title: PMA activates Stat3 in the Jak/Stat pathway and induces SOCS5 in rat brain astrocytes.
abstract: Suppressors of cytokine signaling (SOCS) family members are negative feedback regulators of the Jak/Stat pathway, which is an essential inflammatory signaling pathway. We investigated expression of eight members of the SOCS family in rat astrocytes, using two inflammatory stimulants, PMA and IFN-gamma. Only a few SOCS genes were induced by both stimulants, and we detected an increase in SOCS5 protein with PMA. PMA activated the Jnk, Erk, p38, and Jak/Stat signal pathways. In addition, it increased the level of activated-Stat3 resulting from tyrosine phosphorylation. A gel-shift assay showed that a protein in nuclear extracts from PMA-treated cells was able to bind to Stat binding elements. These results suggest that activated Stat3 binds to SOCS promoters and leads to their transcriptional induction.
authors.affiliation: Research Institute, National Cancer Center, Goyang 411-764, Korea.
authors.forename: Mi-Na
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.forename: Kwang Soo
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Yo-Woo
authors.initials: YW
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Ilo
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Jou
authors.forename: Sungpil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yoon
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001253:Astrocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D001921:Brain / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D004789:Enzyme Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D048049:Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000187:drug effects*; D007249:Inflammation; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000494:pharmacology; D048031:JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D053612:Janus Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D020935:MAP Kinase Signaling System / Q000187:drug effects; D010766:Phosphorylation / Q000187:drug effects; D019000:Phosphotyrosine / Q000378:metabolism; D011485:Protein Binding / Q000187:drug effects; D016392:Proto-Oncogene Proteins pp60(c-src) / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D020218:Response Elements / Q000187:drug effects; D050796:STAT3 Transcription Factor / Q000378:metabolism*; D050826:Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology*; D048051:p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: C520138:SOCS5 protein, rat; D050796:STAT3 Transcription Factor; D050826:Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling Proteins; D019000:Phosphotyrosine; D007371:Interferon-gamma; D053612:Janus Kinases; D016392:Proto-Oncogene Proteins pp60(c-src); D048049:Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases; D048031:JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D048051:p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate