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DNA-binding activity of NF-κB and phosphorylation of p65 are induced by N-acetylcysteine through phosphatidylinositol (PI) 3-kinase. Mol Immunol 2008; 45:3984-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2008.06.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2008] [Accepted: 06/15/2008] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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G-protein-dependent and -independent pathways regulate proteinase-activated receptor-2 mediated p65 NFκB serine 536 phosphorylation in human keratinocytes. Cell Signal 2008; 20:1267-74. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2008.02.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2008] [Accepted: 02/22/2008] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Small-molecule inhibitor which reactivates p53 in human T-cell leukemia virus type 1-transformed cells. J Virol 2008; 82:8537-47. [PMID: 18550670 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00690-08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) is the etiologic agent of the aggressive and fatal disease adult T-cell leukemia. Previous studies have demonstrated that the HTLV-1-encoded Tax protein inhibits the function of tumor suppressor p53 through a Tax-induced NF-kappaB pathway. Given these attributes, we were interested in the activity of small-molecule inhibitor 9-aminoacridine (9AA), an anticancer drug that targets two important stress response pathways, NF-kappaB and p53. In the present study, we have examined the effects of 9AA on HTLV-1-transformed cells. Treatment of HTLV-1-transformed cells with 9AA resulted in a dramatic decrease in cell viability. Consistent with these results, we observed an increase in the percentage of cells in sub-G(1) and an increase in the number of cells positive by terminal deoxynucleotidyltransferase-mediated dUTP-biotin nick end labeling assay following treatment of HTLV-1-transformed cells with 9AA. In each assay, HTLV-1-transformed cells C8166, Hut102, and MT2 were more sensitive to treatment with 9AA than control CEM and peripheral blood mononuclear cells. Analyzing p53 function, we demonstrate that treatment of HTLV-1-transformed cells with 9AA resulted in an increase in p53 protein and activation of p53 transcription activity. Of significance, 9AA-induced cell death could be blocked by introduction of a p53 small interfering RNA, linking p53 activity and cell death. These results suggest that Tax-repressed p53 function in HTLV-1-transformed cells is "druggable" and can be restored by treatment with 9AA. The fact that 9AA induces p53 and inhibits NF-kappaB suggests a promising strategy for the treatment of HTLV-1-transformed cells.
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Azran-Shaish I, Tabakin-Fix Y, Huleihel M, Bakhanashvili M, Aboud M. HTLV-1 tax-induced NF-kappaB activation is synergistically enhanced by 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate: mechanism and implications for Tax oncogenicity. J Mol Med (Berl) 2008; 86:799-814. [PMID: 18425496 DOI: 10.1007/s00109-008-0335-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2007] [Revised: 01/22/2008] [Accepted: 02/18/2008] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Nuclear factor kappa B (NF-kappaB) factors regulate a wide range of physiological and oncogenic processes. Normally, these factors are transiently activated by specific external signals which induce their dissociation from inhibitors of kappaB (IkappaB) and subsequent translocation to the nucleus where p65 links to the cyclic adenosine monophosphate response element binding protein (CBP)-p300 and P/CAF coactivators that are essential for its transcriptional activity. The pathogenic potential of human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) Tax protein is partly ascribed to its capacity to constitutively activate NF-kappaB factors because constitutive activity of these factors play an important role in the pathophysiology of adult T-cell leukemia (ATL) and tropical spastic paraparesis-HTLV-1 associated myelopathy (TSP-HAM). In assessing the possibility of modulating Tax pathogenic potential by external factors, we focused here on 12-O -tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA) which is a potent protein kinase C (PKC) activator. There are conflicting reports regarding the effect of TPA and PKC on NF-kappaB. Therefore, we reassessed this issue and also investigated their influence on Tax-mediated activation of these factors. We found that TPA promoted NF-kappaB nuclear translocation and the DNA binding of p65 dimers through PKC activation. However, both TPA and ectopically expressed PKC had only a marginal effect on the transcriptional competence of these dimers, indicating that the DNA binding of such dimers is insufficient by itself for gene activation. Notably, however, both TPA and the ectopic PKC displayed strong synergistic enhancement of the Tax-induced activation of the NF-kappaB transcriptional function. In contrast, TPA and the ectopic PKC only slightly elevated the low activation of the NF-kappaB transcriptional capacity by cytoplasmic Tax mutants, indicating that the nuclear translocation of Tax was essential for this synergism. Subsequent experiments suggested that TPA contributed to this synergism by increasing the pool of free p65 which Tax could link to CBP and elevate, thereby, the amount of a p65-Tax-CBP ternary complex that could bind to NF-kappaB-responsive promoters and stimulate their expression. Finally, we demonstrated that this synergism operated also in HTLV-1-infected human T-cells. Earlier reports have shown a close linkage of pathological PKC-activating conditions (e.g., infectious and inflammatory diseases) to certain malignancies. On this ground, the present study suggests that such conditions may enhance the risk for ATL and TSP-HAM in HTLV-1 carriers by increasing the Tax-induced NF-kappaB activation.
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- Inbal Azran-Shaish
- Shraga Segal Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beersheba, 84105, Israel,
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Dossumbekova A, Anghelina M, Madhavan S, He L, Quan N, Knobloch T, Agarwal S. Biomechanical signals inhibit IKK activity to attenuate NF-kappaB transcription activity in inflamed chondrocytes. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007; 56:3284-96. [PMID: 17907174 PMCID: PMC4950916 DOI: 10.1002/art.22933] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVE While the effects of biomechanical signals in the form of joint movement and exercise are known to be beneficial to inflamed joints, limited information is available regarding the intracellular mechanisms of their actions. This study was undertaken to examine the intracellular mechanisms by which biomechanical signals suppress proinflammatory gene induction by the interleukin-1-beta (IL-1beta)-induced NF-kappaB signaling cascade in articular chondrocytes. METHODS Primary rat articular chondrocytes were exposed to biomechanical signals in the form of cyclic tensile strain, and the effects on the NF-kappaB signaling cascade were examined by Western blot analysis, real-time polymerase chain reaction, and immunofluorescence. RESULTS Cyclic tensile strain rapidly inhibited the IL-1beta-induced nuclear translocation of NF-kappaB, but not its IL-1beta-induced phosphorylation at serine 276 and serine 536, which are necessary for its transactivation and transcriptional efficacy, respectively. Examination of upstream events revealed that cyclic tensile strain also inhibited the cytoplasmic protein degradation of IkappaBbeta and IkappaBalpha, as well as repressed their gene transcription. Additionally, cyclic tensile strain induced a rapid nuclear translocation of IkappaBalpha to potentially prevent NF-kappaB binding to DNA. Furthermore, the inhibition of IL-1beta-induced degradation of IkappaB by cyclic tensile strain was mediated by down-regulation of IkappaB kinase activity. CONCLUSION These results indicate that the signals generated by cyclic tensile strain act at multiple sites within the NF-kappaB signaling cascade to inhibit IL-1beta-induced proinflammatory gene induction. Taken together, these findings provide insight into how biomechanical signals regulate and reduce inflammation, and underscore their potential in enhancing the ability of chondrocytes to curb inflammation in diseased joints.
