title: TRUSS, a tumor necrosis factor receptor-1-interacting protein, activates c-Jun NH(2)-terminal kinase and transcription factor AP-1.
abstract: Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) induces the transcriptional activation of numerous genes involved in the inflammatory response. The recently identified protein TRUSS was investigated for its role in TNF-alpha-induced activation of c-Jun-NH(2) terminal kinase (JNK) and transcription factor, AP-1. Ectopic expression of TRUSS activated JNK and AP-1 in the absence and presence of TNF-alpha stimulation. The C-terminal region of TRUSS interacted with TNF receptor-associated factor-2 (TRAF2) and co-expression of dominant-inhibitory TRAF2 with TRUSS inhibited AP-1 activation, suggesting that TRUSS signaling occurs upstream of TRAF2. Further, a dominant-inhibitory mutant of TRUSS inhibited TNF-alpha-induced AP-1 activation. These findings suggest that TRUSS activates JNK in a TRAF2-dependent fashion and is involved in TNF-alpha-induced AP-1 activation via JNK kinases.
authors.affiliation: Program in Cell Biology, Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Medical and Research Center, Denver, CO 80206, USA.
authors.forename: Surinder M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Soond
authors.forename: Jennifer L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Terry
authors.forename: David W H
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Riches
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002460:Cell Line; D024202:Electrophoretic Mobility Shift Assay; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D006801:Humans; D048031:JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D051379:Mice; D015534:Trans-Activators / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D018808:Transcription Factor AP-1 / Q000378:metabolism*; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: C479338:TRUSS protein, mouse; D015534:Trans-Activators; D018808:Transcription Factor AP-1; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D048031:JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases