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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-9-28
pubmed:abstractText
The interaction between CD40 and its ligand CD40L plays a key role in the regulation of B cell proliferation, activation, isotype switching and the humoral memory response. APE/Ref-1 plays a key role in transcriptional responses during CD40-mediated B cell activation. It is demonstrated that CD40 signaling is mediated principally through TRAF adapter proteins. Different TRAFs exhibit specific biological functions and the role of individual TRAFs in the activation of different CD40-dependent signaling pathways has not yet been defined. To better understand the role of these factors in CD40-mediated B cell activation and how they contribute to APE/Ref-1 activity, we investigated the TRAF molecules and the downstream protein kinases directly activated in the pathways triggered by CD40. Here we show that TRAF2 is involved in CD40-mediated induction of APE/Ref-1 nuclear translocation and that the two proteins physically interact in vitro and in vivo. Moreover, treatment with the p38 inhibitor, SB203580 or site directed mutagenesis of the serine 54 (Ser(54)) in the MAP kinase consensus site present in APE/Ref-1 blocks its nuclear translocation caused by CD40-mediated B cell activation and reveals a potential role of p38 in this pathway. These data together uncovers a new signaling pathway regulating APE/Ref-1 nuclear translocation involving CD40-crosslinking, TRAF2 and p38.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0161-5890
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
45
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
76-86
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:17599408-Antigens, CD40, pubmed-meshheading:17599408-B-Lymphocytes, pubmed-meshheading:17599408-CD40 Ligand, pubmed-meshheading:17599408-Cell Membrane, pubmed-meshheading:17599408-Cell Nucleus, pubmed-meshheading:17599408-DNA-(Apurinic or Apyrimidinic Site) Lyase, pubmed-meshheading:17599408-Genes, Dominant, pubmed-meshheading:17599408-HeLa Cells, pubmed-meshheading:17599408-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:17599408-Lymphocyte Activation, pubmed-meshheading:17599408-Models, Immunological, pubmed-meshheading:17599408-Mutation, pubmed-meshheading:17599408-Protein Binding, pubmed-meshheading:17599408-Protein Kinase Inhibitors, pubmed-meshheading:17599408-Protein Transport, pubmed-meshheading:17599408-Serine, pubmed-meshheading:17599408-TNF Receptor-Associated Factor 2, pubmed-meshheading:17599408-p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
TRAF2 and p38 are involved in B cells CD40-mediated APE/Ref-1 nuclear translocation: a novel pathway in B cell activation.
pubmed:affiliation
Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biomediche, Università di Udine, P.le Kolbe 4, I-33100 Udine, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't