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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
25
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-6-19
pubmed:abstractText
MNSFbeta is a ubiquitously expressed member of the ubiquitin-like family that has been implicated in various biological functions. Previous studies have demonstrated that MNSFbeta covalently binds to intracellular proapoptotic protein Bcl-G in mitogen-activated murine T cells. In this study, we further investigated the intracellular mechanism of action of MNSFbeta in macrophage cell line, Raw 264.7 cells. We present evidence that MNSFbeta.Bcl-G complex associates with ERKs in non-stimulated Raw 264.7. We found that MNSFbeta.Bcl-G directly bound to ERKs and inhibited ERK activation by MEK1. In Raw 264.7 cells treated with MNSFbeta small interfering RNA (siRNA) lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced ERK1/2 activation was enhanced and LPS-induced JNK and p38 activation was unaffected. SiRNA-mediated knockdown of MNSFbeta increased tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFalpha) expression at mRNA and protein levels in LPS-stimulated Raw 264.7 cells. Finally, we found that transfection with MNSFbeta expression construct resulted in a significant inhibition of LPS-induced ERK activation and TNFalpha production. Co-transfection experiments with MNSFbeta and Bcl-G greatly enhanced this inhibition. Collectively, these findings indicate that MNSFbeta might be implicated in the macrophage response to LPS.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0021-9258
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
23
pubmed:volume
281
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
16861-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
The ubiquitin-like protein MNSFbeta regulates ERK-MAPK cascade.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Cooperative Medical Research, Collaboration Center, Faculty of Medicine, Shimane University, Izumo, Japan. nkmr0515@med.shimane-u.ac.jp
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article