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Oxidation-sensitive cysteines drive IL-38 amyloid formation

Published inCell reports, vol. 43, no. 11, 114940
First online date2024-11-01
Abstract

Interleukin (IL)-1 family cytokines are essential for host defense at epithelial barriers. The IL-1 family member IL-33 was recently linked to stress granules (SGs). Formation of SGs and other biomolecular condensates is promoted by proteins containing low-complexity regions (LCRs). Computational analysis predicts LCRs in six of the 11 IL-1 family members. Among these, IL-38 contains a long LCR including two amyloid cores. IL-38 localizes to intracellular granules in keratinocytes under oxidative stress (OS) and forms OS-induced amyloid aggregates in cells and in vitro. Interestingly, soluble and aggregated IL-38 are released from keratinocytes in an exosome-enriched extracellular vesicle fraction. Disulfide-bond mapping, in silico modeling, and mutational analysis suggest that oxidation-sensitive cysteines act as redox switches to alter IL-38 conformation and promote its aggregation. Finally, the presence of IL-38 granules in human epidermis facing environmental OS suggests that oxidation-induced amyloidogenesis, as an intrinsic property of IL-38, supports barrier function.

Keywords
  • CP: Molecular biology
  • IL-1 cytokine family
  • IL-38
  • Amyloid core
  • Disulfide bridges
  • Epidermis
  • Low complexity region
  • Protein aggregation
  • Redox switch
  • Unconventional secretion
  • Vicinal cysteines
Citation (ISO format)
DIAZ BARREIRO, Alejandro et al. Oxidation-sensitive cysteines drive IL-38 amyloid formation. In: Cell reports, 2024, vol. 43, n° 11, p. 114940. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2024.114940
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