NLRP3 inflammasome activation downstream of cytoplasmic LPS recognition by both caspase-4 and caspase-5

Baker, PJ; Boucher, D; Bierschenk, D; Tebartz, C; Whitney, PG; D&#39;Silva, DB; Tanzer, MC; Monteleone, M; Robertson, AA; Cooper, MA; Alvarez-Diaz, S; Herold, MJ; Bedoui, S; Schroder, K; Masters, SL

Author(s): Baker, PJ; Boucher, D; Bierschenk, D; Tebartz, C; Whitney, PG; D'Silva, DB; Tanzer, MC; Monteleone, M; Robertson, AA; Cooper, MA; Alvarez-Diaz, S; Herold, MJ; Bedoui, S; Schroder, K; Masters, SL;
Details: Publication Year 2018,Volume 200,Issue #10,Page 3341-3346
Journal Title: European Journal of Immunology
Publication Type: Journal Article
Abstract: Humans encode two inflammatory caspases that detect cytoplasmic LPS, caspase-4 and caspase-5. When activated, these trigger pyroptotic cell death and caspase-1-dependent IL-1beta production, however the mechanism underlying this process is not yet confirmed. We now show that a specific NLRP3 inhibitor, MCC950, prevents caspase-4/5-dependent IL-1beta production elicited by transfected LPS. Given that caspase-4 and caspase-5 can both detect cytoplasmic LPS, it is possible that these proteins exhibit some degree of redundancy. Therefore we generated human monocytic cell lines in which caspase-4 and caspase-5 were genetically deleted either individually or together. We found that the deletion of caspase-4 suppressed cell death and IL-1beta production following transfection of LPS into the cytoplasm, or in response to infection with Salmonella Typhimurium. Although deletion of caspase-5 did not confer protection against transfected LPS, cell death and IL-1beta production were reduced after infection with Salmonella. Furthermore, double deletion of caspase-4 and -5 had a synergistic effect in the context of Salmonella infection. Our results identify the NLRP3 inflammasome as the specific platform for IL-1beta maturation, downstream of cytoplasmic LPS detection by caspase-4/5. We also show that both caspase-4 and caspase-5 are functionally important for appropriate responses to intracellular Gram-negative bacteria. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
Publisher: Wiley
Research Division(s): Inflammation; Molecular Genetics Of Cancer; Cell Signalling And Cell Death
PubMed ID: 26173988
Publisher's Version: https://doi.org/10.1002/eji.201545655
NHMRC Grants: NHMRC/1057815,
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