How a cytokine is chaperoned through the secretory pathway by complexing with its own receptor:: Lessons from interleukin-15 (IL-15)/IL-15 receptor α
How a cytokine is chaperoned through the secretory pathway by complexing with its own receptor:: Lessons from interleukin-15 (IL-15)/IL-15 receptor α
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DOI:
10.1128/mcb.02178-07
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发表时间:
2008-08-01
影响因子:
5.3
通讯作者:
Bulfone-Paus, Silvia
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作者:
Duitman, Erwin H.;Orinska, Zane;Bulfone-Paus, Silvia
While it is well appreciated that receptors for secreted cytokines transmit ligand-induced signals, little is known about additional roles for cytokine receptor components in the control of ligand transport and secretion. Here, we show that interleukin-15 (IL-15) translocation into the endoplasmic reticulum occurs independently of the presence of IL-15 receptor alpha (IL-15R alpha). Subsequently, however, IL-15 is transported through the Golgi apparatus only in association with IL-15R alpha and then is secreted. This intracellular IL-15/IL-15R alpha. complex already is formed in the endoplasmic reticulum and, thus, enables the further trafficking of complexed IL-15 through the secretory pathway. Just transfecting IL-15R alpha in cells, which transcribe but normally do not secrete IL-15, suffices to induce IL-15 secretion. Thus, we provide the first evidence of how a cytokine is chaperoned through the secretory pathway by complexing with its own high-affinity receptor and show that IL-15/IL-15R alpha offers an excellent model system for the further exploration of this novel mechanism for the control of cytokine secretion.