title: Detection of IKKbeta-IKKgamma subcomplexes in monocytic cells and characterization of associated signaling.
abstract: The IkappaB kinase (IKK) complex is one major step in the regulation of the NF-kappaB/Rel system that is involved in inflammatory and immune responses as well as in proliferation and apoptosis. At present it is not clear whether besides the "classical" IKKalpha-IKKbeta-IKKgamma configuration additional complexes exist in vivo that solely contain IKKbeta and IKKgamma (without IKKalpha). In the current study we were able to demonstrate in monocytic cells that endogenous complexes, which only include IKKbeta as the kinase-active molecule do indeed exist in vivo and that these complexes contain IKKgamma as an additional component. Furthermore, we showed that these IKKbeta-IKKgamma complexes are involved in mainstream NF-kappaB activation cascades because they can be activated by tumor necrosis factor. In contrast, these subcomplexes appear not to participate in NIK-dependent pathways. As a next step we showed that exogenous IKKbeta-IKKgamma complexes can be formed in an intact cell by overexpression and that these artificial complexes fulfill the requirement for participation in regular signaling. Finally, in the absence of IKKalpha we found a retarded proteolysis of IkappaBalpha, but not of IkappaB in, which is associated with a reduced IKK activity. Differential pathways represented by various IKK subcomplexes may open attractive possibilities in treatment of inflammation or cancer allowing specific therapeutic intervention.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Pathobiochemistry, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, 81675 München, Germany.
authors.forename: Martina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Quirling
authors.forename: Sharon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Page
authors.forename: Nikolaus
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Jilg
authors.forename: Katharina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Plenagl
authors.forename: Dominik
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Peus
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Grubmüller
authors.forename: Monika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Weingärtner
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fischer
authors.forename: Dieter
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Neumeier
authors.forename: Korbinian
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Brand
mesh_terms: D002460:Cell Line; D006801:Humans; D006868:Hydrolysis; D051550:I-kappa B Kinase; D009000:Monocytes / Q000378:metabolism*; D011485:Protein Binding; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D015398:Signal Transduction
chemical_list: D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases; C496559:CHUK protein, human; D051550:I-kappa B Kinase; C496560:IKBKB protein, human; C496565:IKBKE protein, human