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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-3-9
pubmed:abstractText
Interleukin-1 beta must be processed from its precursor form of 31.5 kDa to its mature form of 17 kDa in order to elaborate its wide array of bioactivities. The recent identification of a monocyte-specific endoprotease, termed interleukin-1 beta-converting enzyme (ICE), capable of generating authentic, bioactive 17 kDa IL-1 beta suggests that this protease may serve a specific role in the processing and subsequent secretion of IL-1 beta. To test this hypothesis, we describe initial attempts to establish a monocytic cell-based system to test if mutant preIL-1 beta molecules which are poor substrates for ICE in vitro will be processed and secreted by monocytic cells.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0379-0363
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
35
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
77-83
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Probing the role of interleukin-1 beta convertase in interleukin-1 beta secretion.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biochemical and Molecular Pathology, Merck Sharp and Dohme Research Laboratories, Rahway, NJ 07065.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article