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Mussbacher M, Derler M, Basílio J, Schmid JA. NF-κB in monocytes and macrophages - an inflammatory master regulator in multitalented immune cells. Front Immunol 2023; 14:1134661. [PMID: 36911661 PMCID: PMC9995663 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1134661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2022] [Accepted: 02/07/2023] [Indexed: 02/25/2023] Open
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Nuclear factor κB (NF-κB) is a dimeric transcription factor constituted by two of five protein family members. It plays an essential role in inflammation and immunity by regulating the expression of numerous chemokines, cytokines, transcription factors, and regulatory proteins. Since NF-κB is expressed in almost all human cells, it is important to understand its cell type-, tissue-, and stimulus-specific roles as well as its temporal dynamics and disease-specific context. Although NF-κB was discovered more than 35 years ago, many questions are still unanswered, and with the availability of novel technologies such as single-cell sequencing and cell fate-mapping, new fascinating questions arose. In this review, we will summarize current findings on the role of NF-κB in monocytes and macrophages. These innate immune cells show high plasticity and dynamically adjust their effector functions against invading pathogens and environmental cues. Their versatile functions can range from antimicrobial defense and antitumor immune responses to foam cell formation and wound healing. NF-κB is crucial for their activation and balances their phenotypes by finely coordinating transcriptional and epigenomic programs. Thereby, NF-κB is critically involved in inflammasome activation, cytokine release, and cell survival. Macrophage-specific NF-κB activation has far-reaching implications in the development and progression of numerous inflammatory diseases. Moreover, recent findings highlighted the temporal dynamics of myeloid NF-κB activation and underlined the complexity of this inflammatory master regulator. This review will provide an overview of the complex roles of NF-κB in macrophage signal transduction, polarization, inflammasome activation, and cell survival.
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- Marion Mussbacher
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Department of Vascular Biology and Thrombosis Research, Centre of Physiology and Pharmacology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- INESC ID–Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores, Investigação e Desenvolvimento em Lisboa, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Department of Vascular Biology and Thrombosis Research, Centre of Physiology and Pharmacology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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Li Y, Sun J, Zhang Y, Wang M, Wang L, Song L. CgRel involved in antibacterial immunity by regulating the production of CgIL17s and CgBigDef1 in the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2020; 97:474-482. [PMID: 31743759 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2019.11.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2019] [Revised: 11/12/2019] [Accepted: 11/15/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The NF-κB/Rel transcription factors play essential roles in the induction and regulation of innate immune responses. In the present study, the full-length cDNA of CgRel from the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas was of 2,647 bp with an RHD and an IPT domain. The mRNA of CgRel was found to be constitutively expressed in all the tested tissues including gills, hepatopancreas, gonad, adductor muscle, labial palps, mantle, hemocytes, and ganglion. After lipopolysaccharide (LPS) stimulation, the expression level of CgRel mRNA in hemocytes was up-regulated to the first peak at 3 h (3.06-fold compared to the control group, p < 0.001) and second peak at 48 h (1.96-fold, p < 0.05). It increased significantly at 3 h (7.68-fold compared to the control group, p < 0.001), 24 h (3.63-fold, p < 0.05) and 48 h (1.99-fold, p < 0.05) post Vibrio splendidus stimulation, respectively. The protein of CgRel was translocated from cytoplasm into nucleus of oyster hemocytes after LPS stimulation. The mRNA expression levels of interleukin17s (CgIL17s) and big defensin (CgBigDef1) in hemocytes were examined after the expression of CgRel was silenced by RNAi. The transcripts of CgIL17-1 (0.25-fold of the control group, p < 0.01), CgIL17-2 (0.12-fold, p < 0.01), CgIL17-4 (0.33-fold, p < 0.01), CgIL17-6 (0.27-fold, p < 0.05) and CgBigDef1 (0.38-fold, p < 0.01) in CgRel-knockdown oysters decreased significantly at 12 h after LPS stimulation. The results indicated that CgRel played important roles in the immune defense against bacteria by regulating the expression of CgIL17 and CgBigDef1.
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- Yinan Li
- Liaoning Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Immunology, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, 116023, China; Liaoning Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Immunology & Disease Control, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, 116023, China
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- Liaoning Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Immunology, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, 116023, China; Liaoning Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Immunology & Disease Control, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, 116023, China
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- Liaoning Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Immunology, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, 116023, China; Liaoning Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Immunology & Disease Control, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, 116023, China
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- Liaoning Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Immunology, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, 116023, China; Liaoning Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Immunology & Disease Control, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, 116023, China
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- Liaoning Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Immunology, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, 116023, China; Laboratory of Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266235, China; Liaoning Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Immunology & Disease Control, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, 116023, China; Dalian Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Disease Prevention and Control, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, 116023, China.
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- Liaoning Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Immunology, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, 116023, China; Laboratory of Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266235, China; Liaoning Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Immunology & Disease Control, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, 116023, China
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Simon WL, Salk HM, Ovsyannikova IG, Kennedy RB, Poland GA. Cytokine production associated with smallpox vaccine responses. Immunotherapy 2015; 6:1097-112. [PMID: 25428648 DOI: 10.2217/imt.14.72] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Smallpox was eradicated 34 years ago due to the success of the smallpox vaccine; yet, the vaccine continues to be studied because of its importance in responding to potential biological warfare and the adverse events associated with current smallpox vaccines. Interindividual variations in vaccine response are observed and are, in part, due to genetic variation. In some cases, these varying responses lead to adverse events, which occur at a relatively high rate for the smallpox vaccine compared with other vaccines. Here, we aim to summarize the cytokine responses associated with smallpox vaccine response to date. Along with a description of each of these cytokines, we describe the genetic and adverse event data associated with cytokine responses to smallpox vaccination.
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- Whitney L Simon
- Mayo Vaccine Research Group, Mayo Clinic, Guggenheim 611C, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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RelB is one of the more unusual members of the NF-κB family. This family, arguably the best known group of transcription regulators, regulates an astonishing array of cell types and biological processes. This includes regulation of cell growth, differentiation and death by apoptosis, and the development and function of the innate and adaptive-immune system. RelB is best known for its roles in lymphoid development, DC biology, and noncanonical signaling. Within the last few years, however, surprising functions of RelB have emerged. The N-terminal leucine zipper motif of RelB, a motif unique among the NF-κB family, may associate with more diverse DNA sequences than other NF-κB members. RelB is capable of direct binding to the AhR that supports the xenobiotic-detoxifying pathway. RelB can regulate the circadian rhythm by directly binding to the BMAL partner of CLOCK. Finally, RelB also couples with bioenergy NAD(+) sensor SIRT1 to integrate acute inflammation with changes in metabolism and mitochondrial bioenergetics. In this review, we will explore these unique aspects of RelB, specifically with regard to its role in immunity.
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- Patrick Millet
- 1.Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Wake Forest University, 1 Medical Center Blvd., Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA.
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Balwani S, Chaudhuri R, Nandi D, Jaisankar P, Agrawal A, Ghosh B. Regulation of NF-κB activation through a novel PI-3K-independent and PKA/Akt-dependent pathway in human umbilical vein endothelial cells. PLoS One 2012; 7:e46528. [PMID: 23071583 PMCID: PMC3465347 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0046528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2011] [Accepted: 09/04/2012] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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The transcription factor NF-κB regulates numerous inflammatory diseases, and proteins involved in the NF-κB-activating signaling pathway are important therapeutic targets. In human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs), TNF-α-induced IκBα degradation and p65/RelA phosphorylation regulate NF-κB activation. These are mediated by IKKs (IκB kinases) viz. IKKα, β and γ which receive activating signals from upstream kinases such as Akt. Akt is known to be positively regulated by PI-3K (phosphoinositide-3-kinase) and differentially regulated via Protein kinase A (PKA) in various cell types. However, the involvement of PKA/Akt cross talk in regulating NF-κB in HUVECs has not been explored yet. Here, we examined the involvement of PKA/Akt cross-talk in HUVECs using a novel compound, 2-methyl-pyran-4-one-3-O-β-D-2',3',4',6'-tetra-O-acetyl glucopyranoside (MPTAG). We observed that MPTAG does not directly inhibit IKK-β but prevents TNF-α-induced activation of IKK-β by blocking its association with Akt and thereby inhibits NF-κB activation. Interestingly, our results also revealed that inhibitory effect of MPTAG on Akt and NF-κB activation was unaffected by wortmannin, and was completely abolished by H-89 treatment in these cells. Thus, MPTAG-mediated inhibition of TNF-α-induced Akt activation was independent of PI-3K and dependent on PKA. Most importantly, MPTAG restores the otherwise repressed activity of PKA and inhibits the TNF-α-induced Akt phosphorylation at both Thr308 and Ser473 residues. Thus, we demonstrate for the first time the involvement of PKA/Akt cross talk in NF-κB activation in HUVECs. Also, MPTAG could be useful as a lead molecule for developing potent therapeutic molecules for diseases where NF-κB activation plays a key role.