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Oh SM, Lee SH, Lee BJ, Pyo CW, Yoo NK, Lee SY, Kim J, Choi SY. A Distinct Role of Neutrophil Lactoferrin in RelA/p65 Phosphorylation on Ser536by Recruiting TNF Receptor-Associated Factors to IκB Kinase Signaling Complex. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2007; 179:5686-92. [DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.179.9.5686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The transcription factor nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-kappaB) is a crucial regulator of many physiological and patho-physiological processes, including control of the adaptive and innate immune responses, inflammation, proliferation, tumorigenesis, and apoptosis. Thus, the tight regulation of NF-kappaB activity within a cell is extremely important. The central mechanism of NF-kappaB regulation is the signal-induced proteolytic degradation of a family of cytoplasmic inhibitors of NF-kappaB, the IkappaBs. However, with the discovery of an IkappaB-independent noncanonical or "alternative" pathway of NF-kappaB activation, the importance of other regulatory mechanisms responsible for the fine-tuning of NF-kappaB became clear. Post-translational modification, especially phosphorylation, of the Rel proteins, of which dimeric NF-kappaB is composed, are such alternative regulatory mechanisms. The best analyzed example is RelA phosphorylation, which takes place at specific amino acids resulting in distinct functional changes of this gene regulatory protein. The interaction of NF-kappaB with other proteins such as glucocorticoid receptors is very important for the regulation of NF-kappaB activity. Recently, exciting new concepts of IkappaB-independent NF-kappaB control like dimer exchange and nucleolar sequestration of RelA have been described, indicating that many aspects of NF-kappaB control are waiting to be discovered.
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- Manfred Neumann
- Institute of Experimental Internal Medicine, Otto-von-Guericke University, Medical Faculty, Leipziger Strasse 44, 39120 Magdeburg, Germany
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Park J, Lee JH, La M, Jang MJ, Chae GW, Kim SB, Tak H, Jung Y, Byun B, Ahn JK, Joe CO. Inhibition of NF-kappaB acetylation and its transcriptional activity by Daxx. J Mol Biol 2007; 368:388-97. [PMID: 17362989 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2007.02.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2006] [Revised: 02/05/2007] [Accepted: 02/12/2007] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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We propose a biochemical mechanism by which Daxx modulates NF-kappaB transcriptional activity. Both chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) assay and electrophoretic mobility shift assay (EMSA) have confirmed Daxx-mediated repression of transcriptional competence of NF-kappaB in HeLa cells. Overexpression of Daxx repressed the expression of NF-kappaB-regulated genes such as I kappa B alpha and IL8. Co-immunoprecipitation assay revealed the existence of intermolecular association between endogenous Daxx and p65 subunit of NF-kappaB stimulated by TNFalpha. Here, we suggest that Daxx-mediated repression of NF-kappaB transactivation correlates with the inhibition of p65 acetylation by Daxx. Based on the finding that the Daxx binding N-terminal side of p65 includes the major sites of acetylation mediated by p300/CBP, we further propose that the physical interaction between Daxx and p65 provides a functional framework for the inhibition of p65 acetylation by p300/CBP and subsequent repression of NF-kappaB transcriptional activity.
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- Jinhwi Park
- Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, 305-701, South Korea
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Yamada K, Moriuchi R, Mori T, Okazaki E, Kohno T, Nagayasu T, Matsuyama T, Katamine S. Tgat, a Rho-specific guanine nucleotide exchange factor, activates NF-kappaB via physical association with IkappaB kinase complexes. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2007; 355:269-74. [PMID: 17292329 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2007.01.147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2007] [Accepted: 01/29/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Constitutive activity of NF-kappaB is associated with various human cancers including adult T-cell leukemia (ATL). In this study, we have found Tgat that activates NF-kappaB by screening a cDNA expression library derived from ATL cells. We previously identified Tgat as the oncogene, which consists of the Rho-guanine nucleotide exchange factor (Rho-GEF) domain and the unique C-terminal region, as a consequence of alternative splicing of the Trio transcript. Tgat activated the IKK activity by binding with the IkappaB kinase (IKK) complex. The Tgat mutants lacking the C-terminal region failed to associate with the IKK complex suggesting an essential role of the unique sequence. The mutation causing the loss of GEF activity also abolished the NF-kappaB activation. Moreover, co-expressed p100 was efficiently processed into p52 in the Tgat-expressing cells, suggesting the co-involvement of non-canonical pathway.
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- Kenji Yamada
- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 1-12-4 Sakamoto, Nagasaki 852-8523, Japan
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Wang Y, Xiang GS, Kourouma F, Umar S. Citrobacter rodentium-induced NF-kappaB activation in hyperproliferating colonic epithelia: role of p65 (Ser536) phosphorylation. Br J Pharmacol 2006; 148:814-24. [PMID: 16751795 PMCID: PMC1617077 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0706784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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1. The transcription factors of the NF-kappaB/Rel family form dimeric complexes that control expression of various genes involved in inflammation and proliferation. 2. During transmissible murine colonic hyperplasia (TMCH) induced by Citrobacter rodentium, nuclear translocation of NF-kappaB in isolated colonic crypts increased 3 day's post-infection and continued over 12 days paralleling peak hyperplasia. Antibody supershifts for both p65/p50 hetero- and p50/p50 homodimers occurred. Expression levels of both p50 and p65 subunits increased in cytosolic/nuclear extracts and correlated with NF-kappaB activation kinetics. IkappaB alpha levels decreased during this time. 3. Phosphorylation of IKK alpha (at Ser(176/180)) and -beta (at Ser(177/181)) increased significantly during TMCH suggesting activation in vivo. 4. p65-Ser536 (p65(536)) exhibited increased phosphorylation on immunoblotting and immunohistochemistry (IHC) both at day 6 and 12 TMCH. p65(536) translocated to nucleus and interacted with transcriptional coactivator CREB binding protein (CBP). 5. Proteasomal inhibitor bortezomib (Velcade) caused accumulation of Ser(32/36)-phosphorylated IkappaB alpha and significant inhibition of NF-kappaB activity in vivo. Velcade also blocked nuclear translocation of activated p65: both immunoblotting and IHC failed to detect p65(536) nuclear immunoreactivity. Velcade, however, did not abrogate TMCH. 6. p65 interacted strongly with ribosomal S6 kinase 1 (RSK-1) during coimmunoprecipitation but not with IKK alpha or -beta. 7. Thus, NF-kappaB activation during TMCH involves both IkappaB alpha degradation and p65-Ser536 phosphorylation. p65/RSK-1 interaction and concomitant increase in p65(536) complexed with CBP may be important in modulating NF-kappaB activity in vivo. Activated NF-kappaB, besides modulating proliferation, may aid in providing protective immunity against C. rodentium infection in vivo.
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- Yu Wang
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Blvd, 1108 Strand, Galveston TX 77555-0632, U.S.A
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Blvd, 1108 Strand, Galveston TX 77555-0632, U.S.A
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Blvd, 1108 Strand, Galveston TX 77555-0632, U.S.A
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Blvd, 1108 Strand, Galveston TX 77555-0632, U.S.A
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Dolcet X, Llobet D, Encinas M, Pallares J, Cabero A, Schoenenberger JA, Comella JX, Matias-Guiu X. Proteasome inhibitors induce death but activate NF-kappaB on endometrial carcinoma cell lines and primary culture explants. J Biol Chem 2006; 281:22118-22130. [PMID: 16735506 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m601350200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Proteasome inhibitors are currently used as chemotherapeutic drugs because of their ability to block NF-kappaB, a transcription factor constitutively activated in many different types of human cancer. In the present study, we demonstrate that proteasome inhibitors induce cell death in endometrial carcinoma cell lines and primary explants but, instead of blocking NF-kappaB, they increase its transcriptional activity. Proteasome inhibitors induce phosphorylation of IKK alpha/beta, phosphorylation and degradation of IkappaB alpha, and phosphorylation of the p65 NF-kappaB subunit on serine 536. Proteasome inhibitor-induced NF-kappaB activity can be blocked by a non-degradable form of IkappaB alpha or dominant negative forms of either IKK alpha or IKK beta. Lentiviral delivery of shRNAs to either IKK alpha or IKK beta cause blockade of NF-kappaB transcriptional activity and inhibit phosphorylation of p65 on serine 536, but has no effect on IkappaB alpha degradation. These results suggest a role for p65 phosphorylation in proteasome inhibitor-induced NF-kappaB activation. Accordingly, siRNA knockdown of p65 inhibits proteasome inhibitor-induced NF-kappaB transcriptional activity. Our results demonstrate that proteasome inhibitors, including bortezomib, induce cell death on endometrial carcinoma cells and primary explants. However, they activate NF-kappaB instead of blocking its transcriptional potential. Therefore, the concept that proteasome inhibitors are blockers of NF-kappaB activation should be carefully examined in particular cell types.
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- Xavier Dolcet
- Department of Pathology and Molecular Genetics, Universitat de Lleida, IRBLLEIDA, 25198 Lleida Spain.
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- Department of Pathology and Molecular Genetics, Universitat de Lleida, IRBLLEIDA, 25198 Lleida Spain
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- Cell Signalling and Apoptosis Group, Laboratori de Recerca de l'Hospital, Universitari Arnau de Vilanova, Departament de Ciencies Mèdiques Bàsiques i Cirurgia, Universitat de Lleida, IRBLLEIDA, 25198 Lleida Spain
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- Department of Pathology and Molecular Genetics, Universitat de Lleida, IRBLLEIDA, 25198 Lleida Spain
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- Department of Gynecology, Universitat de Lleida, IRBLLEIDA, 25198 Lleida Spain
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- Department of Pharmacy, Hospital Universitari Arnau de Vilanova, Universitat de Lleida, IRBLLEIDA, 25198 Lleida Spain
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- Cell Signalling and Apoptosis Group, Laboratori de Recerca de l'Hospital, Universitari Arnau de Vilanova, Departament de Ciencies Mèdiques Bàsiques i Cirurgia, Universitat de Lleida, IRBLLEIDA, 25198 Lleida Spain
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- Department of Pathology and Molecular Genetics, Universitat de Lleida, IRBLLEIDA, 25198 Lleida Spain
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Babu G, Waterfield M, Chang M, Wu X, Sun SC. Deregulated activation of oncoprotein kinase Tpl2/Cot in HTLV-I-transformed T cells. J Biol Chem 2006; 281:14041-7. [PMID: 16565081 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m512375200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Protein kinase Tpl2/Cot is encoded by a protooncogene that is cis-activated by retroviral insertion in murine T cell lymphomas. It has remained unclear whether this oncoprotein kinase is mutated or post-translationally activated in human cancer cells. We have shown here that Tpl2/Cot is constitutively activated in human leukemia cell lines transformed by the human T cell leukemia virus type I (HTLV-I). The kinase activity of Tpl2/Cot is normally suppressed through its physical interaction with an inhibitor, the NF-kappaB1 precursor protein p105. Interestingly, a large pool of Tpl2/Cot is liberated from p105 and exhibits constitutive kinase activity in HTLV-I-transformed T cells. In contrast to its labile property in normal cells, the pathologically activated Tpl2/Cot is remarkably stable. Further, whereas the physiological activation of Tpl2/Cot involves its long isoform, the HTLV-activated Tpl2/Cot is predominantly the short isoform. We have also shown that the HTLV-I-encoded Tax protein is able to activate Tpl2/Cot in transfected cells. Finally, Tpl2/Cot participates in the activation of NF-kappaB by Tax. These findings indicate that deregulated activation of Tpl2/Cot may occur in human cancer cells.
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- Geetha Babu
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Hershey Medical Center, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033, USA
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Hoberg JE, Popko AE, Ramsey CS, Mayo MW. IkappaB kinase alpha-mediated derepression of SMRT potentiates acetylation of RelA/p65 by p300. Mol Cell Biol 2006; 26:457-71. [PMID: 16382138 PMCID: PMC1346914 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.26.2.457-471.2006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 153] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Over the last several years, significant progress has been made in identifying chromatin-regulated events that govern NF-kappaB transcription. Using either laminin attachment or tumor necrosis factor alpha as a physiological stimulus of NF-kappaB activation, we demonstrate that IkappaB kinase alpha (IKKalpha) is recruited to chromatin in distinct phases. In the initial phase, IKKalpha is responsible for derepressing the silencing mediator for retinoic acid and thyroid hormone receptor (SMRT)-histone deacetylase 3 (HDAC3) corepressor complex from the p50 homodimer. However, in the latter phase, chromatin-bound IKKalpha coordinates the simultaneous phosphorylation of RelA/p65(S536) and SMRT(S2410) as detected by chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) assays. Although phosphorylated SMRT remains bound to the active p50-RelA/p65 heterodimer of NF-kappaB, derepression of SMRT is evidenced by the loss of chromatin-associated HDAC3 activity. ChIP and re-ChIP analysis demonstrates that phosphorylation of RelA/p65(S536) and SMRT(S2410) occurs prior to acetylation of RelA/p65 at K310. Moreover, IKKalpha-induced phosphorylation of RelA/p65(S536) displaces corepressor activity, allowing p300-mediated acetylation of RelA/p65. Introduction of nonphosphorylatable mutants of RelA/p65 and SMRT proteins or the inhibition of IKK activity results in active repression of NF-kappaB promoters by tethering the SMRT-HDAC3 complex. Similar to phosphorylation within the Rel homology domain of RelA/p65, which governs an exchange of HDAC1 for CBP/p300 acetyltransferases, we demonstrate that phosphorylation within the transactivation domain of RelA/p65(S536) displaces SMRT-HDAC3 repressor activity, allowing p300 to acetylate RelA/p65.
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- Jamie E Hoberg
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Box 800733, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908, USA
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Mattioli I, Geng H, Sebald A, Hodel M, Bucher C, Kracht M, Schmitz ML. Inducible phosphorylation of NF-kappa B p65 at serine 468 by T cell costimulation is mediated by IKK epsilon. J Biol Chem 2006; 281:6175-83. [PMID: 16407239 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m508045200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Here we identify IKKepsilon as a novel NF-kappaB p65 kinase that mediates inducible phosphorylation of Ser468 and Ser536 in response to T cell costimulation. In addition, the kinase activity of IKKepsilon contributes to the control of p65 nuclear uptake. Serines 468 and 536 are evolutionarily conserved, and the surrounding amino acids display sequence homology. Down-regulation of IKKepsilon levels by small interfering RNA does not affect inducible phosphorylation of Ser536 but largely prevents Ser468 phosphorylation induced by T cell costimulation. Ser536-phosphorylated p65 is found predominantly in the cytosol. In contrast, the Ser468 phosphorylated form of this transcription factor occurs mainly in the nucleus, suggesting a function for transactivation. Reconstitution of p65-/- cells with either wild type p65 or point-mutated p65 variants showed that inducible phosphorylation of Ser468 serves to enhance p65-dependent transactivation. These results also provide a mechanistic link that helps to explain the relevance of IKKepsilon for the expression of a subset of NF-kappaB target genes without affecting cytosolic IkappaBalpha degradation.
