e, Galectin-1, IL-1 and IL-1 release and LDH release by Pam3CSK4-primed WT, (MOI = 50) for 16 h or stimulated with 10 M nigericin for 1 h. recombinant B-Raf inhibitor 1 dihydrochloride galectin-1 and galectin-1-neutralizing antibody showed that galectin-1 promotes inflammation and plays a detrimental role in LPS-induced lethality. Mechanistically, galectin-1 inhibition of CD45 (Ptprc) underlies its unfavorable role in endotoxin shock. Finally, we found increased galectin-1 in sera from human patients with sepsis. Overall, we uncovered galectin-1 as a bona fide DAMP released as a consequence of cytosolic LPS sensing, identifying a new outcome of inflammatory cell death. Introduction Intracellular surveillance for pathogen-encoded products or activities by innate immune sensors licenses the activation of inflammasomes. The assembly of inflammasome complexes activate caspase-1, which subsequently cleaves and activates the inflammatory cytokines interleukin-1 (IL-1) and IL-181. Caspase-1 also cleaves a pore-forming protein, gasdermin D (GSDMD), to release its N-terminal fragment, which permeabilizes the plasma membrane causing pyroptosis2,3. In addition, a noncanonical inflammasome monitorsby means of inflammatory caspases (caspase-11 in mice and caspase-4/5 in humans)4,5,6for LPS that gains access to the cytosol upon bacterial invasion or via B-Raf inhibitor 1 dihydrochloride outer membrane vesicles7. Active caspases 11 and 4 also cleave GSDMD2,3; plasma membrane perforation by GSDMD is considered to trigger the activation of the NACHT, LRR and PYD domains-containing protein 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome and the maturation of caspase-18. The cytosolic LPS sensing pathway can be host-protective during bacterial infections8. On the other hand, its excessive activation has the potential to cause tissue damage and compromise host survival as revealed in murine models of sepsis9,10,11,12. The effector mechanisms by which the noncanonical inflammasome exerts its deleterious effects are not clear. In addition to the well-characterized outcomes of IL-1 cytokine maturation and pyroptosis, caspase-11 detection of cytosolic LPS elicits the unconventional release of intracellular proteins that lack the leader sequence for secretion via the classical endoplasmic reticulum-Golgi apparatus route11. In the extracellular milieu, these proteins, including high mobility group protein B1 (HMGB1), act as alarmins or DAMPs and propagate inflammatory responses via a multitude of mechanisms13,14. The collective activities of DAMPs or alarmins orchestrate dysregulated inflammation, organ injury and poor outcomes in sepsis. Whereas the unconventional secretome associated with caspase-1 activation has been profiled15, the identity of DAMPs released as a result of caspase-11-dependent cytosolic LPS sensing and, more importantly, the functional roles of individual DAMPs, are poorly understood. By utilizing a proteomic strategy involving a two-dimensional (2D) liquid phase fractionation system (PF2D) and mass spectrometry, we show that galectin-1 is released extracellularly in response to caspase-11 activation by cytosolic LPS. Galectin-1 is a prototype member of a family of -galactoside-binding proteins with several immunoregulatory activities16. Although this lectin functions extracellularly by cross-linking (EHEC), a known caspase-11 activator7; after 16 h, cell debris-free concentrated supernatants were fractionated by the PF2D platform into more than 500 fractions based on pI and hydrophobicity (Extended Data Fig. 1a). The 214-nm absorbance profiles of the fractions were compiled and integrated with the ProteoVue software to create a 2D map (pH versus hydrophobicity) of proteins in the supernatants of WT and (MOI = 50) for 16 h or stimulated with 10 M nigericin for 1 h. NS, not significant. b,c, 2D global proteomic maps of supernatants from EHEC-infected WT and 0.05; two-way ANOVA followed by ?idks post-test. GSDMD mediates cytosolic LPS-induced galectin-1 release Galectin-1 is a leaderless protein belonging to a family of -galactoside-binding lectins and its mechanism of secretion is unknown16,17. To validate the PF2DCmass spectrometry identification of galectin-1, we stimulated WT and stimulated galectin-1 release from WT BMDMs but not from infection was comparable to that of WT BMDMs (Fig. 2cCe). Similar to galectin-1 release, the release of IL-1, a well-characterized DAMP, was dependent on caspase-11 rather than caspase-1 during infection with EHEC and (Fig. 2e and Extended Data Fig. 1d). In this regard, the molecular requirement for cytosolic LPS-induced galectin-1 release resembles that of pyroptosis and IL-1 and HMGB1 release (Fig. 2cCe)11. Therefore, cytosolic LPS-driven galectin-1 release depends on the caspase-11CGSDMD axis but not the secondary NLRP3-caspase-1 signaling. Open in a separate window B-Raf inhibitor 1 dihydrochloride Fig. 2: Cytosolic LPS-induced Rabbit polyclonal to ZNF22 galectin-1 release in vitro B-Raf inhibitor 1 dihydrochloride is dependent on caspase-11/4 and GSDMD.a, Galectin-1 release by Pam3CSK4-primed WT and (MOI = 50) to activate AIM2 for 16.