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- Sakshi Balwani
- Molecular Immunogenetics Laboratory, CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, Delhi, India
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- Molecular Immunogenetics Laboratory, CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, Delhi, India
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Jadavpur, Kolkata, India
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Jadavpur, Kolkata, India
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- Molecular Immunogenetics Laboratory, CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, Delhi, India
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- Molecular Immunogenetics Laboratory, CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, Delhi, India
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Wang Y, Mo X, Piper MG, Wang H, Parinandi NL, Guttridge D, Marsh CB. M-CSF induces monocyte survival by activating NF-κB p65 phosphorylation at Ser276 via protein kinase C. PLoS One 2011; 6:e28081. [PMID: 22216091 PMCID: PMC3245220 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0028081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2011] [Accepted: 10/31/2011] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Macrophage colony-stimulating factor (M-CSF) promotes mononuclear phagocyte survival and proliferation. The transcription factor Nuclear Factor-kappaB (NF-κB) is a key regulator of genes involved in M-CSF-induced mononuclear phagocyte survival and this study focused at identifying the mechanism of NF-κB transcriptional activation. Here, we demonstrate that M-CSF stimulated NF-κB transcriptional activity in human monocyte-derived macrophages (MDMs) and the murine macrophage cell line RAW 264.7. The general protein kinase C (PKC) inhibitor Ro-31-8220, the conventional PKCα/β inhibitor Gö-6976, overexpression of dominant negative PKCα constructs and PKCα siRNA reduced NF-κB activity in response to M-CSF. Interestingly, Ro-31-8220 reduced Ser276 phosphorylation of NF-κBp65 leading to decreased M-CSF-induced monocyte survival. In this report, we identify conventional PKCs, including PKCα as important upstream kinases for M-CSF-induced NF-κB transcriptional activation, NF-κB-regulated gene expression, NF-κB p65 Ser276 phosphorylation, and macrophage survival. Lastly, we find that NF-κB p65 Ser276 plays an important role in basal and M-CSF-stimulated NF-κB activation in human mononuclear phagocytes.
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- Yijie Wang
- Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
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- Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
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- Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
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- Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
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- Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
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- Department of Human Cancer Genetics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
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- Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
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Cuesta S, Kireev R, García C, Forman K, Vara E, Tresguerres JA. Effect of Growth Hormone Treatment on Pancreatic Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, and Apoptosis Related to Aging in SAMP8 Mice. Rejuvenation Res 2011; 14:501-12. [DOI: 10.1089/rej.2011.1166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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- Sara Cuesta
- Department Physiology, Medical School, University Complutense of Madrid Medical School, University Complutense of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Department Physiology, Medical School, University Complutense of Madrid Medical School, University Complutense of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Department Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical School, University Complutense of Madrid Medical School, University Complutense of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Department Physiology, Medical School, University Complutense of Madrid Medical School, University Complutense of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Department Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical School, University Complutense of Madrid Medical School, University Complutense of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Department Physiology, Medical School, University Complutense of Madrid Medical School, University Complutense of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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Abu-Amer Y. Inflammation, cancer, and bone loss. Curr Opin Pharmacol 2009; 9:427-33. [PMID: 19577517 DOI: 10.1016/j.coph.2009.06.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2009] [Revised: 06/02/2009] [Accepted: 06/04/2009] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Skeletal distortions impose grave health disparities with potentially devastating consequences, including bone pain, immobility, and morbidity. Bone erosion is chiefly caused by hyperactive osteoclasts summoned to bone in response to circulating factors produced by tumor and inflammatory cells. Intense research in the past two decades has identified crucial elements and intricate circulatory systems that maintain and exacerbate inflammatory osteolysis. This progress led to better understanding of the mechanisms underlying this response and to developing advanced therapeutic interventions. Nevertheless, the multifactorial causes of inflammatory osteolysis continue to impose a great challenge for these therapies. This article provides an overview of some of the prominent facets contributing to this process.
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- Yousef Abu-Amer
- Department of Orthopedics, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 S. Euclid Ave., St. Louis, MO 63110, United States.
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Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) exhibits an exceptionally broad cellular tropism as it is capable of infecting most major organ systems and cell types. Definitive proof of an essential role for a cellular molecule that serves as an entry receptor has proven very challenging. It is widely hypothesized that receptor utilization, envelope glycoprotein requirements and entry pathways may all vary according to cell type, which is partially supported by the data. What has clearly emerged in recent years is that virus entry is not going undetected by the host. Robust and rapid induction of innate immune response is intimately associated with entry-related events. Here we review the state of knowledge on HCMV cellular entry mediators confronting the scientific challenges by accruing a definitive data set. We also review the roles of pattern recognition receptors such as Toll-like receptors in activation of specific innate immune response and discuss how entry events are tightly coordinated with innate immune initiation steps.
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Hecker M, Wagner S, Henning SW, Wagner AH. Decoy Oligodeoxynucleotides to Treat Inflammatory Diseases. THERAPEUTIC OLIGONUCLEOTIDES 2008. [DOI: 10.1039/9781847558275-00163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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- Markus Hecker
- Institute of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Division of Cardiovascular Physiology, University of Heidelberg Germany
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- Institute of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Division of Cardiovascular Physiology, University of Heidelberg Germany
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Guo F, Weih D, Meier E, Weih F. Constitutive alternative NF-kappaB signaling promotes marginal zone B-cell development but disrupts the marginal sinus and induces HEV-like structures in the spleen. Blood 2007; 110:2381-9. [PMID: 17620454 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2007-02-075143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB) plays a crucial role in B-cell and lymphoid organ development. Here, we studied the consequences of constitutive, signal-independent activation of the alternative NF-kappaB pathway for the splenic marginal zone (MZ). In contrast to nfkb2(-/-) mice, which lack both p100 and p52, mice that lack only the inhibitory p100 precursor but still express the p52 subunit of NF-kappaB2 (p100(-/-)) had markedly elevated MZ B-cell numbers. Both cell-intrinsic mechanisms and increased stromal expression of vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) contributed to the accumulation of MZ B cells in p100(-/-) spleens. While migration of p100(-/-) MZ B cells toward the lysophospholipid sphingosine-1 phosphate (S1P) was not affected, CXCL13-stimulated chemotaxis was impaired, correlating with reduced migration of MZ B cells into follicles in response to lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Strikingly, p100 deficiency resulted in the absence of a normal marginal sinus, strongly induced expression of mucosal addressin cell adhesion molecule-1 (MAdCAM-1) and glycosylated cell adhesion molecule-1 (GlyCAM-1), and the formation of nonfunctional ectopic high endothelial venule (HEV)-like structures in the red pulp. Thus, constitutive activation of the alternative NF-kappaB pathway favors MZ B-cell development and accumulation but leads to a disorganized spleen microarchitecture.
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- Feng Guo
- Leibniz-Institute for Age Research, Fritz-Lipmann-Institute, Jena, Germany
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Wu X, Xiong X, Xie L, Zhang R. Pf-Rel, a Rel/nuclear factor-kappaB homolog identified from the pearl oyster, Pinctada fucata. Acta Biochim Biophys Sin (Shanghai) 2007; 39:533-9. [PMID: 17622473 DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7270.2007.00306.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Transcription factor Rel/nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-kappaB) has been the focus of many studies since its discovery in 1986. Different homologs of Rel/NF-kappaB have been found in both vertebrate and invertebrate. A cDNA clone encoding a putative Rel/NF-kappaB homolog (designated Pf-Rel) was isolated from the pearl oyster, Pinctada fucata. The sequence of Pf-Rel consists of the Rel homology domain, IPT NF-kappaB domain and C-terminal transactivation domain. Sequence analysis of Pf-Rel shows that it shares high similarity with other Rel/NF-kappaB family proteins, especially within the conserved domains. Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction analysis revealed that Pf-Rel mRNA was expressed ubiquitously. Further in situ hybridization analysis showed that Pf-Rel mRNA was expressed mainly at the outer epithelial cells of the middle fold and the inner epithelial cells of the outer fold. The identification and characterization of pearl oyster Pf-Rel help to further investigate the involvement of Rel/NF-kappaB in oyster immunity and other biological processes.