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- Ivan Mattioli
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Bern, Freiestrasse 3, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
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Lamsoul I, Lodewick J, Lebrun S, Brasseur R, Burny A, Gaynor RB, Bex F. Exclusive ubiquitination and sumoylation on overlapping lysine residues mediate NF-kappaB activation by the human T-cell leukemia virus tax oncoprotein. Mol Cell Biol 2005; 25:10391-406. [PMID: 16287853 PMCID: PMC1291224 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.25.23.10391-10406.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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The transcription factor NF-kappaB is critical for the induction of cancer, including adult T-cell leukemia, which is linked to infection by human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 and the expression of its regulatory protein Tax. Although activation of the NF-kappaB pathway by Tax involves its interaction with the regulatory subunit of the IkappaB kinase (IKK) complex, NEMO/IKKgamma, the mechanism by which Tax activates specific cellular genes in the nucleus remains unknown. Here, we demonstrate that the attachment of SUMO-1 to Tax regulates its localization in nuclear bodies and the recruitment of both the RelA subunit of NF-kappaB and free IKKgamma in these nuclear structures. However, this sumoylation step is not sufficient for the activation of the NF-kappaB pathway by Tax. This activity requires the prior ubiquitination and colocalization of ubiquitinated Tax with IKK complexes in the cytoplasm and the subsequent migration of the RelA subunit of NF-kappaB to the nucleus. Thus, the ubiquitination and sumoylation of Tax function in concert to result in the migration of RelA to the nucleus and its accumulation with IKKgamma in nuclear bodies for activation of gene expression. These modifications may result in targets for the treatment of adult T-cell leukemia.
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- Isabelle Lamsoul
- Institute for Microbiological Research J-M Wiame, 1 Avenue E. Gryson, B-1070 Brussels, Belgium
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Liao QJ, Ye LB, Timani KA, She YL, Yang XJ, Ye L, Wu ZH. Hepatitis C virus non-structural 5A protein can enhance full-length core protein-induced nuclear factor-kappaB activation. World J Gastroenterol 2005; 11:6433-9. [PMID: 16425412 PMCID: PMC4355782 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i41.6433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2005] [Revised: 04/26/2005] [Accepted: 04/30/2005] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIM To study the effects of hepatitis C virus (HCV) core and non-structural 5A (NS5A) proteins on nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB) activity for understanding their biological function on chronic hepatitis caused by HCV infection. METHODS Luciferase assay was used to measure the activity of NF-kappaB in three different cell lines cotransfected with a series of deletion mutants of core protein alone or together with NS5A protein using pNF-kappaB-Luc as a reporter plasmid. Western blot and indirect immunofluorescence assays were used to confirm the expression of proteins and to detect their subcellular localization, respectively. Furthermore, Western blot was also used to detect the expression levels of NF-kappaB/p65, NF-kappaB/p50, and inhibitor kappaB-a (IkappaB-a). RESULTS The wild-type core protein (C191) and its mutant segments (C173 and C158) could activate NF-kappaB in Huh7 cells only and activation caused by (C191) could be enhanced by NS5A protein. Moreover, the full-length core protein and its different deletion mutants alone or together with NS5A protein did not enhance the expression level of NF-kappaB. The NF-kappaB activity was augmented due to the dissociation of NF-kappaB-IkappaB complex and the degradation of IkappaB-a. CONCLUSION NF-kappaB is the key transcription factor that can activate many genes that are involved in the cellular immune response and inflammation. Coexpression of the full-length core protein along with NS5A can enhance the NF-kappaB activation, and this activation may play a significant role in chronic liver diseases including hepatocellular carcinoma associated with HCV infection.
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- Qing-Jiao Liao
- State Key Laboratory of Virology, College of Life Science, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, Hubei Province, China
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Hall G, Singh IS, Hester L, Hasday JD, Rogers TB. Inhibitor-kappaB kinase-beta regulates LPS-induced TNF-alpha production in cardiac myocytes through modulation of NF-kappaB p65 subunit phosphorylation. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2005; 289:H2103-11. [PMID: 15980040 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00393.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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TNF-alpha is recognized as a significant contributor to myocardial dysfunction. Although several studies suggest that members of the NF-kappaB family of transcription factors are essential regulators of myocardial TNF-alpha gene expression, recent developments in our understanding of the modulation of NF-kappaB activity through posttranslational modification of NF-kappaB subunits suggest that the present view of NF-kappaB-dependent cytokine expression in heart is incomplete. Therefore, the goal of the present study was to examine the role of p65 subunit phosphorylation in the regulation of TNF-alpha production in cultured neonatal ventricular myocytes. Bacterial LPS-induced TNF-alpha production is accompanied by a 12-fold increase in phosphorylation of p65 at Ser536, a modification associated with enhancement of p65 transactivation potential. Pharmacological inhibition of IKK-beta reduced LPS-induced TNF-alpha production 38-fold, TNF-alpha mRNA levels 6-fold, and IkappaB-alpha phosphorylation 5-fold and degraded IkappaB-alpha 2-fold and p65 phosphorylation 6-fold. Overexpression of dominant-negative p65 reduced TNF-alpha production 3.5-fold, whereas overexpression of dominant-negative IKK-beta reduced LPS-induced TNF-alpha production 2-fold and p65 phosphorylation 2-fold. Overexpression of dominant-negative IKK-alpha had no effect on p65 phosphorylation or TNF-alpha production, revealing that IKK-beta, not IKK-alpha, plays a central role in regulation of p65 phosphorylation at Ser536 and TNF-alpha production in heart. Finally, we demonstrated, using a chromatin immunoprecipitation assay, that LPS stimulates recruitment of Ser536-phosphorylated p65 to the TNF-alpha gene promoter in cardiac myocytes. Taken together, these data provide compelling evidence for the role of NF-kappaB signaling in TNF-alpha gene expression in heart and highlight the importance of this proinflammatory gene-regulatory pathway as a potential therapeutic target in the management of cytokine-induced myocardial dysfunction.
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- Gentzon Hall
- Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Univ. of Maryland School of Medicine, 108 N. Greene St., Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
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Chen LF, Williams SA, Mu Y, Nakano H, Duerr JM, Buckbinder L, Greene WC. NF-kappaB RelA phosphorylation regulates RelA acetylation. Mol Cell Biol 2005; 25:7966-75. [PMID: 16135789 PMCID: PMC1234328 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.25.18.7966-7975.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 363] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The nuclear functions of NF-kappaB p50/RelA heterodimers are regulated in part by posttranslational modifications of its RelA subunit, including phosphorylation and acetylation. Acetylation at lysines 218, 221, and 310 differentially regulates RelA's DNA binding activity, assembly with IkappaBalpha, and transcriptional activity. However, it remains unclear whether the acetylation is regulated or simply due to stimulus-coupled nuclear translocation of NF-kappaB. Using anti-acetylated lysine 310 RelA antibodies, we detected p300-mediated acetylation of RelA in vitro and in vivo after stimulation of cells with tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha). Coexpression of catalytically inactive mutants of the catalytic subunit of protein kinase A/mitogen- and stress-activated kinase 1 or IKK1/IKK2, which phosphorylate RelA on serine 276 or serine 536, respectively, sharply inhibited RelA acetylation on lysine 310. Furthermore, phosphorylation of RelA on serine 276 or serine 536 increased assembly of phospho-RelA with p300, which enhanced acetylation on lysine 310. Reconstitution of RelA-deficient murine embryonic fibroblasts with RelA S276A or RelA S536A decreased TNF-alpha-induced acetylation of lysine 310 and expression of the endogenous NF-kappaB-responsive E-selectin gene. These findings indicate that the acetylation of RelA at lysine 310 is importantly regulated by prior phosphorylation of serines 276 and 536. Such phosphorylated and acetylated forms of RelA display enhanced transcriptional activity.
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- Lin-Feng Chen
- Gladstone Institute of Virology and Immunology, 1650 Owens St., San Francisco, CA 94158, USA.
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Sun SC, Yamaoka S. Activation of NF-kappaB by HTLV-I and implications for cell transformation. Oncogene 2005; 24:5952-64. [PMID: 16155602 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1208969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 182] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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T-cell transformation by the human T-cell leukemia virus type I (HTLV-I) involves deregulation of cellular transcription factors, including members of the NF-kappaB family. In normal T cells, NF-kappaB activation occurs transiently in response to immune stimuli, which is required for antigen-stimulated T-cell proliferation and survival. However, HTLV-I induces persistent activation of NF-kappaB, causing deregulated expression of a large array of cellular genes, which in turn contributes to the induction of T-cell transformation. The HTLV-I transforming protein Tax functions as an intracellular stimulator of IkappaB kinase (IKK), a cellular kinase mediating NF-kappaB activation by diverse stimuli. Tax physically interacts with IKK and renders this inducible kinase constitutively active. By assembling different Tax/IKK complexes, Tax targets the persistent activation of both canonical and noncanonical NF-kappaB signaling pathways. Whereas Tax plays a primary role in HTLV-I-mediated NF-kappaB activation, recent studies reveal that the IKK/NF-kappaB signaling pathway is also activated in freshly isolated adult T-cell leukemia (ATL) cells that often lack detectable Tax expression. The mechanism underlying this Tax-independent pathway of NF-kappaB activation remains poorly understood. Clarifying the precise nature and consequences of the constitutive NF-kappaB activation in ATL cells is important for developing rational therapeutic strategies for this T-cell malignancy.
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- Shao-Cong Sun
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, 500 University Dr., Hershey, PA 17033, USA.
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Sasaki CY, Barberi TJ, Ghosh P, Longo DL. Phosphorylation of RelA/p65 on Serine 536 Defines an IκBα-independent NF-κB Pathway. J Biol Chem 2005; 280:34538-47. [PMID: 16105840 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m504943200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 263] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The association of the NF-kappaB p65/p50 dimer with IkappaBalpha plays a pivotal role in regulating its nuclear translocation and gene transcription. In addition, serine phosphorylation at various sites of the p65 subunit has been shown to be important in initiating transcription. Here we demonstrate that the regulation of nuclear translocation of p65 phosphorylated at serine 536 is not dependent on IkappaBalpha. Stimulation of either Jurkat or normal human T cells resulted in the nuclear translocation of phospho-p65 (Ser(536)). In addition, the phospho-p65 (Ser(536)) was not associated with either IkappaBalpha or p50, and the nuclear translocation of phospho-p65 (Ser(536)), but not total p65, was unaffected by the proteosome inhibitor MG-132, which blocks IkappaB protein degradation and prevents p65/p50 dimer nuclear translocation. Accordingly, the co-expression of a dominant negative mutant of IkappaBalpha blocked the transcriptional activity mediated by wild type but not the dominant positive p65 mutant (S536D). Furthermore, the transfection of the S536D form of p65 led to the induction of interleukin-8 transcription following stimulation, whereas the S536A form, which cannot be phosphorylated at this site, did not. Together, the findings suggest that p65 phosphorylated on serine 536 is not associated with or regulated by IkappaBalpha, that it has a distinct set of target genes, and that it may represent a noncanonical NF-kappaB pathway that is independent of IkappaBalpha regulation.
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- Carl Y Sasaki
- Laboratory of Immunology, NIA, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, Maryland 21224, USA.
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Adult T-cell leukemia (ATL) is an aggressive hematologic malignancy caused by human T-cell leukemia virus type I (HTLV-1). Tax, encoded by the HTLV-1 pX region, has been recognized by its pleiotropic actions to play a critical role in leukemogenesis. Three highly conserved 21-bp repeat elements located within the long terminal repeat, commonly referred to as Tax-responsive element 1 (TRE-1), are critical to Tax-mediated viral transcriptional activation through complex interaction with cyclic AMP-responsive element binding protein (CREB), CBP/p300 and PCAF. Tax has also been shown to activate transcription from a number of critical cellular genes through the NF-kappaB and serum-responsive factor pathways. Tax transactivation has been attributed to the protein's interaction with transcription factors, chromatin remodeling complexes, cell cycle and repair genes. In this review, we will discuss some of the latest findings on this fascinating viral activator and highlight its regulation of cellular factors including CREB, p300/CBP and their effect on RNA polymerase II and chromatin remodeling, as well as its role in cytoplasmic and nuclear function. We will highlight the possible contribution of each factor, discuss Tax's critical peptide domains and highlight its post-transcriptional modifications. It is quite obvious that, collectively, Tax's effects on a wide variety of cellular targets cooperate in promoting cell proliferation and leukemogenesis. In addition, the post-transcriptional effects of Rex play an important role in virus replication. Understanding these interactions at a molecular level will facilitate the targeted development of drugs to effectively inhibit or treat ATL.
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- Fatah Kashanchi
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The George Washington University School of Medicine, 2300 Eye St, NW, Ross Hall, Washington, DC, USA.
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Yang L, Magness ST, Bataller R, Rippe RA, Brenner DA. NF-kappaB activation in Kupffer cells after partial hepatectomy. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2005; 289:G530-8. [PMID: 15905413 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00526.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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The transcription factor nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB) is activated during liver regeneration after partial hepatectomy. However, the physiological role and cellular localization of NF-kappaB activation are unresolved. In this study, we used an adenoviral vector expressing a mutated form of IkappaBalpha to inhibit NF-kappaB activity during liver regeneration. After partial hepatectomy in mice, introduction of Ad5IkappaB, but not a control virus (Ad5GFP), resulted in increased liver injury and decreased hepatocyte proliferation. Hepatocyte apoptosis was not observed. To investigate the kinetics and cellular localization of NF-kappaB-induced transcription during liver regeneration, we generated a transgenic mouse expressing enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) under the transcriptional control of NF-kappaB cis elements (cis-NF-kappaB-EGFP). During liver regeneration, EGFP expression was detected within 12 h and was primarily located in Kupffer cells. Our data demonstrate that activation of NF-kappaB initially occurs in Kupffer cells after partial hepatectomy in mice.
