANNESS, K [1 ]
GREENSTREET, TA [1 ]
MARCH, CJ [1 ]
KRONHEIM, SR [1 ]
DRUCK, T [1 ]
CANNIZZARO, LA [1 ]
HUEBNER, K [1 ]
BLACK, RA [1 ]
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[1] THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIV, JEFFERSON CANC INST, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19107 USA
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10.1126/science.1373520
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Interleukin-1-beta (IL-1-beta) mediates a wide range of immune and inflammatory responses. The active cytokine is generated by proteolytic cleavage of an inactive precursor. A complementary DNA encoding a protease that carries out this cleavage has been cloned. Recombinant expression in COS-7 cells enabled the cells to process precursor IL-1-beta to the mature form. Sequence analysis indicated that the enzyme itself may undergo proteolytic processing. The gene encoding the protease was mapped to chromosomal band 11q23, a site frequently involved in rearrangement in human cancers.
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