title: TAK1 mediates an activation signal from toll-like receptor(s) to nuclear factor-kappaB in lipopolysaccharide-stimulated macrophages.
abstract: Stimulation of monocytes/macrophages with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) results in activation of nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB), which plays crucial roles in regulating expression of many genes involved in the subsequent inflammatory responses. Here, we investigated roles of transforming growth factor-beta activated kinase 1 (TGF-TAK1), a mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase (MAPKKK), in the LPS-induced signaling cascade. A kinase-negative mutant of TAK1 inhibited the LPS-induced NF-kappaB activation both in a macrophage-like cell line, RAW 264.7, and in human embryonic kidney 293 cells expressing toll-like receptor 2 or 4. Furthermore, we demonstrated that endogenous TAK1 is phosphorylated upon simulation of RAW 264.7 cells with LPS. These results indicate that TAK1 functions as a critical mediator in the LPS-induced signaling pathway.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Biochemistry, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1, Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Irie
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Muta
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takeshige
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002460:Cell Line; D029721:Drosophila Proteins; D006801:Humans; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D020930:MAP Kinase Kinase Kinases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D008262:Macrophage Activation; D008264:Macrophages / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D051379:Mice; D016328:NF-kappa B / Q000378:metabolism*; D010766:Phosphorylation / Q000187:drug effects; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D015398:Signal Transduction; D051195:Toll-Like Receptor 2; D051193:Toll-Like Receptors; D014162:Transfection; D000099151:MAP Kinase Kinase Kinase 7
chemical_list: D029721:Drosophila Proteins; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D020930:MAP Kinase Kinase Kinases; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D016328:NF-kappa B; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D051195:Toll-Like Receptor 2; D051193:Toll-Like Receptors; D000099151:MAP Kinase Kinase Kinase 7; C495342:TLR2 protein, human