CD40-mediated tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated factor 3 signaling upregulates IL-4-induced germline Cepsilon transcription in a human B cell line.
Induction of germline C epsilon transcription in B cells by IL-4, which is a critical initiating step for IgE class switching, is enhanced by CD40 engagement. Although signaling by CD40 is initiated by the binding of tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated factor (TRAF) family members to its cytoplasmic domain, whether those ... TRAF family proteins mediate enhancement of germline Cepsilon transcription is not evident. We report here that CD40-induced TRAF3-dependent activation of mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK)/extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) kinase 1 (MEK1) is involved in the upregulation of IL-4-driven germline C epsilon transcription in a human Burkitt's lymphoma B cell line, DG75. Among the six known TRAF proteins, TRAF2, 3, 5, and 6 associated with CD40 in an unstimulated state, and the levels of these four proteins were unaffected by anti-CD40 stimulation. Antisense oligodeoxynucleotide (ODN) for TRAF3 inhibited CD40-induced activation of MEK1-ERK pathway by decreasing expression of TRAF3 protein, but antisense ODNs for TRAF2, 5, and 6 were ineffective. Furthermore, CD40-mediated enhancement of IL-4-driven germline C epsilon transcription was inhibited by antisense ODN for TRAF3 and by a MEK1 inhibitor, PD98059. These results suggest that in DG75 cells, TRAF3-induced MEK1 activation may be involved in CD40-mediated upregulation of IL-4-driven germline C epsilon transcription.
Mesh Terms:
Antigens, CD40, Burkitt Lymphoma, Enzyme Inhibitors, Flavonoids, Germ Cells, Humans, Immunoglobulin epsilon-Chains, Interleukin-4, MAP Kinase Kinase 1, Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinases, Oligonucleotides, Antisense, Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases, Proteins, TNF Receptor-Associated Factor 2, TNF Receptor-Associated Factor 3, TNF Receptor-Associated Factor 5, TNF Receptor-Associated Factor 6, Transcription, Genetic, Tumor Cells, Cultured, Up-Regulation
Antigens, CD40, Burkitt Lymphoma, Enzyme Inhibitors, Flavonoids, Germ Cells, Humans, Immunoglobulin epsilon-Chains, Interleukin-4, MAP Kinase Kinase 1, Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinases, Oligonucleotides, Antisense, Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases, Proteins, TNF Receptor-Associated Factor 2, TNF Receptor-Associated Factor 3, TNF Receptor-Associated Factor 5, TNF Receptor-Associated Factor 6, Transcription, Genetic, Tumor Cells, Cultured, Up-Regulation
Arch. Biochem. Biophys.
Date: Sep. 15, 2002
PubMed ID: 12220533
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