Interferon-gamma regulates cathepsin G activity in microglia-derived lysosomes and controls the proteolytic processing of myelin basic protein in vitro
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Interferon-gamma regulates cathepsin G activity in microglia-derived lysosomes and controls the proteolytic processing of myelin basic protein in vitro. / Burster, Timo; Beck, Alexander; Poeschel, Simone; Øren, Anita; Baechle, Daniel; Reich, Michael; Roetzschke, Olaf; Falk, Kirsten; Boehm, Bernhard O; Youssef, Sawsan; Kalbacher, Hubert; Overkleeft, Herman; Tolosa, Eva; Driessen, Christoph.
In: IMMUNOLOGY, Vol. 121, No. 1, 01.05.2007, p. 82-93.Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journal › SCORING: Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Interferon-gamma regulates cathepsin G activity in microglia-derived lysosomes and controls the proteolytic processing of myelin basic protein in vitro
AU - Burster, Timo
AU - Beck, Alexander
AU - Poeschel, Simone
AU - Øren, Anita
AU - Baechle, Daniel
AU - Reich, Michael
AU - Roetzschke, Olaf
AU - Falk, Kirsten
AU - Boehm, Bernhard O
AU - Youssef, Sawsan
AU - Kalbacher, Hubert
AU - Overkleeft, Herman
AU - Tolosa, Eva
AU - Driessen, Christoph
PY - 2007/5/1
Y1 - 2007/5/1
N2 - The serine protease cathepsin (Cat) G dominates the proteolytic processing of the multiple sclerosis (MS)-associated autoantigen myelin basic protein (MBP) in lysosomes from primary human B cells and dendritic cells. This is in contrast to B-lymphoblastoid cell lines, where the asparagine endopeptidase (AEP) is responsible for this task. We have analysed microglia-derived lysosomal proteases for their ability to process MBP in vitro. In lysosomes derived from primary murine microglia, CatD, CatS, AEP and CatG were involved in the processing of MBP. Interestingly, when microglia were treated with interferon-gamma to mimic a T helper type 1-biased cytokine milieu in MS, CatG was drastically down-regulated, in contrast to CatS, CatB, CatL, CatD or AEP. This resulted in significantly increased stability of MBP and a selective lack of CatG-derived proteolytic fragments; however, it did not affect the gross pattern of MBP processing. Inhibition of serine proteases eliminated the processing differences between lysosomal extracts from resting microglia compared to interferon-stimulated microglia. Thus, the cytokine environment modulates lysosomal proteases in microglia by a selective down-regulation of CatG, leading to decreased MBP-processing by microglia-derived lysosomal proteases in vitro.
AB - The serine protease cathepsin (Cat) G dominates the proteolytic processing of the multiple sclerosis (MS)-associated autoantigen myelin basic protein (MBP) in lysosomes from primary human B cells and dendritic cells. This is in contrast to B-lymphoblastoid cell lines, where the asparagine endopeptidase (AEP) is responsible for this task. We have analysed microglia-derived lysosomal proteases for their ability to process MBP in vitro. In lysosomes derived from primary murine microglia, CatD, CatS, AEP and CatG were involved in the processing of MBP. Interestingly, when microglia were treated with interferon-gamma to mimic a T helper type 1-biased cytokine milieu in MS, CatG was drastically down-regulated, in contrast to CatS, CatB, CatL, CatD or AEP. This resulted in significantly increased stability of MBP and a selective lack of CatG-derived proteolytic fragments; however, it did not affect the gross pattern of MBP processing. Inhibition of serine proteases eliminated the processing differences between lysosomal extracts from resting microglia compared to interferon-stimulated microglia. Thus, the cytokine environment modulates lysosomal proteases in microglia by a selective down-regulation of CatG, leading to decreased MBP-processing by microglia-derived lysosomal proteases in vitro.
KW - Animals
KW - Antigen Presentation
KW - Autoantigens
KW - Cathepsin G
KW - Cathepsins
KW - Down-Regulation
KW - Interferon-gamma
KW - Lysosomes
KW - Mice
KW - Mice, Inbred Strains
KW - Microglia
KW - Myelin Basic Protein
KW - Phenylmethylsulfonyl Fluoride
KW - Protease Inhibitors
KW - Serine Endopeptidases
U2 - 10.1111/j.1365-2567.2007.02540.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1365-2567.2007.02540.x
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 17302735
VL - 121
SP - 82
EP - 93
JO - IMMUNOLOGY
JF - IMMUNOLOGY
SN - 0019-2805
IS - 1
ER -