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在非哺乳动物中,Caspase-1激活了gasdermin A
Zachary P Billman1,2,3,4, Stephen B Kovacs1,2,3,4, Bo Wei1,3
1Duke University School of Medicine.
bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology
|November 21, 2023
概括
气体皮质激素会触发热,一种细胞死亡形式. 酶-1,一种蛋白酶,进化分裂了不同的气皮膜,包括鸟类中的GSDMA和哺乳动物中的GSDMD,随着时间的推移揭示了目标特异性的变化.
科学领域:
- 免疫学 免疫学 免疫学
- 进化生物学 进化生物学
- 细胞生物学 细胞生物学
背景情况:
- 气体膜是热的关键媒介,这是一个受调节的细胞死亡途径.
- 哺乳动物拥有五种气皮蛋白 (GSDMA-E),由像caspases这样的蛋白酶激活.
- 对GSDMA的激活机制在很大程度上是未知的.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究气皮家族的进化史和激活途径.
- 了解气体皮质和酶-1之间的进化关系.
- 阐明不同物种中caspase-1特异性的机制.
主要方法:
- 关于加斯德明基因家族的全面进化分析.
- 跨脊椎动物的气皮胺序列的比较分析.
- 在实验室中使用鸟类和哺乳动物和气皮进行切割分析.
主要成果:
- 加斯德明A (GSDMA) 在早期四足动物中经历了基因重复,导致明显的哺乳动物GSDMA-D.
- 鸟类,两动物和爬行动物GSDMA具有caspase-1裂解部位,与哺乳动物GSDMA不同.
- 卡斯帕酶-1进化出了不同的特异性机制,使用鸟类GSDMA的序列动机和哺乳动物GSDMD的外位相互作用.
结论:
- 卡斯巴-1与气皮有着长期但动态的进化关联.
- 在脊椎动物进化过程中,Caspase-1的目标气体皮质已经转移,从鱼类中的GSDME到两动物/爬行动物/鸟类中的GSDMA,以及哺乳动物中的GSDMD.
- 了解这些进化转变,可以深入了解热的调节.
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