title: Transactivation by NF-IL6/LAP is enhanced by phosphorylation of its activation domain.
abstract: One of the members of the bZIP family of transcriptional activators is NF-IL6/LAP (IL-6 DBP, C/EBP beta, CRP2). NF-IL6/LAP protein is highly expressed in liver nuclei, where it has been implicated as a master regulator of the acute-phase response, induced by interleukin-6 (IL-6) and other inflammatory mediators. Also, NF-IL6/LAP is involved in the activation of the IL-6 promoter in response to IL-1 and bacterial lipopolysaccharide. The control of NF-IL6/LAP expression and activity is complex and poorly understood. Under some conditions the NF-IL6/LAP gene is transcriptionally activated by IL-1 and lipopolysaccharide, whereas in other instances, its binding to cognate DNA sequences is enhanced by cytokines. Additionally, the ability of constitutively expressed NF-IL6/LAP to activate transcription is strongly augmented by IL-6, through an unknown signalling pathway. We now show that stimulation of the protein kinase C pathway increases the phosphorylation of Ser 105 within the activation domain of NF-IL6/LAP, and enhances its transcriptional efficacy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Trautwein
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Caelles
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: van der Geer
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hunter
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Karin
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chojkier
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001665:Binding Sites; D022762:CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Proteins; D004247:DNA / Q000378:metabolism; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D005656:Fungal Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D010748:Phosphopeptides / Q000378:metabolism; D010766:Phosphorylation; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; D012694:Serine / Q000378:metabolism; D015398:Signal Transduction; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D015533:Transcriptional Activation; D014162:Transfection; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D022762:CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Proteins; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D005656:Fungal Proteins; C052130:GAL4 protein, S cerevisiae; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D010748:Phosphopeptides; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; D014157:Transcription Factors; D012694:Serine; D004247:DNA; D011493:Protein Kinase C; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate