title: TRAF5, an activator of NF-kappaB and putative signal transducer for the lymphotoxin-beta receptor.
abstract: Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) receptor-associated factors (TRAFs) are signal transducers for several members of the TNF receptor superfamily. We have identified a novel member of the TRAF family by degenerate oligonucleotide polymerase chain reaction amplification that contains a zinc RING finger and zinc finger motifs, a coiled-coil region, and a C-terminal "TRAF" homology domain. In vitro translated TRAF5 binds to the cytoplasmic region of the lymphotoxin-beta receptor (LT-betaR) but not to several other related receptors including CD40, both TNF receptors, Fas, and nerve growth factor receptor. TRAF5 and LT-betaR coimmunoprecipitate when overexpressed in COS7 cells. TRAF5 mRNA expression is found in all visceral organs and overlaps with LT-betaR. These features distinguish TRAF5 from the other members of the TRAF family. The transcription factor NF-kappaB is activated in HEK293 cells by overexpression of full-length TRAF5 but not a truncated form lacking the zinc binding region. Furthermore, overexpression of LT-betaR in HEK293 cells also results in activation of NF-kappaB, which is partially inhibited by the truncated TRAF5 mutant. These results show TRAF5 is functionally similar to TRAF2 in that both mediate activation NF-kappaB and implicate TRAF5 as a signal transducer for LT-betaR.
authors.affiliation: Department of Immunology, Juntendo University, School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakano
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Oshima
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Williams-Abbott
authors.forename: C F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Ware
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yagita
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Okumura
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D001665:Binding Sites; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D002460:Cell Line; D002522:Chlorocebus aethiops; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D017931:DNA Primers; D016322:HIV Enhancer; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D016393:Lymphoma, B-Cell; D053259:Lymphotoxin beta Receptor; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016328:NF-kappa B / Q000378:metabolism*; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011506:Proteins; D018121:Receptors, Cytokine / Q000502:physiology; D018124:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000502:physiology*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D015398:Signal Transduction; D048015:TNF Receptor-Associated Factor 5 / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D014162:Transfection; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured; D016335:Zinc Fingers
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; D017931:DNA Primers; C505697:LTBR protein, human; C505699:Ltbr protein, mouse; D053259:Lymphotoxin beta Receptor; D016328:NF-kappa B; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides; D011506:Proteins; D018121:Receptors, Cytokine; D018124:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D048015:TNF Receptor-Associated Factor 5; C000617531:TRAF5 protein, human