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NF-κB Is Required for UV-Induced JNK Activation via Induction of PKCδ

Autor: Dan Yang, Anning Lin, Marsha Rich Rosner, Yuzuru Minemoto, Jing Liu, Michael Leitges
Rok vydání: 2006
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Zdroj: Molecular Cell. 21(4):467-480
ISSN: 1097-2765
DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2005.12.020
Popis: Ultraviolet (UV) exerts its biological activities by activating downstream effectors, including NF-kappaB, JNK, and caspases. Activation of JNK is required for UV-induced apoptosis. It is unknown whether any crosstalk occurs between NF-kappaB and JNK in response to UV and, if so, how it affects UV killing. Here we report that NF-kappaB promotes UV-induced JNK activation, thereby contributing to UV-induced apoptosis. UV-induced JNK activation is impaired in RelA/NF-kappaB null murine embryonic fibroblasts. In resting cells, the preexisting nuclear RelA has already been recruited to PKCdelta promoter and is essential for its expression. UV-induced rapid and robust activation of JNK requires PKCdelta, which augments JNK phosphorylation-activation by its upstream kinases. The RelA/NF-kappaB-PKCdelta-JNK pathway is critical for UV-induced apoptosis, as it induces the immediate expression of the proapoptotic Fas ligand. Thus, our results demonstrate that RelA/NF-kappaB via PKCdelta positively regulates UV-induced JNK activation and provide a mechanism by which NF-kappaB promotes UV-induced apoptosis.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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Abstrakt:Ultraviolet (UV) exerts its biological activities by activating downstream effectors, including NF-kappaB, JNK, and caspases. Activation of JNK is required for UV-induced apoptosis. It is unknown whether any crosstalk occurs between NF-kappaB and JNK in response to UV and, if so, how it affects UV killing. Here we report that NF-kappaB promotes UV-induced JNK activation, thereby contributing to UV-induced apoptosis. UV-induced JNK activation is impaired in RelA/NF-kappaB null murine embryonic fibroblasts. In resting cells, the preexisting nuclear RelA has already been recruited to PKCdelta promoter and is essential for its expression. UV-induced rapid and robust activation of JNK requires PKCdelta, which augments JNK phosphorylation-activation by its upstream kinases. The RelA/NF-kappaB-PKCdelta-JNK pathway is critical for UV-induced apoptosis, as it induces the immediate expression of the proapoptotic Fas ligand. Thus, our results demonstrate that RelA/NF-kappaB via PKCdelta positively regulates UV-induced JNK activation and provide a mechanism by which NF-kappaB promotes UV-induced apoptosis.
ISSN:10972765
DOI:10.1016/j.molcel.2005.12.020