title: NF-kappaB activation for constitutive expression of VCAM-1 and ICAM-1 on B lymphocytes and plasma cells.
abstract: Cytokine stimulation can activate NF-kappaB that triggers inducible expression of E-selectin, VCAM-1 (Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1) and ICAM-1 (Intercellular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1) in endothelial cells. In the previous study, we have shown that B lymphocytes and plasma cells can express E-selectin by constitutive activation of NF-kappaB. Here we show that human B lymphocytes and ARH-77 plasma cells expressed VCAM-1 and ICAM-1 in a cytokine dispensable mechanism. NF-kappaB antagonists could inhibit their expressions in ARH-77 cells. The activities of NF-kappaB for VCAM-1 and ICAM-1 promoters prior to cytokine stimulation were detected in ARH-77 cells using electrophoretic mobility shift assays. Again, NF-kappaB antagonists could abrogate these promoter activities. Taken together, our results demonstrate that NF-kappaB activation is the underlying molecular mechanism for constitutive expression of E-selectin, VCAM-1, and ICAM-1 on human B lymphocytes and plasma cells.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Molecular Cell Biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Y F
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Xia
authors.forename: L P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: C P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Zhong
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Geng
mesh_terms: D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D001483:Base Sequence; D002460:Cell Line; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000494:pharmacology; D019040:E-Selectin / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D015870:Gene Expression / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D019169:Jurkat Cells; D016328:NF-kappa B / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism*; D010950:Plasma Cells / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D014108:Tosylphenylalanyl Chloromethyl Ketone / Q000494:pharmacology; D019010:Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D019040:E-Selectin; D016328:NF-kappa B; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D019010:Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1; D014108:Tosylphenylalanyl Chloromethyl Ketone; D003907:Dexamethasone