Tripeptidyl Peptidase II Promotes Maturation of Caspase-1 in Shigella flexneri-Induced Macrophage Apoptosis

AUTOR(ES)

Hilbi, Hubert

FONTE

American Society for Microbiology

RESUMO

The invasive enteropathogenic bacterium Shigella flexneri activates apoptosis in macrophages. Shigella-induced apoptosis requires caspase-1. We demonstrate here that tripeptidyl peptidase II (TPPII), a cytoplasmic, high-molecular-weight protease, participates in the apoptotic pathway triggered by Shigella. The TPPII inhibitor Ala-Ala-Phe-chloromethylketone (AAF-cmk) and clasto-lactacystin β-lactone (lactacystin), an inhibitor of both TPPII and the proteasome, protected macrophages from Shigella-induced apoptosis. AAF-cmk was more potent than lactacystin and irreversibly blocked Shigella-induced apoptosis by 95% at a concentration of 1 μM. Conversely, peptide aldehyde and peptide vinylsulfone proteasome inhibitors had little effect on Shigella-mediated cytotoxicity. Both AAF-cmk and lactacystin prevented the maturation of pro-caspase-1 and its substrate pro-interleukin 1β in Shigella-infected macrophages, indicating that TPPII is upstream of caspase-1. Neither of these compounds directly inhibited caspase-1. AAF-cmk and lactacystin did not impair macrophage phagocytosis or the ability of Shigella to escape the macrophage phagosome. TPPII was also found to be involved in apoptosis induced by ATP and the protein kinase inhibitor staurosporine. We propose that TPPII participates in apoptotic pathways.

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