Electrostatic influence on IL-1 transport through the GSDMD pore.
Electrostatic influence on IL-1 transport through the GSDMD pore.
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DOI:
10.1073/pnas.2120287119
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发表时间:
2022-02-08
影响因子:
11.1
通讯作者:
Wu H
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作者:
Xie WJ;Xia S;Warshel A;Wu H
Gasdermin D (GSDMD) forms large pores that channel the release of alarmins, including interleukin-1 (IL-1) family cytokines, from living cells. IL-1 is synthesized as an inactive cytosolic precursor known as pro-IL-1, which is proteolytically processed into the active mature IL-1 in response to inflammasome activation or other physiological or pathological stimuli. GSDMD pores preferentially release mature IL-1 over pro-IL-1 despite their similar molecular dimensions, both markedly smaller than the pore, indicating that factors beyond size may affect the transport. Our investigation into the role of electrostatics in this preferential release revealed a charge-based gating mechanism for GSDMD pores. Our studies have broad implications in GSDMD-mediated inflammation and contribute to understanding of how large transmembrane pores may achieve cargo preference. A variety of signals, including inflammasome activation, trigger the formation of large transmembrane pores by gasdermin D (GSDMD). There are primarily two functions of the GSDMD pore, to drive lytic cell death, known as pyroptosis, and to permit the release of leaderless interleukin-1 (IL-1) family cytokines, a process that does not require pyroptosis. We are interested in the mechanism by which the GSDMD pore channels IL-1 release from living cells. Recent studies revealed that electrostatic interaction, in addition to cargo size, plays a critical role in GSDMD-dependent protein release. Here, we determined computationally that to enable electrostatic filtering against pro-IL-1β, acidic lipids in the membrane need to effectively neutralize positive charges in the membrane-facing patches of the GSDMD pore. In addition, we predicted that salt has an attenuating effect on electrostatic filtering and then validated this prediction using a liposome leakage assay. A calibrated electrostatic screening factor is necessary to account for the experimental observations, suggesting that ion distribution within the pore may be different from the bulk solution. Our findings corroborate the electrostatic influence of IL-1 transport exerted by the GSDMD pore and reveal extrinsic factors, including lipid and salt, that affect the electrostatic environment.
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DOI:
10.1038/s41573-021-00154-z
发表时间:
2021-05
期刊:
Nature reviews. Drug discovery
影响因子:
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作者:
Liu X;Xia S;Zhang Z;Wu H;Lieberman J
通讯作者:
Lieberman J
影响因子:
32.4
作者:
Evavold CL;Ruan J;Tan Y;Xia S;Wu H;Kagan JC
通讯作者:
Kagan JC
影响因子:
64.8
作者:
Ruan J;Xia S;Liu X;Lieberman J;Wu H
通讯作者:
Wu H
影响因子:
64.8
作者:
Shi, Jianjin;Zhao, Yue;Shao, Feng
通讯作者:
Shao, Feng
影响因子:
64.8
作者:
Zhang, Zhibin;Zhang, Ying;Lieberman, Judy
通讯作者:
Lieberman, Judy