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- Xi Wu
- Institute of Marine Biotechnology, Department of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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Babbar N, Hacker A, Huang Y, Casero RA. Tumor Necrosis Factor α Induces Spermidine/Spermine N1-Acetyltransferase through Nuclear Factor κBin Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Cells. J Biol Chem 2006; 281:24182-92. [PMID: 16757480 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m601871200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFalpha) is a potent pleiotropic cytokine produced by many cells in response to inflammatory stress. The molecular mechanisms responsible for the multiple biological activities of TNFalpha are due to its ability to activate multiple signal transduction pathways, including nuclear factor kappaB (NFkappaB), which plays critical roles in cell proliferation and survival. TNFalpha displays both apoptotic and antiapoptotic properties, depending on the nature of the stimulus and the activation status of certain signaling pathways. Here we show that TNFalpha can lead to the induction of NFkappaB signaling with a concomitant increase in spermidine/spermine N(1)-acetyltransferase (SSAT) expression in A549 and H157 non-small cell lung cancer cells. Induction of SSAT, a stress-inducible gene that encodes a rate-limiting polyamine catabolic enzyme, leads to lower intracellular polyamine contents and has been associated with decreased cell growth and increased apoptosis. Stable overexpression of a mutant, dominant negative IkappaBalpha protein led to the suppression of SSAT induction by TNFalpha in these cells, thereby substantiating a role of NFkappaB in the induction of SSAT by TNFalpha. SSAT promoter deletion constructs led to the identification of three potential NFkappaB response elements in the SSAT gene. Electromobility shift assays, chromatin immunoprecipitation experiments and mutational studies confirmed that two of the three NFkappaB response elements play an important role in the regulation of SSAT in response to TNFalpha. The results of these studies indicate that a common mediator of inflammation can lead to the induction of SSAT expression by activating the NFkappaB signaling pathway in non-small cell lung cancer cells.
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- Naveen Babbar
- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21231, USA
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Chang PY, Miyamoto S. Nuclear factor-kappaB dimer exchange promotes a p21(waf1/cip1) superinduction response in human T leukemic cells. Mol Cancer Res 2006; 4:101-12. [PMID: 16513841 DOI: 10.1158/1541-7786.mcr-05-0259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB)/Rel transcription factors are recognized as critical apoptosis regulators. We reported previously that NF-kappaB contributes to chemoresistance of CEM human T leukemic cells in part through its ability to induce p21(waf1/cip1). Here, we provide evidence that sequential NF-kappaB-activating signals induce heightened NF-kappaB DNA binding and p21(waf1/cip1) induction in CEM and additional T leukemic cell lines. This response arises from exceedingly low basal expression of the p105/p50 NF-kappaB subunit encoded by the NFKB1 gene in these cell lines. An initial NF-kappaB activation event enhances the recruitment of p65 and ELF1 to the NFKB1 promoter, leading to p65- and ELF1-dependent synthesis of p105/p50, which promotes an exchange of NF-kappaB complexes to p50-containing complexes with an increased DNA-binding activity to certain NF-kappaB target elements. Subsequent stimulation of these cells with an anticancer agent, etoposide, results in augmented NF-kappaB-dependent p21(waf1/cip1) induction and increased chemoresistance of the leukemia cells. Thus, we propose that low basal NFKB1 expression coupled with sequential NF-kappaB activation events can promote increased chemoresistance in certain T leukemic cells.
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- Pei-Yun Chang
- Program in Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 301 Medical Sciences Center, 1300 University Avenue, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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Pikarsky E, Ben-Neriah Y. NF-κB inhibition: A double-edged sword in cancer? Eur J Cancer 2006; 42:779-84. [PMID: 16530406 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2006.01.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2006] [Accepted: 01/17/2006] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Several recent studies of mouse models of cancer have provided direct genetic evidence for the critical role of NF-kappaB in carcinogenesis. While it has long been known that NF-kappaB is a key mediator of chemotherapy resistance, it is now clear that the transcription factor also has a major role in tumour development, particularly at its earlier phases. However, the role of NF-kappaB in tumourigenesis is more complex than anticipated, as in some models NF-kappaB inhibition blocks, whereas in others it facilitates, tumour development. In this paper we review current knowledge and suggest a general hypothesis that attempts to resolve this apparent paradox. Further cancer model studies should help to clarify this issue, complementing the intensive drug development effort of the pharmaceutical industry around NF-kappaB.
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- Eli Pikarsky
- Department of Pathology, Hebrew University Hadassah Medical School, Ein Kerem Campus, Kiryat Hadassah, Jerusalem 91120, Israel.
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Igarashi H, Baba Y, Nagai Y, Jimi E, Ghosh S, Kincade PW. NF-kappaB is dispensable for normal lymphocyte development in bone marrow but required for protection of progenitors from TNFalpha. Int Immunol 2006; 18:653-9. [PMID: 16571606 DOI: 10.1093/intimm/dxl002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Levels of the nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-kappaB)/Rel family of proteins are carefully modulated in differentiating lymphocytes, where these transcription factors are thought to be important for survival and fate decisions. In contrast, gene-targeting experiments have not revealed clear roles for these transcription factors in lymphopoiesis within bone marrow. Inhibition of NF-kappaB by introduction of mutated I kappa B alpha, a 'superinhibitor' of NF-kappaB, into hematopoietic stem cells or early progenitors suppressed B as well as T lymphopoiesis following transplantation into immunodeficient mice. Furthermore, a NF-kappaB essential modifier-binding domain (NBD) peptide that blocks IKB kinase (IKK) activity selectively impaired the generation of adult B lineage cells. However, this suppression did not occur when a neutralizing antibody to tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFalpha) was added to the cultures, or in circumstances where few non-lymphoid cells were present. We conclude that while NF-kappaB plays a survival-promoting role in lymphoid progenitors, this may only be significant in circumstances such as transplantation when levels of TNFalpha are high.
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- Hideya Igarashi
- Immunobiology and Cancer Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA
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Natoli G. Tuning up inflammation: how DNA sequence and chromatin organization control the induction of inflammatory genes by NF-kappaB. FEBS Lett 2006; 580:2843-9. [PMID: 16530189 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2006.02.072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2006] [Accepted: 02/25/2006] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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NF-kappaB is a collective name given to a family of ubiquitous transcription factors (TFs) activated in response to inflammatory stimuli and environmental stressors, and required for the activation of many crucial inflammatory and immune response genes. NF-kappaB is activated by degradation of its cytoplasmic anchors, the IkappaBs, and subsequent nuclear translocation and accumulation. Once entered in the nucleus NF-kappaB activates transcription of hundreds of genes; however, each inflammatory gene must be expressed and turned off with peculiar kinetics that suit its specific function. Chromatin organization plays a major role in controlling the kinetics of NF-kappaB recruitment to target genes and it represents an integration point mediating TF cooperativity.
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- Gioacchino Natoli
- Department of Experimental Oncology, European Institute of Oncology, Via Ripamonti 435, 20141 Milan, Italy.
