Regulation of NF-kappaB signaling by Pin1-dependent prolyl isomerization and ubiquitin-mediated proteolysis of p65/RelA.

The transcription factor NF-kappaB is activated by the degradation of its inhibitor IkappaBalpha, resulting in its nuclear translocation. However, the mechanism by which nuclear NF-kappaB is subsequently regulated is not clear. Here we demonstrate that NF-kappaB function is regulated by Pin1-mediated prolyl isomerization and ubiquitin-mediated proteolysis of its p65/RelA subunit. ...
Upon cytokine treatment, Pin1 binds to the pThr254-Pro motif in p65 and inhibits p65 binding to IkappaBalpha, resulting in increased nuclear accumulation and protein stability of p65 and enhanced NF-kappaB activity. Significantly, Pin1-deficient mice and cells are refractory to NF-kappaB activation by cytokine signals. Moreover, the stability of p65 is controlled by ubiquitin-mediated proteolysis, facilitated by a cytokine signal inhibitor, SOCS-1, acting as a ubiquitin ligase. These findings uncover two important mechanisms of regulating NF-kappaB signaling and offer new insight into the pathogenesis and treatment of some human diseases such as cancers.
Mesh Terms:
Amino Acid Motifs, Animals, Binding Sites, Breast Neoplasms, Carrier Proteins, Cells, Cultured, Cytokines, DNA-Binding Proteins, Female, Fibroblasts, Humans, I-kappa B Kinase, I-kappa B Proteins, Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins, Mice, Mice, Knockout, NF-kappa B, Peptidylprolyl Isomerase, Phosphorylation, Protein Binding, Protein Subunits, Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases, Repressor Proteins, Signal Transduction, Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling Proteins, Transcription Factor RelA, Transcriptional Activation, Ubiquitin
Mol. Cell
Date: Dec. 01, 2003
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