title: Specific inhibition of Stat3 signal transduction by PIAS3.
abstract: The signal transducer and activator of transcription-3 (Stat3) protein is activated by the interleukin 6 (IL-6) family of cytokines, epidermal growth factor, and leptin. A protein named PIAS3 (protein inhibitor of activated STAT) that binds to Stat3 was isolated and characterized. The association of PIAS3 with Stat3 in vivo was only observed in cells stimulated with ligands that cause the activation of Stat3. PIAS3 blocked the DNA-binding activity of Stat3 and inhibited Stat3-mediated gene activation. Although Stat1 is also phosphorylated in response to IL-6, PIAS3 did not interact with Stat1 or affect its DNA-binding or transcriptional activity. The results indicate that PIAS3 is a specific inhibitor of Stat3.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Chemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liao
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jay
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Berta
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shuai
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D002460:Cell Line; D004247:DNA / Q000378:metabolism; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D006801:Humans; D050856:Interferon Regulatory Factor-1; D016898:Interferon-alpha / Q000494:pharmacology; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000494:pharmacology; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016328:NF-kappa B / Q000378:metabolism; D010750:Phosphoproteins / Q000235:genetics; D010766:Phosphorylation; D019000:Phosphotyrosine / Q000378:metabolism; D050828:Protein Inhibitors of Activated STAT; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology; D050794:STAT1 Transcription Factor; D050796:STAT3 Transcription Factor; D015398:Signal Transduction; D015534:Trans-Activators / Q000378:metabolism*; D015533:Transcriptional Activation; D014162:Transfection; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; C494257:IRF1 protein, human; D050856:Interferon Regulatory Factor-1; D016898:Interferon-alpha; D015850:Interleukin-6; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; C494258:Irf1 protein, mouse; D016328:NF-kappa B; D010750:Phosphoproteins; C109279:Pias3 protein, mouse; D050828:Protein Inhibitors of Activated STAT; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D050794:STAT1 Transcription Factor; C494079:STAT1 protein, human; D050796:STAT3 Transcription Factor; C494086:STAT3 protein, human; C494080:Stat1 protein, mouse; C494087:Stat3 protein, mouse; D015534:Trans-Activators; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D019000:Phosphotyrosine; D004247:DNA