title: Interferon-gamma induces C/EBP beta expression and activity through MEK/ERK and p38 in T84 colon epithelial cells.
abstract: We investigated the role of IFN-gamma and MAPKs on the expression and activity of the transcription factor CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein-beta (C/EBP beta) in the T84 colon epithelial cell line. IFN-gamma induced the expression and activity of C/EBP beta and subsequently increased the secretion of IL-6 from these cells. Treatment with the p38 inhibitor SB-203580, the MEK1 and MEK2 inhibitor U-0126, or the translational inhibitor cycloheximide inhibited the induction of C/EBP beta and IL-6 by IFN-gamma, whereas the MEK1 inhibitor PD-98059 or the tyrosine kinase inhibitor genistein had no effect. These results suggest a role for MEK2 and p38 in IFN-gamma-mediated signal transduction and induction of C/EBP beta expression and activity associated with interleukin-6 (IL-6) secretion in colon epithelial cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Biomedicine, FIN-00014 University of Helsinki, Finland.
authors.forename: Pertteli
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Salmenperä
authors.forename: Sammy
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hämäläinen
authors.forename: Mika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hukkanen
authors.forename: Esko
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kankuri
mesh_terms: D022782:CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Protein-beta / Q000378:metabolism*; D002460:Cell Line; D003106:Colon / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000378:metabolism; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000378:metabolism*; D048369:MAP Kinase Kinase 1; D048370:MAP Kinase Kinase 2; D020929:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D048051:p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases
chemical_list: D022782:CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Protein-beta; D015850:Interleukin-6; D007371:Interferon-gamma; C482128:MAP2K2 protein, human; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D048051:p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D048369:MAP Kinase Kinase 1; D048370:MAP Kinase Kinase 2; C482125:MAP2K1 protein, human; D020929:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinases