Endocytosis of the signal transducing receptor gp130 as mechanism to fine-tune IL-6 responses
HM Hermanns, C Mais, S Walter, A Geier · Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie · 2015 · Heft 01
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Background and aims: The restriction of cytokine signalling in strength and duration is of fundamental importance to limit inflammation. We identified a cross-talk mediated endocytosis by which pro-inflammatory stimuli can influence the responsiveness of liver cells for cytokines of the IL-6 family. Methods: HepG2 hepatoma cells were treated with the pro-inflammatory cytokine IL-1β for different periods of time. IL-1β-mediated signalling was characterized by Western blotting. Cell surface expression of gp130 was analyzed by flow cytometry and live cell imaging. To identify the signalling pathway responsible for…