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  • Title: Induction of IL-1 secretion from human monocytes by Fc region subfragments of human IgG1.
    Author: Morgan EL, Hobbs MV, Noonan DJ, Weigle WO.
    Journal: J Immunol; 1988 May 01; 140(9):3014-20. PubMed ID: 3258890.
    Abstract:
    Peripheral blood-derived human monocytes and the murine P388D1-monocytes-like cell line are induced to secrete IL-1 when stimulated with Fc region but not F(ab) region subfragments obtained from the cleavage of human IgG1 with papain or pepsin. The portion of the Fc region of IgG1 responsible for stimulation of IL-1 secretion appears to be located within the C gamma 3 domain of the molecule. This hypothesis is supported by the observation that the biologically active pepsin-derived pFc' subfragment is located within the C gamma 3 domain and the long-term papain digests containing predominately Fc' are also active. In contrast, short term papain digests containing mostly intact Fc fragments were found to be unable to induce IL-1 secretion.
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