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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-1-19
pubmed:abstractText
Fas-associated factor-1 (FAF1) is a Fas-binding pro-apoptotic protein that is a component of the death-inducing signaling complex in Fas-mediated apoptosis. Here, we show that FAF1 is involved in negative regulation of NF-kappaB activation. Overexpression of FAF1 decreased the basal level of NF-kappaB activity in 293 cells. NF-kappaB activation induced by tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha, interleukin-1beta, and lipopolysaccharide was also inhibited by FAF1 overexpression. Moreover, FAF1 suppressed NF-kappaB activation induced by transducers of diverse NF-kappaB-activating signals such as TNF receptor-associated factor-2 and -6, MEKK1, and IkappaB kinase-beta as well as NF-kappaB p65, one of the end point molecules in the NF-kappaB activation pathway, suggesting that NF-kappaB p65 might be a target molecule upon which FAF1 acts. Subsequent study disclosed that FAF1 physically interacts with NF-kappaB p65 and that the binding domain of FAF1 is the death effector domain (DED)-interacting domain (amino acids 181-381), where DEDs of the Fas-associated death domain protein and caspase-8 interact. The NF-kappaB activity-modulating potential of FAF1 was also mapped to the DED-interacting domain. Finally, overexpression of FAF1 prevented translocation of NF-kappaB p65 into the nucleus and decreased its DNA-binding activity upon TNFalpha treatment. This study presents a novel function of FAF1, in addition to the previously known function as a component of the Fas death-inducing signaling complex, i.e. NF-kappaB activity suppressor by cytoplasmic retention of NF-kappaB p65 via physical interaction.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0021-9258
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
23
pubmed:volume
279
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2544-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Fas-associated factor-1 inhibits nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB) activity by interfering with nuclear translocation of the RelA (p65) subunit of NF-kappaB.
pubmed:affiliation
Research Center for Biomedicinal Resources and the Division of Life Science, PaiChai University, Daejeon 302-735, Korea.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't