... mutant forms of MCPIP, eitherentirely lacking the PIN domain or with point mutations in this domain,were used. The results of experiments with actinomycin D indicate that lowerlevels of IL-1b ... on the type of MCPIP expressed by the vector introduced into these cells. In control cells(empty vector) and cells overexpressing a mutant form of MCPIP (without the PIN domain, or MCPIP with two ... spanning the entire coding sequence of the MCPIP gene or the b-actin gene (control). In comparison with the b-actin transcript, the level of MCPIP mRNA was very low. From the analyzed tis-sues,...