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Natoli G, De Santa F. Shaping alternative NF-κB-dependent gene expression programs: new clues to specificity. Cell Death Differ 2006; 13:693-6. [PMID: 16485027 DOI: 10.1038/sj.cdd.4401880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Sanjabi S, Williams KJ, Saccani S, Zhou L, Hoffmann A, Ghosh G, Gerondakis S, Natoli G, Smale ST. A c-Rel subdomain responsible for enhanced DNA-binding affinity and selective gene activation. Genes Dev 2005; 19:2138-51. [PMID: 16166378 PMCID: PMC1221885 DOI: 10.1101/gad.1329805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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The NF-kappaB family members p65 (RelA) and c-Rel recognize similar DNA sequences, yet the phenotypes of mutant mice suggest that these proteins regulate distinct sets of genes. Here we demonstrate that 46 unique residues within an 86-residue segment of the Rel homology region (RHR) of c-Rel are responsible for the c-Rel requirement for Il12b gene induction by lipopolysaccharide in bone marrow-derived macrophages. These same residues were responsible for the c-Rel requirement for Il12a induction in dendritic cells, and in both instances, no evidence of c-Rel-specific coactivator interactions was found. Although the residues of c-Rel and p65 that contact specific bases and the DNA backbone within nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB) recognition sequences are identical, homodimers of c-Rel and of a chimeric p65 protein containing the critical c-Rel residues bound with high affinity to a broader range of NF-kappaB recognition sequences than did wild-type p65 homodimers. These results demonstrate that the unique functions of closely related transcription factor family members can be dictated by differences in the range of DNA sequences recognized at high affinity, despite having similar binding site consensus sequences and DNA contact residues.
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- Shomyseh Sanjabi
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1662, USA
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Haefner B. The transcription factor NF-kappaB as drug target. PROGRESS IN MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY 2005; 43:137-88. [PMID: 15850825 DOI: 10.1016/s0079-6468(05)43005-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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- Burkhard Haefner
- Department of Inflammation, Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research and Development, A Division of Janssen Pharmaceutica, Beerse, Belgium
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Nakata S, Matsumura I, Tanaka H, Ezoe S, Satoh Y, Ishikawa J, Era T, Kanakura Y. NF-κB Family Proteins Participate in Multiple Steps of Hematopoiesis through Elimination of Reactive Oxygen Species. J Biol Chem 2004; 279:55578-86. [PMID: 15485843 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m408238200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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To examine the roles for NF-kappaB family proteins in hematopoiesis, we first expressed dominant negative Rel/NF-kappaB(IkappaBSR) in a factor-dependent cell line, Ba/F3. Although IkappaBSR neither affected thrombopoietin-dependent nor gp130-mediated growth, it suppressed interleukin-3- and erythropoietin-dependent growth at low concentrations. In addition, IkappaBSR enhanced factor-deprived apoptosis through the accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). When expressed in normal hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells, IkappaBSR induced apoptosis even in the presence of appropriate cytokines by accumulating ROS. We also expressed IkappaBSR in an inducible fashion at various stages of hematopoiesis using the OP9 system, in which hematopoietic cells are induced to develop from embryonic stem cells. When IkappaBSR was expressed at the stage of Flk-1(+) cells (putative hemangioblasts), IkappaBSR inhibited the development of primitive hematopoietic progenitor cells by inducing apoptosis through the ROS accumulation. Furthermore, when IkappaBSR was expressed after the development of hematopoietic progenitor cells, it inhibited their terminal differentiation toward erythrocytes, megakaryocytes, and granulocytes by inducing apoptosis through the ROS accumulation. These results indicate that NF-kappaB is required for preventing apoptosis at multiple steps of hematopoiesis by eliminating ROS.
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- Soichi Nakata
- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2, Yamada-oka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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Shapira S, Harb OS, Caamano J, Hunter CA. The NF-kappaB signaling pathway: immune evasion and immunoregulation during toxoplasmosis. Int J Parasitol 2004; 34:393-400. [PMID: 15055212 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2003.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The NF-kappaB family of transcription factors is part of an evolutionarily conserved system that plays an important role in the regulation of genes associated with the development of innate and adaptive responses required for the recognition and immunologic control of pathogens [Clin. Microbiol. Rev. 15 (2002) 414; Annu. Rev. Immunol. 16 (1998) 225; Infect. Immun. 70 (2002) 3311]. In addition, NF-kappaB regulates other cellular processes required for a coordinated immune response, such as cellular growth and differentiation, cell adhesion, survival and apoptosis. Recent studies have highlighted the prominent role played by the NF-kappaB system in resistance to Toxoplasma gondii but it is becoming apparent that this intracellular parasite can directly modulate this signalling pathway. This article briefly reviews the biology of NF-kappaB, examines the complex interaction that takes place between T. gondii and these transcription factors in infected cells, and highlights the role of different NF-kappaB family members during the development of a protective immune response to this pathogen.
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- Sagi Shapira
- Department of Pathobiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104-6008, USA
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Weih F, Caamaño J. Regulation of secondary lymphoid organ development by the nuclear factor-kappaB signal transduction pathway. Immunol Rev 2003; 195:91-105. [PMID: 12969313 DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-065x.2003.00064.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 170] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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In primary lymphoid organs, such as thymus and bone marrow, B and T lymphocytes differentiate from lymphoid stem cells into mature albeit naïve effector cells. In contrast, secondary lymphoid organs, such as the spleen, lymph nodes, and Peyer's patches (PPs), provide an environment that enable lymphocytes to interact with each other, with accessory cells, and with antigens, resulting in the initiation of antigen-specific primary immune responses. Recently, the analysis of gene-knockout mice has shed light on the signaling pathways, cellular requirements, and molecular mechanisms involved in secondary lymphoid organ development. In particular, signals that converge on the nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB) pathway have been demonstrated to play an important role in both early developmental steps as well as maintenance of secondary lymphoid organ structures. Analysis of the histopathological changes in secondary lymphoid tissues of mice lacking individual Rel/NF-kappaB family members, upstream kinases, and receptors strongly indicates that activation of the recently described alternative NF-kappaB pathway by membrane-bound lymphotoxin, via p52-RelB heterodimers, plays a major role during initiation steps of secondary lymphoid organ development. Induction of the classical p50-RelA NF-kappaB activity, as exemplified by tumor necrosis factor receptor signaling, clearly also contributes, but seems to be involved primarily in later developmental step, such as the proper cellular and structural organization of B-cell follicles.
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- Falk Weih
- Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Institute of Toxicology and Genetics, Karlsruhe, Germany.
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Signaling leading to the survival or apoptosis of immune system cells must be balanced to ensure the normal mounting and extinguishing of immune responses. One of the essential regulators of immune cell survival is the transcription factor nuclear factor kappaB (NF-kappaB). NF-kappaB is critical for the activation of T and B lymphocytes and is a central coordinator of innate and adaptive immunity. Pathogen recognition, whether mediated via the Toll-like receptors or via the antigen-specific T- and B-cell receptors, initiates the activation of distinct signal transduction pathways that activate NF-kappaB. Activation of NF-kappaB by these pathways is necessary for lymphocyte activation, expansion, and effector function in response to infection. In addition, recent work has shown that the aberrant activation of NF-kappaB by these pathways can contribute to the development of autoimmunity, chronic inflammation, or lymphoid malignancy. There is thus an urgent need to understand the exact molecular details of these signal transduction cascades so that we may develop novel therapeutics. This article will review the specific signal transduction pathways that mediate NF-kappaB activation in response to antigen receptor ligation in T and B lymphocytes. These newly defined pathways, which are essential for adaptive immune responses, are built around the key adapter protein, Bcl-10. Bcl-10 is known to participate in chromosomal translocations in human mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphomas.
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- Jürgen Ruland
- Advanced Medical Discovery Institute, Ontario Cancer Institute and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Artis D, Speirs K, Joyce K, Goldschmidt M, Caamaño J, Hunter CA, Scott P. NF-kappa B1 is required for optimal CD4+ Th1 cell development and resistance to Leishmania major. JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY (BALTIMORE, MD. : 1950) 2003; 170:1995-2003. [PMID: 12574369 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.170.4.1995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The NF-kappaB family of transcription factors regulates the expression of a wide range of immune response genes involved in immunity to pathogens. However, the need for individual family members in regulating innate and adaptive immune responses in vivo has yet to be clearly defined. We investigated the role of NF-kappaB1 in the induction of protective IL-12-dependent Th1 cell responses following infection with the intracellular protozoan parasite Leishmania major. Whereas wild-type C57BL/6 mice controlled parasite replication, NF-kappaB1 knockout (KO) mice were susceptible to infection, developing chronic unresolving lesions associated with persistent parasites. There was a profound defect in Ag-specific CD4(+) T cell proliferation and IFN-gamma production in infected KO mice, although innate responses-including IL-12 production and control of intracellular parasite replication by macrophages-were intact. In vitro polyclonal stimulation of purified naive KO T cells revealed an intrinsic defect in CD4(+) T cell proliferation associated with reduced IL-2 receptor expression, but operating independently of APC function and IL-2 production. Critically, the frequency of proliferating KO CD4(+) T cells secreting IFN-gamma matched that of wild-type cells, suggesting that NF-kappaB1 was not required for efficient transcription of the IFN-gamma gene. Taken together, these results identify a novel role for NF-kappaB1 in CD4(+) T cell proliferation and the development of Th1 cell responses required for protective immunity against intracellular pathogens.