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- Liu Yang
- Dept. of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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Liao QJ, Ye LB, Timani KA, Zeng YC, She YL, Ye L, Wu ZH. Activation of NF-kappaB by the full-length nucleocapsid protein of the SARS coronavirus. Acta Biochim Biophys Sin (Shanghai) 2005; 37:607-12. [PMID: 16143815 PMCID: PMC7109668 DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7270.2005.00082.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) is the major causative agent for the worldwide outbreak of SARS in 2003. The mechanism by which SARS-CoV causes atypical pneumonia remains unclear. The nuclear factor kappa B (NF-kappaB) is a key transcription factor that activates numerous genes involved in cellular immune response and inflammation. Many studies have shown that NF-kappaB plays an important role in the pathogenesis of lung diseases. In this study, we investigated the possible regulatory interaction between the SARS-CoV nucleocapsid (N) protein and NF-kappaB by luciferase activity assay. Our results showed that the SARS-CoV N protein can significantly activate NF-kappaB only in Vero E6 cells, which are susceptible to SARS-CoV infection, but not in Vero or HeLa cells. This suggests that NF-kappaB activation is cell-specific. Furthermore, NF-kappaB activation in Vero E6 cells expressing the N protein is dose-dependent. Further experiments showed that there is more than one function domain in the N protein responsible for NF-kappaB activation. Our data indicated the possible role of the N protein in the pathogenesis of SARS.
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- Qing-Jiao Liao
- State Key Laboratory of Virology, College of Life Science, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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Lee SM, Kleiboeker SB. Porcine arterivirus activates the NF-kappaB pathway through IkappaB degradation. Virology 2005; 342:47-59. [PMID: 16129468 PMCID: PMC7111765 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2005.07.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2005] [Revised: 05/25/2005] [Accepted: 07/29/2005] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-κB) is a critical regulator of innate and adaptive immune function as well as cell proliferation and survival. The present study demonstrated for the first time that a virus belonging to the Arteriviridae family activates NF-κB in MARC-145 cells and alveolar macrophages. In porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV)-infected cells, NF-κB activation was characterized by translocation of NF-κB from the cytoplasm to the nucleus, increased DNA binding activity, and NF-κB-regulated gene expression. NF-κB activation was increased as PRRSV infection progressed and in a viral dose-dependent manner. UV-inactivation of PRRSV significantly reduced the level of NF-κB activation. Degradation of IκB protein was detected late in PRRSV infection, and overexpression of the dominant negative form of IκBα (IκBαDN) significantly suppressed NF-κB activation induced by PRRSV. However, IκBαDN did not affect viral replication and viral cytopathic effect. PRRSV infection induced oxidative stress in cells by generating reactive oxygen species (ROS), and antioxidants inhibited NF-κB DNA binding activity in PRRSV-infected cells, suggesting ROS as a mechanism by which NF-κB was activated by PRRSV infection. Moreover, NF-κB-dependent expression of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-2 and MMP-9 was observed in PRRSV-infected cells, an observation which implies that NF-κB activation is a biologically significant aspect of PRRSV pathogenesis. The results presented here provide a basis for understanding molecular pathways of pathology and immune evasion associated with disease caused by PRRSV.
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- Sang-Myeong Lee
- Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri-Columbia, MO 65211, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri-Columbia, MO 65211, USA
- Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri-Columbia, MO 65211, USA
- Corresponding author. Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, University of Missouri, 1600 E. Rollins, Columbia, MO 65211, USA. Fax: +1 573 882 1411.
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Human T cell leukemia virus type I (HTLV-I) is the causative agent of a fatal malignancy known as adult T cell leukemia (ATL). The HTLV-I Tax protein is thought to play a significant role in the initiation and pathogenesis of HTLV-I-mediated disease. Tax is a potent oncogene that deregulates cellular gene expression by persistently activating signaling pathways such as NF-kappaB. Tax activation of NF-kappaB is critical for the immortalization and survival of HTLV-I-infected T cells. In this review, we describe recent insights into the mechanisms employed by Tax to activate the canonical and noncanonical NF-kappaB signaling pathways. The adaptor function of Tax appears to be a common and important mechanism for the pathological activation of both NF-kappaB pathways.
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- Edward W Harhaj
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, The University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA.
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Ho WC, Dickson KM, Barker PA. Nuclear factor-kappaB induced by doxorubicin is deficient in phosphorylation and acetylation and represses nuclear factor-kappaB-dependent transcription in cancer cells. Cancer Res 2005; 65:4273-81. [PMID: 15899819 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-04-3494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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The primary goal of chemotherapy is to cause cancer cell death. However, a side effect of many commonly used chemotherapeutic drugs is the activation of nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB), a potent inducer of antiapoptotic genes, which may blunt the therapeutic efficacy of these compounds. We have assessed the effect of doxorubicin, an anthracycline in widespread clinical use, on NF-kappaB activation and expression of antiapoptotic genes in breast cancer cells. We show that doxorubicin treatment activates NF-kappaB signaling and produces NF-kappaB complexes that are competent for NF-kappaB binding in vitro. Surprisingly, these NF-kappaB complexes suppress, rather than activate, constitutive- and cytokine-induced NF-kappaB-dependent transcription. We show that doxorubicin treatment produces RelA, which is deficient in phosphorylation and acetylation and which blocks NF-kappaB signaling in a histone deacetylase-independent manner, and we show that NF-kappaB activated by doxorubicin does not remain stably bound to kappaB elements in vivo. Together these data show that NF-kappaB signaling induced by doxorubicin reduces expression of NF-kappaB-dependent genes in cancer cells.
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- Wai Chi Ho
- Centre for Neuronal Survival, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Akita K, Kawata S, Shimotohno K. p21WAF1 modulates NF-kappaB signaling and induces anti-apoptotic protein Bcl-2 in Tax-expressing rat fibroblast. Virology 2005; 332:249-57. [PMID: 15661157 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2004.11.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2004] [Revised: 11/01/2004] [Accepted: 11/18/2004] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Of the cell cycle-associated genes regulated by human T-cell leukemia virus type-1 (HTLV-1) Tax, cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) inhibitor p21WAF1 is upregulated in HTLV-1-infected cells. Previously, we reported that p21WAF1 stimulated Tax-dependent NF-kappaB activation which influences a variety of cellular processes, including proliferation, differentiation, and apoptosis. In HTLV-1-infected cells, Tax is primarily involved in the constitutive activation of NF-kappaB signaling. Here, we demonstrate that p21WAF1 affects Tax-dependent NF-kappaB signaling by inducing p100/52, an NF-kappaB-related protein. W4, a Tax-transformed rat fibroblast cell line, exhibits the constitutive activation of NF-kappaB signaling, potentially mediated by overexpression of RelB. Ectopic expression of p21WAF1 in W4 cells, which lack endogenous expression due to methylation of the p21WAF1 promoter, induces the expression of p100/52. Bcl-2 expression was also upregulated by ectopic p21WAF1 in this cell line, suggesting that p21WAF1 plays an important role in the regulation of apoptosis by modulating NF-kappaB signaling in Tax-expressing rat fibroblasts. We also address the expression of NF-kappaB-related proteins in HTLV-1-infected cells.
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- Kazumasa Akita
- Laboratory of Human Tumor Viruses, Department of Viral Oncology, Institute for Virus Research, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan
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MASSA PE, LI X, HANIDU A, SIAMAS J, PARIALI M, PAREJA J, SAVITT AG, Catron KM, LI J, MARCU KB. Gene expression profiling in conjunction with physiological rescues of IKKalpha-null cells with wild type or mutant IKKalpha reveals distinct classes of IKKalpha/NF-kappaB-dependent genes. J Biol Chem 2005; 280:14057-69. [PMID: 15695520 PMCID: PMC1226413 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m414401200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Cellular responses to stress-like stimuli require the IkappaB kinase (IKK) signalsome (IKKalpha, IKKbeta, and NEMO/IKKgamma) to activate NF-kappaB-dependent genes. IKKbeta and NEMO/IKKgamma are required to release NF-kappaB p65/p50 heterodimers from IkappaBalpha, resulting in their nuclear migration and sequence-specific DNA binding; but IKKalpha was found to be dispensable for this initial phase of canonical NF-kappaB activation. Nevertheless, IKKalpha-/- mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs) fail to express NF-kappaB targets in response to proinflammatory stimuli, uncovering a nuclear role for IKKalpha in NF-kappaB activation. However, it remains unknown whether the global defect in NF-kappaB-dependent gene expression of IKKalpha-/- cells is caused by the absence of IKKalpha kinase activity. We show by gene expression profiling that rescue of near physiological levels of wild type IKKalpha in IKKalpha-/- MEFs globally restores expression of their canonical NF-kappaB target genes. To prove that the kinase activity of IKKalpha was required on a genomic scale, the same physiological rescue was performed with a kinase-dead, ATP binding domain IKKalpha mutant (IKKalpha(K44M)). Remarkably, the IKKalpha(K44M) protein rescued approximately 28% of these genes, albeit in a largely stimulus-independent manner with the notable exception of several genes that also acquired tumor necrosis factor-alpha responsiveness. Thus the IKKalpha-containing signalsome unexpectedly functions in the presence and absence of extracellular signals in both kinase-dependent and -independent modes to differentially modulate the expression of five distinct classes of IKKalpha/NF-kappaB-dependent genes.
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- Paul E. MASSA
- Genetics Graduate Program
- Depts of Biochemistry and Cell Biology and
- Center for Applied Biomedical Research, San Orsola Hospital, University of Bologna, Via Massarenti 9, Bologna 40138, Italy
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- Department of Immunology and Inflammation, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, 900 Ridgebury Rd., P.O. Box 368, Ridgefield, CT 06877-0368
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- Department of Immunology and Inflammation, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, 900 Ridgebury Rd., P.O. Box 368, Ridgefield, CT 06877-0368
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- Center for Applied Biomedical Research, San Orsola Hospital, University of Bologna, Via Massarenti 9, Bologna 40138, Italy
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- Microbiology, Institute for Cell and Developmental Biology, SUNY @ Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY 11794-5215
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- Microbiology, Institute for Cell and Developmental Biology, SUNY @ Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY 11794-5215
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- Department of Immunology and Inflammation, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, 900 Ridgebury Rd., P.O. Box 368, Ridgefield, CT 06877-0368
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- Department of Immunology and Inflammation, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, 900 Ridgebury Rd., P.O. Box 368, Ridgefield, CT 06877-0368
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- Genetics Graduate Program
- Depts of Biochemistry and Cell Biology and
- Microbiology, Institute for Cell and Developmental Biology, SUNY @ Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY 11794-5215
- Center for Applied Biomedical Research, San Orsola Hospital, University of Bologna, Via Massarenti 9, Bologna 40138, Italy
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Viatour P, Merville MP, Bours V, Chariot A. Phosphorylation of NF-kappaB and IkappaB proteins: implications in cancer and inflammation. Trends Biochem Sci 2005; 30:43-52. [PMID: 15653325 DOI: 10.1016/j.tibs.2004.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1160] [Impact Index Per Article: 61.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB) is a transcription factor that has crucial roles in inflammation, immunity, cell proliferation and apoptosis. Activation of NF-kappaB mainly occurs via IkappaB kinase (IKK)-mediated phosphorylation of inhibitory molecules, including IkappaBalpha. Optimal induction of NF-kappaB target genes also requires phosphorylation of NF-kappaB proteins, such as p65, within their transactivation domain by a variety of kinases in response to distinct stimuli. Whether, and how, phosphorylation modulates the function of other NF-kappaB and IkappaB proteins, such as B-cell lymphoma 3, remains unclear. The identification and characterization of all the kinases known to phosphorylate NF-kappaB and IkappaB proteins are described here. Because deregulation of NF-kappaB and IkappaB phosphorylations is a hallmark of chronic inflammatory diseases and cancer, newly designed drugs targeting these constitutively activated signalling pathways represent promising therapeutic tools.
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- Patrick Viatour
- Laboratory of Medical Chemistry and Human Genetics, CHU, Sart-Tilman, Center for Biomedical Integrated Genoproteomics, University of Liege, Belgium
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Jeong SJ, Pise-Masison CA, Radonovich MF, Park HU, Brady JN. A Novel NF-κB Pathway Involving IKKβ and p65/RelA Ser-536 Phosphorylation Results in p53 Inhibition in the Absence of NF-κB Transcriptional Activity. J Biol Chem 2005; 280:10326-32. [PMID: 15611068 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m412643200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Nuclear factor kappaB (NF-kappaB) plays an important role in regulating cellular transformation and apoptosis. The human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I protein, Tax, which is critical for viral transformation, modulates the transcription of several cellular genes through activation of NF-kappaB. We have demonstrated previously that Tax inhibits p53 activity through the p65/RelA subunit of NF-kappaB. We now present evidence that suggests that the upstream kinase IKKbeta plays an important role in Tax-induced p53 inhibition through phosphorylation of p65/RelA at Ser-536. First, mouse embryo fibroblast (MEF) IKKbeta-/-cells did not support Tax-mediated p53 inhibition, whereas MEFs lacking IKKalpha allowed Tax inhibition of p53. Second, transfection of IKKbeta wild type (WT), but not a kinase-dead mutant, into IKKbeta-/-cells rescued p53 inhibition by Tax. Third, the IKKbeta-specific inhibitor SC-514 decreased the ability of Tax to inhibit p53. Fourth, we show that phosphorylation of p65/RelA at Ser-536 is important for Tax inhibition of p53 using MEF p65/RelA-/-cells transfected with p65/RelA WT or mutant plasmids. Moreover, Tax induced p65/RelA Ser-536 phosphorylation in WT or IKKalpha-/- cells but failed to induce the phosphorylation of p65/RelA Ser-536 in IKKbeta-/-cells, suggesting a link between IKKbeta and p65/RelA phosphorylation. Consistent with this observation, blocking IKKbeta kinase activity by SC-514 decreases the phosphorylation of p65/RelA at Ser-536 in the presence of Tax in human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I-transformed cells. Finally, the ability of Tax to inhibit p53 is distinguished from the NF-kappaB transcription activation pathway. Our work, therefore, describes a novel Tax-NF-kappaB p65/RelA pathway that functions to inhibit p53 but does not require NF-kappaB transcription activity.
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- Soo-Jin Jeong
- Virus Tumor Biology Section, Laboratory of Cellular Oncology, Center for Cancer Research, NCI, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-5055, USA
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Schmitz ML, Mattioli I, Buss H, Kracht M. NF-kappaB: a multifaceted transcription factor regulated at several levels. Chembiochem 2005; 5:1348-58. [PMID: 15457532 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.200400144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 196] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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NF-kappaB is a generic name for an evolutionarily conserved transcription-factor system that contributes to the mounting of an effective immune response but is also involved in the regulation of cell proliferation, development, and apoptosis. The implication of NF-kappaB in central biological processes and its extraordinary connectivity to other signaling pathways raise a need for highly controlled regulation of NF-kappaB activity at several levels. While all NF-kappaB activation pathways share a central and critical proteasome-mediated step that leads to the degradation of inhibitory proteins and the release of DNA-binding subunits, there is evidence for a downstream level of NF-kappaB regulation that employs several mechanisms. These include promoter-specific exchange of dimers and modification of the transactivating p65 subunit by phosphorylation, acetylation, ubiquitination, or prolyl isomerization. The signaling pathways and enzymes controlling this second level of regulation and their potential use as therapeutic targets for the treatment of NF-kappaB-associated pathologies are discussed here.
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- M Lienhard Schmitz
- University of Bern, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freiestrasse 3, 3012 Bern, Switzerland.
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The transcription factor NF-kappaB has been the focus of intense investigation for nearly two decades. Over this period, considerable progress has been made in determining the function and regulation of NF-kappaB, although there are nuances in this important signaling pathway that still remain to be understood. The challenge now is to reconcile the regulatory complexity in this pathway with the complexity of responses in which NF-kappaB family members play important roles. In this review, we provide an overview of established NF-kappaB signaling pathways with focus on the current state of research into the mechanisms that regulate IKK activation and NF-kappaB transcriptional activity.
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- Matthew S Hayden
- Section of Immunobiology and Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA
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Buss H, Dörrie A, Schmitz ML, Hoffmann E, Resch K, Kracht M. Constitutive and interleukin-1-inducible phosphorylation of p65 NF-{kappa}B at serine 536 is mediated by multiple protein kinases including I{kappa}B kinase (IKK)-{alpha}, IKK{beta}, IKK{epsilon}, TRAF family member-associated (TANK)-binding kinase 1 (TBK1), and an unknown kinase and couples p65 to TATA-binding protein-associated factor II31-mediated interleukin-8 transcription. J Biol Chem 2004; 279:55633-43. [PMID: 15489227 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m409825200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 300] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Phosphorylation of NF-kappaB p65(RelA) serine 536 is physiologically induced in response to a variety of proinflammatory stimuli, but the responsible pathways have not been conclusively unraveled, and the function of this phosphorylation is largely elusive. In contrast to previous studies, we found no evidence for a role of c-Jun N-terminal kinase, p38 kinase, extracellular signal-regulated kinase, or phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase in interleukin-1- or tumor necrosis factor-induced Ser-536 phosphorylation, as revealed by pharmacological inhibitors. We were not able to suppress Ser-536 phosphorylation by either RNA interference directed at IkappaB kinase (IKK)-alpha/beta (the best characterized Ser-536 kinases so far) or the IKKbeta inhibitor SC-514 or dominant negative mutants of either IKK. A green fluorescent protein p65 fusion protein was phosphorylated at Ser-536 in the absence of IKK activation, suggesting the existence of IKKalpha/beta-independent Ser-536 kinases. Chromatographic fractionation of cell extracts allowed the identification of two distinct enzymatic activities phosphorylating Ser-536. Peak 1 represents an unknown kinase, whereas peak 2 contained IKKalpha, IKKbeta, IKKepsilon, and TBK1. Overexpressed IKKepsilon and TBK1 phosphorylate Ser-536 in vivo and in vitro. Reconstitution of mutant p65 proteins in p65-deficient fibroblasts that either mimicked phosphorylation (S536D) or preserved a predicted hydrogen bond between Ser-536 and Asp-533 (S536N) revealed that phosphorylation of Ser-536 favors interleukin-8 transcription mediated by TATA-binding protein-associated factor II31, a component of TFIID. In the absence of phosphorylation, the hydrogen bond favors binding of the corepressor amino-terminal enhancer of split to the p65 terminal transactivation domain. Collectively, our results provide evidence for at least five kinases that converge on Ser-536 of p65 and a novel function for this phosphorylation site in the recruitment of components of the basal transcriptional machinery to the interleukin-8 promoter.
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- Holger Buss
- Institute of Pharmacology, Medical School Hannover, Carl-Neuberg Strasse 1, D-30625 Hannover, Germany
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Hu WH, Mo XM, Walters WM, Brambilla R, Bethea JR. TNAP, a novel repressor of NF-kappaB-inducing kinase, suppresses NF-kappaB activation. J Biol Chem 2004; 279:35975-83. [PMID: 15208311 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m405699200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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NF-kappaB-inducing kinase (NIK) has been implicated as an essential component of NF-kappaB activation. However, the regulatory mechanism of NIK signaling remains elusive. We have identified a novel NIK interacting protein, TNAP (for TRAFs and NIK-associated protein). In mammalian cells, TNAP physically interacts with NIK, TRAF2, and TRAF3 but not IKK1 or IKK2. TNAP specifically inhibits NF-kappaB activation induced by tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha, TNF receptor 1, TRADD, RIP, TRAF2, and NIK but does not affect IKK1- and IKK2-mediated NF-kappaB activation. Knockdown of TNAP by lentiviral-mediated small interference RNA potentiates TNF-alpha-induced NF-kappaB activation. TNAP suppresses NIK kinase activity and subsequently reduces p100 processing, p65 phosphorylation, and IkappaBalpha degradation. These data suggest that TNAP is a repressor of NIK activity and regulates both the classical and alternative NF-kappaB signaling pathways.
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- Wen-Hui Hu
- Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida 33136, USA
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Azran I, Schavinsky-Khrapunsky Y, Aboud M. Role of Tax protein in human T-cell leukemia virus type-I leukemogenicity. Retrovirology 2004; 1:20. [PMID: 15310405 PMCID: PMC514576 DOI: 10.1186/1742-4690-1-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 123] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2004] [Accepted: 08/13/2004] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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HTLV-1 is the etiological agent of adult T-cell leukemia (ATL), the neurological syndrome TSP/HAM and certain other clinical disorders. The viral Tax protein is considered to play a central role in the process leading to ATL. Tax modulates the expression of many viral and cellular genes through the CREB/ATF-, SRF- and NF-κB-associated pathways. In addition, Tax employs the CBP/p300 and p/CAF co-activators for implementing the full transcriptional activation competence of each of these pathways. Tax also affects the function of various other regulatory proteins by direct protein-protein interaction. Through these activities Tax sets the infected T-cells into continuous uncontrolled replication and destabilizes their genome by interfering with the function of telomerase and topoisomerase-I and by inhibiting DNA repair. Furthermore, Tax prevents cell cycle arrest and apoptosis that would otherwise be induced by the unrepaired DNA damage and enables, thereby, accumulation of mutations that can contribute to the leukemogenic process. Together, these capacities render Tax highly oncogenic as reflected by its ability to transform rodent fibroblasts and primary human T-cells and to induce tumors in transgenic mice. In this article we discuss these effects of Tax and their apparent contribution to the HTLV-1 associated leukemogenic process. Notably, however, shortly after infection the virus enters into a latent state, in which viral gene expression is low in most of the HTLV-1 carriers' infected T-cells and so is the level of Tax protein, although rare infected cells may still display high viral RNA. This low Tax level is evidently insufficient for exerting its multiple oncogenic effects. Therefore, we propose that the latent virus must be activated, at least temporarily, in order to elevate Tax to its effective level and that during this transient activation state the infected cells may acquire some oncogenic mutations which can enable them to further progress towards ATL even if the activated virus is re-suppressed after a while. We conclude this review by outlining an hypothetical flow of events from the initial virus infection up to the ultimate ATL development and comment on the risk factors leading to ATL development in some people and to TSP/HAM in others.
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- Inbal Azran
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology and Cancer Research Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva 84105, Israel
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology and Cancer Research Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva 84105, Israel
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology and Cancer Research Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva 84105, Israel
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- Lin-Feng Chen
- Gladstone Institute of Virology and Immunology, University of California, San Francisco, California 94141, USA
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