title: NF-kappa B regulates the LPS-induced expression of interleukin 12 p40 in murine peritoneal macrophages: roles of PKC, PKA, ERK, p38 MAPK, and proteasome.
abstract: NF-kappa B plays a critical role in coordinating the control of gene expression during monocyte/macrophage activation. In this report we describe our investigation of the mechanisms of LPS-induced NF-kappa B activation and IL-12 expression in murine peritoneal suppressor macrophages. Treatment of these macrophages with LPS induced I kappa B alpha degradation and NF-kappa B activation. EMSAs demonstrated that NF-kappa B bound to a cis-acting element located in the murine IL-12 p40 promoter. LPS signal transduction has been shown to involve a variety of signal pathways. The results in this paper indicate that LPS-induced NF-kappa B binding activity was independent of PKC, PKA, ERK, and p38 MAPK, but was regulated by proteasome. Furthermore, Proteasome Inhibitor I abolished the LPS-induced mRNA expression of IL-12 p35 and p40, and SB203580 reduced these mRNA levels, whereas the blockade of PKC, PKA, and ERK had little effect. These data demonstrate that the LPS-induced activation of proteasome. I kappa B. NF-kappa B and p38 MAPK signal pathways regulate the IL-12 expression in murine peritoneal suppressor macrophages.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200031, China.
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: W G
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: X Y
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Z L
authors.initials: ZL
authors.lastname: Chang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017868:Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D003546:Cysteine Endopeptidases / Q000378:metabolism; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D020672:I-kappa B Proteins; D018664:Interleukin-12 / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000276:immunology*; D008262:Macrophage Activation; D017737:Macrophages, Peritoneal / Q000276:immunology*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D048052:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D009097:Multienzyme Complexes / Q000378:metabolism; D000072000:NF-KappaB Inhibitor alpha; D016328:NF-kappa B / Q000378:metabolism*; D046988:Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000378:metabolism; D015398:Signal Transduction; D048051:p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D020672:I-kappa B Proteins; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D009097:Multienzyme Complexes; D016328:NF-kappa B; C000606205:Nfkbia protein, mouse; D000072000:NF-KappaB Inhibitor alpha; D018664:Interleukin-12; D017868:Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases; D011493:Protein Kinase C; D048052:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D048051:p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D003546:Cysteine Endopeptidases; D046988:Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex