title: Roles of protein phosphatase 2A in IL-6 signal transduction in Hep3B cells.
abstract: IL-6 is a pleiotropic cytokine that modulates the diverse functions of hepatocytes such as acute phase responses and inflammation. When human hepatoma cells, Hep3B cells, were treated with IL-6, p140 was phosphorylated rapidly and reached its maximal rate at 1 min after treatment. Okadaic acid, an inhibitor of protein phosphatase 1 and 2A, affected IL-6-induced p140 phosphorylation. Interferon regulatory factor-1 (IRF-1) is a transcription factor on the enhancer of type I interferons, and its gene expression is induced by IL-6. When IRF-1 promoter-luciferase construct was transfected into Hep3B cells, okadaic acid increased IL-6- induced IRF-1 promoter activity. In addition, co-transfection of protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) antisense constructs further increased IL-6-induced IRF-1 promoter activity, suggesting that PP2A is involved in IL-6 signaling. In addition, IL-6 directly induced the PP2A phosphorylation. PP2A phosphorylation was maximal at 1 min after IL-6 stimulation, but it was not induced by other inflammatory cytokines such as TNF-alpha or TGF-beta. Furthermore, IL-6 activated PP2A activity simultaneously. Taken together, these data indicate that IL-6 modulates the functions of PP2A which is involved in downstream events of IL-6 signaling in Hep3B.
authors.affiliation: Immune Cell Signal Transduction RU. Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Yusong, Taejon, South Korea. ipchoi@kribb4680.kribb.re.kr
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Pyun
mesh_terms: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D050856:Interferon Regulatory Factor-1; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D019319:Okadaic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology; D010749:Phosphoprotein Phosphatases / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D010750:Phosphoproteins / Q000235:genetics; D010766:Phosphorylation; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D054645:Protein Phosphatase 1; D054648:Protein Phosphatase 2; D015398:Signal Transduction; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000378:metabolism; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; C494257:IRF1 protein, human; D050856:Interferon Regulatory Factor-1; D015850:Interleukin-6; D010750:Phosphoproteins; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D019319:Okadaic Acid; D010749:Phosphoprotein Phosphatases; D054645:Protein Phosphatase 1; D054648:Protein Phosphatase 2