title: IKKalpha, IKKbeta, and NEMO/IKKgamma are each required for the NF-kappa B-mediated inflammatory response program.
abstract: The IKKbeta and NEMO/IKKgamma subunits of the NF-kappaB-activating signalsome complex are known to be essential for activating NF-kappaB by inflammatory and other stress-like stimuli. However, the IKKalpha subunit is believed to be dispensable for the latter responses and instead functions as an in vivo mediator of other novel NF-kappaB-dependent and -independent functions. In contrast to this generally accepted view of IKKalpha's physiological functions, we demonstrate in mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs) that, akin to IKKbeta and NEMO/IKKgamma, IKKalpha is also a global regulator of tumor necrosis factor alpha- and IL-1-responsive IKK signalsome-dependent target genes including many known NF-kappaB targets such as serum amyloid A3, C3, interleukin (IL)-6, IL-11, IL-1 receptor antagonist, vascular endothelial growth factor, Ptx3, beta(2)-microglobulin, IL-1alpha, Mcp-1 and -3, RANTES (regulated on activation normal T cell expressed and secreted), Fas antigen, Jun-B, c-Fos, macrophage colony-stimulating factor, and granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor. Only a small number of NF-kappaB-dependent target genes were preferentially dependent on IKKalpha or IKKbeta. Constitutive expression of a trans-dominant IkappaBalpha superrepressor (IkappaBalphaSR) in wild type MEFs confirmed that these signalsome-dependent target genes were also dependent on NF-kappaB. A subset of NF-kappaB target genes were IKK-dependent in the absence of exogenous stimuli, suggesting that the signalsome was also required to regulate basal levels of activated NF-kappaB in established MEFs. Overall, a sizable number of novel NF-kappaB/IKK-dependent genes were identified including Secreted Frizzled, cadherin 13, protocadherin 7, CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein-beta and -delta, osteoprotegerin, FOXC2 and FOXF2, BMP-2, p75 neurotrophin receptor, caspase-11, guanylate-binding proteins 1 and 2, ApoJ/clusterin, interferon (alpha and beta) receptor 2, decorin, osteoglycin, epiregulin, proliferins 2 and 3, stromal cell-derived factor, and cathepsins B, F, and Z. SOCS-3, a negative effector of STAT3 signaling, was found to be an NF-kappaB/IKK-induced gene, suggesting that IKK-mediated NF-kappaB activation can coordinately illicit negative effects on STAT signaling.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Ridgefield, Connecticut 06877-0368, USA.
authors.forename: Xiang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Paul E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Massa
authors.forename: Adedayo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hanidu
authors.forename: Gregory W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Peet
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Aro
authors.forename: Ann
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Savitt
authors.forename: Sheenah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mische
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Kenneth B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Marcu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004622:Embryo, Mammalian / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000276:immunology* / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D051550:I-kappa B Kinase; D020672:I-kappa B Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D007249:Inflammation / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000494:pharmacology; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D000072000:NF-KappaB Inhibitor alpha; D016328:NF-kappa B / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism*; D020411:Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D021122:Protein Subunits; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology*; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D020672:I-kappa B Proteins; D007375:Interleukin-1; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D016328:NF-kappa B; C000606204:NFKBIA protein, human; C000606205:Nfkbia protein, mouse; D021122:Protein Subunits; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D000072000:NF-KappaB Inhibitor alpha; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases; C496559:CHUK protein, human; C496564:Chuk protein, mouse; D051550:I-kappa B Kinase; C496560:IKBKB protein, human; C496565:IKBKE protein, human; C496562:Ikbkb protein, mouse; C496566:Ikbke protein, mouse