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- David Artis
- Department of Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 3800 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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Amit S, Ben-Neriah Y. NF-kappaB activation in cancer: a challenge for ubiquitination- and proteasome-based therapeutic approach. Semin Cancer Biol 2003; 13:15-28. [PMID: 12507553 DOI: 10.1016/s1044-579x(02)00096-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-kappaB) activation relies primarily on ubiquitin-mediated degradation of its inhibitor IkappaB. NF-kappaB plays an important role in many aspects of tumor development, progression, and therapy. Some types of cancer are characterized by constitutive NF-kappaB activity, whereas in others such activity is induced following chemotherapy. NF-kappaB-harboring tumors are generally resistant to chemotherapy and their eradication requires NF-kappaB inhibition. Here we describe the mechanisms of NF-kappaB activation in normal and tumor cells, review prevalent notions regarding the factor's contribution to tumorigenicity and discuss present and future options for NF-kappaB inhibition in cancer. The ubiquitination-mediated activation of NF-kappaB is intersected by another cancer-associated protein, beta-catenin. We, therefore, compare the related activation pathways and discuss the possibility of differential targeting of the involved ubiquitination machinery.
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- Sharon Amit
- The Lautenberg Center for Immunology, The Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem 91120, Israel
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Yilmaz Z, Weih DS, Sivakumar V, Weih F. RelB is required for Peyer's patch development: differential regulation of p52-RelB by lymphotoxin and TNF. EMBO J 2003; 22:121-30. [PMID: 12505990 PMCID: PMC140043 DOI: 10.1093/emboj/cdg004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 181] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Targeted disruption of the Rel/NF-kappaB family members NF-kappaB2, encoding p100/p52, and RelB in mice results in anatomical defects of secondary lymphoid tissues. Here, we report that development of Peyer's patch (PP)-organizing centers is impaired in both NF-kappaB2- and RelB-deficient animals. IL-7-induced expression of lymphotoxin (LT) in intestinal cells, a crucial step in PP development, is not impaired in RelB-deficient embryos. LTbeta receptor (LTbetaR)-deficient mice also lack PPs, and we demonstrate that LTbetaR signaling induces p52-RelB and classical p50-RelA heterodimers, while tumor necrosis factor (TNF) activates only RelA. LTbetaR-induced binding of p52-RelB requires the degradation of the inhibitory p52 precursor, p100, which is mediated by the NF-kappaB-inducing kinase (NIK) and the IkappaB kinase (IKK) complex subunit IKKalpha, but not IKKbeta or IKKgamma. Activation of RelA requires all three IKK subunits, but is independent of NIK. Finally, we show that TNF increases p100 levels, resulting in the specific inhibition of RelB DNA binding via the C-terminus of p100. Our data indicate an important role of p52-RelB heterodimers in lymphoid organ development downstream of LTbetaR, NIK and IKKalpha.
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- Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Institute of Toxicology and Genetics, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
Corresponding author e-mail: D.S.Weih and V.Sivakumar contributed equally to this work
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Kenwrick S. Incontinentia pigmenti: the first single gene disorder due to disrupted NF-kappa B function. ERNST SCHERING RESEARCH FOUNDATION WORKSHOP 2002:95-107. [PMID: 11859566 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-662-04667-8_6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/23/2023]
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Caamaño J, Hunter CA. NF-kappaB family of transcription factors: central regulators of innate and adaptive immune functions. Clin Microbiol Rev 2002; 15:414-29. [PMID: 12097249 PMCID: PMC118079 DOI: 10.1128/cmr.15.3.414-429.2002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 383] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Transcription factors of the Rel/NF-kappaB family are activated in response to signals that lead to cell growth, differentiation, and apoptosis, and these proteins are critical elements involved in the regulation of immune responses. The conservation of this family of transcription factors in many phyla and their association with antimicrobial responses indicate their central role in the regulation of innate immunity. This is illustrated by the association of homologues of NF-kappaB, and their regulatory proteins, with resistance to infection in insects and plants (M. S. Dushay, B. Asling, and D. Hultmark, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 93:10343-10347, 1996; D. Hultmark, Trends Genet. 9:178-183, 1993; J. Ryals et al., Plant Cell 9:425-439, 1997). The aim of this review is to provide a background on the biology of NF-kappaB and to highlight areas of the innate and adaptive immune response in which these transcription factors have a key regulatory function and to review what is currently known about their roles in resistance to infection, the host-pathogen interaction, and development of human disease.
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- Jorge Caamaño
- Department of Pathobiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6008, USA
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Tato CM, Hunter CA. Host-pathogen interactions: subversion and utilization of the NF-kappa B pathway during infection. Infect Immun 2002; 70:3311-7. [PMID: 12065467 PMCID: PMC128040 DOI: 10.1128/iai.70.7.3311-3317.2002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 151] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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- C M Tato
- Department of Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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Speirs K, Caamano J, Goldschmidt MH, Hunter CA, Scott P. NF-kappa B2 is required for optimal CD40-induced IL-12 production but dispensable for Th1 cell Differentiation. JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY (BALTIMORE, MD. : 1950) 2002; 168:4406-13. [PMID: 11970983 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.168.9.4406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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NF-kappa B is a ubiquitously expressed transcription factor involved in the regulation of innate and adaptive immunity. As part of studies to define the role of various NF-kappa B family members in Th cell development and maintenance, we infected NF-kappa B2(-/-) and control mice with Leishmania major and followed disease progression. NF-kappa B2(-/-) mice on a normally resistant background develop chronic nonhealing lesions associated with uncontrolled parasite replication and a failure to develop an IFN-gamma response. We show that there are no intrinsic defects in Th cell differentiation in the absence of NF-kappa B2. Indeed, NF-kappa B2(-/-) T cells are able to develop a Th1 phenotype and protect recombination-activating gene(-/-) mice from progressive cutaneous leishmaniasis. We demonstrate instead that the susceptibility of NF-kappa B2(-/-) mice to L. major is the result of an IL-12 deficiency, and we provide evidence for a specific impairment in CD40-induced IL-12 production by macrophages lacking this transcription factor.
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- Kendra Speirs
- Department of Pathobiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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The choice between life and death is one of the major events in regulation of the immune system. T cells that specifically recognize viral or bacterial antigens are selected to survive and proliferate in response to infection, whereas those that are self-reactive are eliminated via apoptosis. Even the survival of alloreactive T cells requires their proper costimulation and, when infection subsides, the activated T cells are eliminated. A major regulator of such life or death decisions is the transcription factor NF-kappaB. However, NF-kappaB cannot function alone. A variety of mechanisms exist to modulate its activity and thereby affect the ultimate outcome of a cell's fate.
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- Michael Karin
- Laboratory of Gene Regulation and Signal Transduction, Department of Pharmacology, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093-0636, USA.
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Park HJ, Lee HS, Lee HJ, Yoo YM, Lee HJ, Kim SA, Leem K, Kim HC, Seo JC, Kim EH, Lim S, Chung JH. Decrease of the electroacupuncture-induced analgesic effects in nuclear factor-kappa B1 knockout mice. Neurosci Lett 2002; 319:141-4. [PMID: 11834313 DOI: 10.1016/s0304-3940(01)02582-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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To investigate the involvement of nuclear factor kappa B1 (NF-kappaB1; p50/p105) in electroacupuncture (EA)-induced analgesia, 2 and 100 Hz EA stimulations were applied at acupoint ST36 (Zusanli) in NF-kappaB1 knockout mice. EA was performed for 30 min and tail-flick latencies (TFLs) were evaluated every 15 min for 1 h. Wild-type mice displayed a 63.3% increase in TFLs compared to baseline after 2 Hz EA, whereas NF-kappaB1+/- mice exhibited a 41.8% increase and NF-kappaB1-/- mice showed only a 3.9% increase of TFLs. The TFLs of 100 Hz EA showed similar trends: a 72.6% increase of TFLs in wild-type, a 38.6% increase in NF-kappaB1+/- and a 9.3% increase in NF-kappaB1-/- mice. The present findings suggest that NF-kappaB1 may play a crucial role in both low and high frequency EA-induced analgesic effects.
