title: Induction of AP-1 transcription factor components during T-cell activation by interleukin 1 and phorbol esters.
abstract: We have examined the effect of interleukin 1 (IL-1) and phorbol esters [12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA)] on the expression of various components of the AP-1 transcription factor complex during T-cell activation. We previously found that a chloramphenicol acetyltransferase reporter gene driven by the collagenase TPA responsive element was expressed upon stimulation of T-cells by TPA and that this expression was enhanced when IL-1 was added as a costimulant; IL-1 alone had no effect on TPA responsive element-chloramphenicol acetyltransferase expression. In this study, we have found that stimulation of T-cells by IL-1 and TPA is accompanied by activation of a subset of immediate early genes that comprise the AP-1 transcription factor complex. junB and fosB were rapidly induced following stimulation with TPA. Although the levels of other fos-related mRNAs were also elevated, their maximal induction was delayed by approximately 5 h. IL-1 alone had little or no effect, but enhanced TPA induced transcription and steady-state levels of these mRNAs. The expression of fos and jun during T-cell activation was accompanied by increased specific binding of JunB, FosB, and fos-related antigen containing complexes to the TPA responsive element. These findings indicate that the synergistic effect of IL-1 and TPA on AP-1 mediated gene expression is due, in part, to the ability of IL-1 to enhance the expression of genes encoding specific AP-1 transcription factor components.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Wake Forest University Medical Center, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27103.
authors.forename: B K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Yoza
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Brooks
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Mizel
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D004273:DNA, Neoplasm / Q000378:metabolism; D004357:Drug Synergism; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic / Q000187:drug effects*; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D051379:Mice; D016760:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos; D016755:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-jun / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000096:biosynthesis; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis; D013268:Stimulation, Chemical; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000187:drug effects*; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic / Q000187:drug effects; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D004273:DNA, Neoplasm; C483819:Fosb protein, mouse; D007375:Interleukin-1; D016760:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos; D016755:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-jun; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate