15-Lipoxygenase 1 interacts with phosphatidylethanolamine-binding protein to regulate MAPK signaling in human airway epithelial cells.
Epithelial 15-lipoxygenase 1 (15LO1) and activated ERK are increased in asthma despite modest elevations in IL-13. MAPK kinase (MEK)/ERK activation is regulated by interactions of Raf-1 with phosphatidylethanolamine-binding protein 1 (PEBP1). Epithelial 15LO1 generates intracellular 15-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid (15HETE) conjugated to phosphatidylethanolamine (PE) (15HETE-PE). We hypothesized that (i) 15LO1 and its ... product 15HETE-PE serve as signaling molecules interacting with PEBP1 to activate Raf-1/MEK/ERK and that (ii) this 15LO1-15HETE-PE-regulated ERK activation amplifies IL-4Rα downstream pathways. Our results demonstrate that high epithelial 15LO1 levels correlate with ERK phosphorylation ex vivo. In vitro, IL-13 induces 15LO1, which preferentially binds to PEBP1, causing PEBP1 to dissociate from Raf-1 and activate ERK. Exogenous 15HETE-PE similarly induces dissociation of PEBP1 from Raf-1 independently of IL-13/15LO1. siRNA knockdown of 15LO1 decreases the dissociation of Raf-1 from PEBP1, and the resulting lower ERK activation leads to lower downstream IL-4Rα-related gene expression. Identical protein-protein interactions are observed in endobronchial biopsies and fresh epithelial cells from asthmatics ex vivo. Colocalization of Raf-1 to PEBP1 is low in asthmatic tissue and cells compared with normals, whereas there is striking colocalization of 15LO1 with PEBP1 in asthma. Low 15LO1 levels in normals limit its colocalization with PEBP1. The results confirm a previously unknown signaling role for 15LO1 and its PE-conjugated eicosanoid product in human airway epithelial cells. This pathway enhances critical inflammatory pathways integral to asthma pathogenesis.
Mesh Terms:
Arachidonate 15-Lipoxygenase, Asthma, Binding, Competitive, Bronchi, Cell Membrane, Chemokines, CC, Demography, Enzyme Activation, Epithelial Cells, Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases, Humans, Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic Acids, Interleukin-13, MAP Kinase Signaling System, Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinases, Mucin 5AC, Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II, Phosphatidylethanolamine Binding Protein, Phosphorylation, Protein Binding, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-raf
Arachidonate 15-Lipoxygenase, Asthma, Binding, Competitive, Bronchi, Cell Membrane, Chemokines, CC, Demography, Enzyme Activation, Epithelial Cells, Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases, Humans, Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic Acids, Interleukin-13, MAP Kinase Signaling System, Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinases, Mucin 5AC, Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II, Phosphatidylethanolamine Binding Protein, Phosphorylation, Protein Binding, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-raf
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.
Date: Aug. 23, 2011
PubMed ID: 21831839
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