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- Hi-Joon Park
- Research Group of Pain and Neuroscience, Kyung Hee University, Hoegidong, Dongdaemoongu, Seoul, South Korea
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Combriato G, Klobeck HG. Regulation of human Ig lambda light chain gene expression by NF-kappa B. JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY (BALTIMORE, MD. : 1950) 2002; 168:1259-66. [PMID: 11801663 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.168.3.1259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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The human Iglambda enhancer consists of three separated sequence elements that we identified previously by mapping DNase I-hypersensitive regions (HSS) downstream of the C region of the Iglambda L chain genes (HSS-1, HSS-2, and HSS-3). It has been shown by several laboratories that expression of the H chain genes as well as the kappa genes, but not the lambda genes, is dependent on constitutive NF-kappaB proteins present in the nucleus. In this study we show by band-shift experiments, in vivo footprinting, and transient transfection assays that all three hypersensitive sites of the human Iglambda enhancer contain functional NF-kappaB sites that act synergistically on expression. We further show that the chicken lambda enhancer also contains a functional NF-kappaB site but the mouse lambda enhancer contains a mutated, nonfunctional NF-kappaB site that is responsible for its low enhancer activity. It is possible that the inactivating mutation in the mouse Iglambda enhancer was compensated for by an expansion of the Igkappa L chain locus, followed by a contraction of the Iglambda locus in this species.
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- Gabriele Combriato
- Adolf Butenandt Institut Molekularbiologie, Schillerstrasse 44, D-80336 Munich, Germany
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Schmidt-Ullrich R, Aebischer T, Hülsken J, Birchmeier W, Klemm U, Scheidereit C. Requirement of NF-κB/Rel for the development of hair follicles and other epidermal appendices. Development 2001; 128:3843-53. [PMID: 11585809 DOI: 10.1242/dev.128.19.3843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 159] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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NF-κB/Rel transcription factors and IκB kinases (IKK) are essential for inflammation and immune responses, but also for bone-morphogenesis, skin proliferation and differentiation. Determining their other functions has previously been impossible, owing to embryonic lethality of NF-κB/Rel or IKK-deficient animals. Using a gene targeting approach we have ubiquitously expressed an NF-κB super-repressor to investigate NF-κB functions in the adult. Mice with suppressed NF-κB revealed defective early morphogenesis of hair follicles, exocrine glands and teeth, identical to Eda (tabby) and Edar (downless) mutant mice. These affected epithelial appendices normally display high NF-κB activity, suppression of which resulted in increased apoptosis, indicating that NF-κB acts as a survival factor downstream of the tumor necrosis factor receptor family member EDAR. Furthermore, NF-κB is required for peripheral lymph node formation and macrophage function.
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- R Schmidt-Ullrich
- Max-Delbrück-Center of Molecular Medicine, Robert-Rössle Strasse 10, 13092 Berlin, Germany.
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Weih DS, Yilmaz ZB, Weih F. Essential role of RelB in germinal center and marginal zone formation and proper expression of homing chemokines. JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY (BALTIMORE, MD. : 1950) 2001; 167:1909-19. [PMID: 11489970 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.167.4.1909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 180] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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High levels of the Rel/NF-kappaB family member RelB are restricted to specific regions of thymus, lymph nodes, and Peyer's patches. In spleen, RelB is expressed in periarteriolar lymphatic sheaths, germinal centers (GCs), and the marginal zone (MZ). In this study, we report that RelB-deficient (relB(-/-)) mice, in contrast to nfkb1(-/-), but similar to nfkb2(-/-) mice, are unable to form GCs and follicular dendritic cell networks upon Ag challenge in the spleen. RelB is also required for normal organization of the MZ and its population by macrophages and B cells. Reciprocal bone marrow transfers demonstrate that RelB expression in radiation-resistant stromal cells, but not in bone marrow-derived hemopoietic cells, is required for proper formation of GCs, follicular dendritic cell networks, and MZ structures. However, the generation of MZ B cells requires RelB in hemopoietic cells. Expression of TNF ligand/receptor family members is only moderately altered in relB(-/-) splenocytes. In contrast, expression of homing chemokines is strongly reduced in relB(-/-) spleen with particularly low mRNA levels of the chemokine B lymphocyte chemoattractant. Our data indicate that activation of p52-RelB heterodimers in stromal cells downstream of TNF/lymphotoxin is required for normal expression of homing chemokines and proper development of spleen microarchitecture.
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- D S Weih
- Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Institute of Toxicology and Genetics, Karlsruhe, Germany
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Aifantis I, Gounari F, Scorrano L, Borowski C, von Boehmer H. Constitutive pre-TCR signaling promotes differentiation through Ca2+ mobilization and activation of NF-kappaB and NFAT. Nat Immunol 2001; 2:403-9. [PMID: 11323693 DOI: 10.1038/87704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 135] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Pre-T cell antigen receptor (pre-TCR) signaling plays a crucial role in the development of immature T cells. Although certain aspects of proximal pre-TCR signaling have been studied, the intermediate signal transducers and the distal transcription modulators have been poorly characterized. We report here a correlation between pre-TCR signaling and a biphasic rise in the cytosolic Ca2+ concentration. In addition, we show that constitutive pre-TCR signaling is associated with an increased rate of Ca2+ influx through store-operated plasma membrane Ca2+ channels. We show also that the biphasic nature of the observed pre-TCR-induced rise in cytosolic Ca2+ differentially modulates the activities of the transcription factors NF-kappaB and NFAT in developing T cells.
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- I Aifantis
- Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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Voll RE, Ghosh S. Role of NF-kappa B in T-lymphocyte development. COLD SPRING HARBOR SYMPOSIA ON QUANTITATIVE BIOLOGY 2001; 64:485-90. [PMID: 11232325 DOI: 10.1101/sqb.1999.64.485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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- R E Voll
- Section of Immunobiology and Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA
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The Rel/NF-kappa B gene family encodes a large group of transcriptional activators involved in myriad differentiation events, including embryonic development. We have shown previously that Xrel3, a Xenopus Rel/NF-kappa B-related gene, is expressed in the forebrain, dorsal aspect of the mid- and hindbrain, the otocysts and notochord of neurula and larval stage embryos. Overexpression of Xrel3 causes formation of embryonic tumours. We now show that Xrel3-induced tumours and animal caps from embryos injected with Xrel3 RNA express Otx2, Shh and Gli1. Heterodimerisation of a C-terminally deleted mutant of Xrel3 with wild-type Xrel3 inhibits in vitro binding of wild-type Xrel3 to Rel/NF-kappa B consensus DNA sequences. This dominant interference mutant disrupts Shh, Gli1 and Otx2 mRNA patterning and inhibits anterior development when expressed in the dorsal side of zygotes, which is rescued by co-injecting wild-type Xrel3 mRNA. In chick development, Rel activates Shh signalling, which is required for normal limb formation; Shh, Gli1 and Otx2 encode important neural patterning elements in vertebrates. The activation of these genes in tumours by Xrel3 overexpression and the inhibition of their expression and head development by a dominant interference mutant of Xrel3 indicates that Rel/NF-kappa B is required for activation of these genes and for anterior neural patterning in Xenopus.
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- B B Lake
- Terry Fox Cancer Research Laboratories, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John's, Newfoundland A1B 3V6, Canada
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Brantley DM, Yull FE, Muraoka RS, Hicks DJ, Cook CM, Kerr LD. Dynamic expression and activity of NF-kappaB during post-natal mammary gland morphogenesis. Mech Dev 2000; 97:149-55. [PMID: 11025216 DOI: 10.1016/s0925-4773(00)00405-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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The Rel/NF-kappaB family of transcription factors has been implicated in such diverse cellular processes as proliferation, differentiation, and apoptosis. As each of these processes occurs during post-natal mammary gland morphogenesis, the expression and activity of NF-kappaB factors in the murine mammary gland were examined. Immunohistochemical and immunoblot analyses revealed expression of the p105/p50 and RelA subunits of NF-kappaB, as well as the major inhibitor, IkappaBalpha, in the mammary epithelium during pregnancy, lactation, and involution. Electrophoretic mobility shift assay (EMSA) demonstrated that DNA-binding complexes containing p50 and RelA were abundant during pregnancy and involution, but not during lactation. Activity of an NF-kappaB-dependent luciferase reporter in transgenic mice was highest during pregnancy, decreased to near undetectable levels during lactation, and was elevated during involution. This highly regulated pattern of activity was consistent with the modulated expression of p105/p50, RelA, and IkappaBalpha.
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- D M Brantley
- Department of Cell Biology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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Chen F, Demers LM, Vallyathan V, Lu Y, Castranova V, Shi X. Impairment of NF-kappaB activation and modulation of gene expression by calpastatin. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2000; 279:C709-16. [PMID: 10942721 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.2000.279.3.c709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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To address the involvement of the calpain system in both basal and silica-induced nuclear factor (NF)-kappaB activation, several human bronchial epithelial cell lines were established in which an intracellular inhibitor of calpain, calpastatin, was stably expressed. Reduced basal and silica-induced inhibitor (IkappaBalpha) degradation and NF-kappaB activation were observed in cells stably overexpressing calpastatin. In addition, the cells in which calpain was constitutively inhibited by the overexpression of calpastatin exhibited a notable morphological change. Whereas empty vector-transfected cells displayed a morphology indistinguishable from that of parental cells, cells overexpressing calpastatin exhibited a mosaic morphological change with reduced formation of lamella 30 min after the cells were seeded. Genefilter microarray experiments, in which 3,965 human genes can be evaluated for their expression at the same time, showed that calpastatin downregulated genes encoding several membrane-associated proteins or nuclear proteins and upregulated genes of collagen alpha2, DAZ, and mitochondrial capsule selenoprotein. These results suggest that, in addition to their proteolytic activities on cytoskeletal proteins and other cellular regulatory proteins, calpain-calpastatin systems can also affect the expression levels of genes encoding structural or regulatory proteins.
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- F Chen
- Pathology and Physiology Research Branch, Health Effects Laboratory Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, West Virginia 26505, USA
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Kirn-Safran CB, Dayal S, Martin-DeLeon PA, Carson DD. Cloning, expression, and chromosome mapping of the murine Hip/Rpl29 gene. Genomics 2000; 68:210-9. [PMID: 10964519 DOI: 10.1006/geno.2000.6283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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We previously have identified murine heparin/heparan sulfate-interacting protein (HIP) identical to mouse ribosomal protein L29 that is, like its human orthologue, distinctively expressed both on the cell surface and intracellularly in different adult tissues and cell types. In the present study, we show that mouse HIP/RPL29 is encoded by a single mRNA and that it is expressed to different extents in most of the tissues of the developing embryo without restriction to a specific cell type. We isolated the single-copy gene coding for murine Hip/Rpl29 among a large number of pseudogenes, established its structure, and assigned its location to distal chromosome 9. Similar to other ribosomal protein promoters, the promoter of Hip/Rpl29 is rich in polypyrimidine tracts, contains binding motifs for ubiquitously expressed transcription factors, and lacks a TATA box. Progressive 5' deletion analyses identified a strong enhancer region that includes CT-rich sequences and a potential consensus binding site for NF-kappaB. These data will provide valuable tools to progress the understanding of HIP/RPL29 function as a ribosomal protein and/or as a regulator of growth and cell adhesion through interaction with heparan sulfate proteoglycans.
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- C B Kirn-Safran
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, USA
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NF-kappaB (nuclear factor-kappaB) is a collective name for inducible dimeric transcription factors composed of members of the Rel family of DNA-binding proteins that recognize a common sequence motif. NF-kappaB is found in essentially all cell types and is involved in activation of an exceptionally large number of genes in response to infections, inflammation, and other stressful situations requiring rapid reprogramming of gene expression. NF-kappaB is normally sequestered in the cytoplasm of nonstimulated cells and consequently must be translocated into the nucleus to function. The subcellular location of NF-kappaB is controlled by a family of inhibitory proteins, IkappaBs, which bind NF-kappaB and mask its nuclear localization signal, thereby preventing nuclear uptake. Exposure of cells to a variety of extracellular stimuli leads to the rapid phosphorylation, ubiquitination, and ultimately proteolytic degradation of IkappaB, which frees NF-kappaB to translocate to the nucleus where it regulates gene transcription. NF-kappaB activation represents a paradigm for controlling the function of a regulatory protein via ubiquitination-dependent proteolysis, as an integral part of a phosphorylationbased signaling cascade. Recently, considerable progress has been made in understanding the details of the signaling pathways that regulate NF-kappaB activity, particularly those responding to the proinflammatory cytokines tumor necrosis factor-alpha and interleukin-1. The multisubunit IkappaB kinase (IKK) responsible for inducible IkappaB phosphorylation is the point of convergence for most NF-kappaB-activating stimuli. IKK contains two catalytic subunits, IKKalpha and IKKbeta, both of which are able to correctly phosphorylate IkappaB. Gene knockout studies have shed light on the very different physiological functions of IKKalpha and IKKbeta. After phosphorylation, the IKK phosphoacceptor sites on IkappaB serve as an essential part of a specific recognition site for E3RS(IkappaB/beta-TrCP), an SCF-type E3 ubiquitin ligase, thereby explaining how IKK controls IkappaB ubiquitination and degradation. A variety of other signaling events, including phosphorylation of NF-kappaB, hyperphosphorylation of IKK, induction of IkappaB synthesis, and the processing of NF-kappaB precursors, provide additional mechanisms that modulate the level and duration of NF-kappaB activity.
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- M Karin
- Department of Pharmacology, Laboratory of Gene Regulation and Signal Transduction University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0636, USA.
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Smahi A, Courtois G, Vabres P, Yamaoka S, Heuertz S, Munnich A, Israël A, Heiss NS, Klauck SM, Kioschis P, Wiemann S, Poustka A, Esposito T, Bardaro T, Gianfrancesco F, Ciccodicola A, D'Urso M, Woffendin H, Jakins T, Donnai D, Stewart H, Kenwrick SJ, Aradhya S, Yamagata T, Levy M, Lewis RA, Nelson DL. Genomic rearrangement in NEMO impairs NF-kappaB activation and is a cause of incontinentia pigmenti. The International Incontinentia Pigmenti (IP) Consortium. Nature 2000; 405:466-72. [PMID: 10839543 DOI: 10.1038/35013114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 482] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Familial incontinentia pigmenti (IP; MIM 308310) is a genodermatosis that segregates as an X-linked dominant disorder and is usually lethal prenatally in males. In affected females it causes highly variable abnormalities of the skin, hair, nails, teeth, eyes and central nervous system. The prominent skin signs occur in four classic cutaneous stages: perinatal inflammatory vesicles, verrucous patches, a distinctive pattern of hyperpigmentation and dermal scarring. Cells expressing the mutated X chromosome are eliminated selectively around the time of birth, so females with IP exhibit extremely skewed X-inactivation. The reasons for cell death in females and in utero lethality in males are unknown. The locus for IP has been linked genetically to the factor VIII gene in Xq28 (ref. 3). The gene for NEMO (NF-kappaB essential modulator)/IKKgamma (IkappaB kinase-gamma) has been mapped to a position 200 kilobases proximal to the factor VIII locus. NEMO is required for the activation of the transcription factor NF-kappaB and is therefore central to many immune, inflammatory and apoptotic pathways. Here we show that most cases of IP are due to mutations of this locus and that a new genomic rearrangement accounts for 80% of new mutations. As a consequence, NF-kappaB activation is defective in IP cells.
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- A Smahi
- Department of Genetics, Unité de Recherches sur les Handicaps Génétiques de l'Enfant INSERMU-393, Hopital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris, France
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Feuillard J, Mémet S, Goudeau B, Lilienbaum A, Schmidt-Ullrich R, Raphaël M, Israël A. In vivo identification of lymphocyte subsets exhibiting transcriptionally active NF-kappaB/Rel complexes. Int Immunol 2000; 12:613-21. [PMID: 10784607 DOI: 10.1093/intimm/12.5.613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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To analyze the NF-kappaB/Rel activity pattern in a living organism, we previously generated transgenic mice carrying a kappaB-dependent lacZ gene. In situ analysis of both primary and secondary lymphoid organs revealed a strong NF-kappaB transcriptional activity in antigen-presenting cells, some endothelial cells and sinus lining cells of the lymph node capsula with very little activity in lymphocytes and thymocytes. Using fluorescein-di-beta-D-galactopyranoside (FDG) as a vital substrate for the beta-galactosidase, we re-examined by flow cytometry the NF-kappaB/Rel transcriptional activity in our mouse model. We report here that such constitutive NF-kappaB/Rel activity was significantly detected in thymocytes at the CD44+CD25(-) stage. This constitutive activity extended with CD25 expression to the majority of the CD44(-)CD25(+) thymocytes and was then restricted to a few mature T cells. In the spleen, constitutive NF-kappaB/Rel activity was found in most B cells, unlike T cells which were largely negative. Virgin IgD(+) B cells expressed higher levels of NF-kappaB transcriptional activity than other B cell types. Altogether, these results suggest that NF-kappaB/Rel complexes are key players in the in vivo differentiation of IgD(+) B lymphocytes and possibly CD25(+) thymocytes.
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- J Feuillard
- Unité de Biologie Moléculaire de l'Expression Génique, URA 1773 CNRS, Institut Pasteur, 28 rue du Dr Roux, 75724 Paris Cedex 15, France
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Lavon I, Goldberg I, Amit S, Landsman L, Jung S, Tsuberi BZ, Barshack I, Kopolovic J, Galun E, Bujard H, Ben-Neriah Y. High susceptibility to bacterial infection, but no liver dysfunction, in mice compromised for hepatocyte NF-kappaB activation. Nat Med 2000; 6:573-7. [PMID: 10802715 DOI: 10.1038/75057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 137] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Based on the essential involvement of NF-kappaB in immune and inflammatory responses and its apoptosis-rescue function in normal and malignant cells, inhibitors of this transcription factor are potential therapeutics for the treatment of a wide range of diseases, from bronchial asthma to cancer. Yet, given the essential function of NF-kappaB in the embryonic liver, it is important to determine its necessity in the liver beyond embryogenesis. NF-kappaB is normally retained in the cytoplasm by its inhibitor IkappaB, which is eliminated upon cell stimulation through phosphorylation-dependent ubiquitin degradation. Here, we directed a degradation-resistant IkappaBalpha transgene to mouse hepatocytes in an inducible manner and showed substantial tissue specificity using various means, including a new method for live-animal imaging. Transgene expression resulted in obstruction of NF-kappaB activation, yet produced no signs of liver dysfunction, even when implemented over 15 months. However, the transgene-expressing mice were very vulnerable both to a severe immune challenge and to a systemic bacterial infection. Despite having intact immunocytes and inflammatory cells, these mice were unable to clear Listeria monocytogenes from the liver and succumbed to sepsis. These findings indicate the essential function of the hepatocyte through NF-kappaB activation in certain systemic infections, possibly by coordinating innate immunity in the liver.
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- I Lavon
- The Lautenberg Center for Immunology, The Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem 91120, Israel
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Baumann B, Weber CK, Troppmair J, Whiteside S, Israel A, Rapp UR, Wirth T. Raf induces NF-kappaB by membrane shuttle kinase MEKK1, a signaling pathway critical for transformation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2000; 97:4615-20. [PMID: 10758165 PMCID: PMC18281 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.080583397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 127] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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NF-kappaB is regulated by inhibitor proteins (IkappaBs), which retain NF-kappaB in the cytoplasm. Signal-induced phosphorylation by the IkappaB-kinase complex containing the IkappaB-kinases 1 and 2 (IKK-1/2 or IKK-alpha/beta) and subsequent degradation of the IkappaB proteins are prerequisites for NF-kappaB activation. Many signals induce NF-kappaB, one of them being oncogenic Raf kinase. We investigated whether NF-kappaB induction is critical for Raf-mediated transformation. Here, we demonstrate that inhibition of NF-kappaB interferes with transformation by the Raf-oncogene, and we characterized the mechanism of NF-kappaB induction by activated Raf kinase and the tumor promoter phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA). NF-kappaB activation by PMA and Raf critically depends on the IkappaB-kinase complex, most notably on IKK-2. A major signaling pathway induced by Raf is the mitogenic cytoplasmic kinase cascade. However, different inhibitors of this cascade do not affect PMA- and Raf-mediated NF-kappaB activation. Raf does not phosphorylate the IkappaB-kinase proteins directly. Raf rather synergizes with another membrane shuttle kinase MEKK1, and Raf-mediated activation of NF-kappaB is blocked by a dominant negative form of MEKK1. These results suggest that Raf induction of NF-kappaB is relayed by MEKK1, but not by the classical mitogenic cytoplasmic kinase cascade.
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- B Baumann
- Institut für Medizinische Strahlenkunde und Zellforschung, Universität Würzburg Versbacher Strasse 5, 97078 Würzburg, Germany
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Kordes U, Krappmann D, Heissmeyer V, Ludwig WD, Scheidereit C. Transcription factor NF-kappaB is constitutively activated in acute lymphoblastic leukemia cells. Leukemia 2000; 14:399-402. [PMID: 10720133 DOI: 10.1038/sj.leu.2401705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 207] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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The pleiotropic transcription factor NF-kappaB controls cellular apoptotic and growth processes and increasing evidence suggests a role in tumorigenesis. We describe here that constitutively activated NF-kappaB complexes are found in the vast majority (39 out of 42 samples) of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) without any subtype restriction. Electrophoretic shift analysis further demonstrates that these complexes are composed of p50-p50 and p65-p50 dimers. Proteasome inhibition in primary ALL cultures results in a hyperphosphorylated form of IkappaBalpha, indicating that activation of upstream kinases, which trigger IkappaBalpha degradation, has led to nuclear translocation of NF-kappaB. Careful inhibition of cellular proteolytic activities is of importance when analyzing extracts from primary ALL cells. Degradation of p65 and other proteins in ALL samples could be specifically suppressed by alpha-1 antitrypsin. Constitutive NF-kappaB activation is thus a common characteristic of childhood ALL and strongly suggests a critical role of this factor for leukemia cell survival.
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- U Kordes
- Max-Delbrück-Centrum for Molecular Medicine, Universitätsklinikum Charité, Campus Berlin-Buch, Germany
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Induction of transcription from the human immunodeficiency virus 1 long terminal repeat by the RelA (p65) NF-kappaB subunit has been shown to be dependent upon an interaction with the zinc finger DNA-binding domain of Sp1. It was unknown, however, whether NF-kappaB could also interact with other zinc finger-containing transcription factors. In this study we demonstrate that the early growth response transcription factor Egr-1, whose DNA-binding domain shares a high degree of homology with that of Sp1, can also interact with RelA in vitro and regulate NF-kappaB transcriptional activity in vivo. Similar to the interaction with Sp1, the Rel homology domain of RelA interacts with the zinc finger domain of Egr-1. Surprisingly, and in contrast to Sp1, Egr-1 specifically represses RelA transcriptional activity through its zinc finger domain. Moreover, the interaction between RelA and the Egr-1 zinc fingers is mutually exclusive with DNA binding suggesting a model in which Egr-1 directly sequesters NF-kappaB from its target promoters. Because Egr-1 is induced by many of the same stimuli that activate NF-kappaB, this novel transcriptional regulatory mechanism has many implications for the involvement of both factors in cellular processes such as apoptosis and the response to stress and infection.
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- N R Chapman
- Department of Biochemistry, Division of Gene Expression and Regulation, MSI/WTB Complex, Dow Street, University of Dundee, Dundee, DD1 5EH Scotland, United Kingdom
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