title: Protein kinase C-zeta mediates TNF-alpha-induced ICAM-1 gene transcription in endothelial cells.
abstract: We addressed the role of protein kinase C (PKC) isozymes in mediating tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha)-induced oxidant generation in endothelial cells, a requirement for nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB) activation and intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) gene transcription. Depletion of the conventional (c) and novel (n) PKC isozymes following 24 h exposure of human pulmonary artery endothelial (HPAE) cells with the phorbol ester, phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (500 nM), failed to prevent TNF-alpha-induced oxidant generation. In contrast, inhibition of PKC-zeta synthesis by the antisense oligonucleotide prevented the oxidant generation following the TNF-alpha stimulation. We observed that PKC-zeta also induced the TNF-alpha-induced NF-kappaB binding to the ICAM-1 promoter and the resultant ICAM-1 gene transcription. We showed that expression of the dominant negative mutant of PKC-zeta prevented the TNF-alpha-induced ICAM-1 promoter activity, whereas overexpression of the wild-type PKC-zeta augmented the response. These data imply a critical role for the PKC-zeta isozyme in regulating TNF-alpha-induced oxidant generation and in signaling the activation of NF-kappaB and ICAM-1 transcription in endothelial cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA. ARahman@uic.edu
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rahman
authors.forename: K N
authors.initials: KN
authors.lastname: Anwar
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Malik
mesh_terms: D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism; D005799:Genes, Dominant; D006801:Humans; D020672:I-kappa B Proteins; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000378:metabolism; D016297:Mutagenesis, Site-Directed; D000072000:NF-KappaB Inhibitor alpha; D016328:NF-kappa B / Q000378:metabolism; D016376:Oligonucleotides, Antisense / Q000494:pharmacology; D016877:Oxidants / Q000378:metabolism; D010957:Plasmids / Q000235:genetics; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000096:biosynthesis; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000187:drug effects; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology; D014158:Transcription, Genetic / Q000187:drug effects*; D014162:Transfection; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D000099221:Protein Kinase C zeta
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D020672:I-kappa B Proteins; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1; D007527:Isoenzymes; D000072000:NF-KappaB Inhibitor alpha; D016328:NF-kappa B; D016376:Oligonucleotides, Antisense; D016877:Oxidants; D011493:Protein Kinase C; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D000099221:Protein Kinase C zeta; C000606204:NFKBIA protein, human