title: LPS does not directly induce STAT activity in mouse macrophages.
abstract: Induction of gene expression in cytokine-treated cells involves the protein tyrosine kinase-dependent activation of members of the STAT family of transcription factors. To determine if lipopolysaccharide (LPS) might activate one or more STAT factors, nuclear extracts from LPS-treated RAW264.7 macrophages were assayed for STAT-like DNA binding activity using oligonucleotides recognized by different members of this protein family. Within 30 min a single LPS-inducible DNA-protein complex was detected using three separate oligonucleotides. This activity was not reactive with anti-STAT antibodies and was subsequently identified as composed of the NF kappa B components NF kappa B1 and Rel-A. Thus, LPS does not directly stimulate STAT factors with known sequence-specific DNA binding activity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Immunology, Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio 44195, USA.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Deng
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ohmori
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Hamilton
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000906:Antibodies / Q000737:chemistry; D001483:Base Sequence; D002460:Cell Line; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008264:Macrophages / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016328:NF-kappa B / Q000378:metabolism; D011485:Protein Binding / Q000276:immunology; D050794:STAT1 Transcription Factor; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000187:drug effects*; D015534:Trans-Activators / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000906:Antibodies; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D016328:NF-kappa B; D050794:STAT1 Transcription Factor; C494080:Stat1 protein, mouse; D015534:Trans-Activators