The Mitochondrial Phosphatase PGAM5 Is Dispensable for Necroptosis but Promotes Inflammasome Activation in Macrophages.

ABSTRACT: The cytokine IL-1β is intimately linked to many pathological inflammatory conditions. Mature IL-1β secretion requires cleavage by the inflammasome. Recent evidence indicates that many cell death signal adaptors have regulatory roles in inflammasome activity. These include the apoptosis inducers FADD and caspase 8, and the necroptosis kinases receptor interacting protein kinase 1 (RIPK1) and RIPK3. PGAM5 is a mitochondrial phosphatase that has been reported to function downstream of RIPK3 to promote necroptosis and IL-1β secretion. To interrogate the biological function of PGAM5, we generated Pgam5(-/-) mice. We found that Pgam5(-/-) mice were smaller compared with wild type littermates, and male Pgam5(-/-) mice were born at sub-Mendelian ratio. Despite these growth and survival defects, Pg

SUBMITTER: Moriwaki K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4684958 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature