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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-1-27
pubmed:abstractText
MafB is a basic leucine zipper transcription factor that plays important roles in development and differentiation processes. During osteoclastogenesis, its expression is downregulated at the transcriptional level via the JNK and p38 MAP kinase pathways. In the present study, we demonstrated that MafB protein stability is regulated by JNK and identified a phosphorylation site, Thr62. The expression of a constitutively active form of JNK (a fusion protein MKK7alpha1-JNK1beta1) promoted the degradation of MafB in COS7 cells, and a T62A substitution significantly reduced the instability of MafB. The introduction of a fourfold (T58A/T62A/S70A/S74A) substitution in an acidic transcription-activating domain almost protected the instability resulting from the activation of JNK. Furthermore, treatment with proteasome inhibitors increased the MafB level, and a high-molecular-weight smear, characteristic of polyubiquitination, was observed in lysates from cells in which MafB, ubiquitin, and MKK7alpha1-JNK1beta1 were co-expressed. These results suggest that phosphorylation of MafB by JNK confers susceptibility to proteasomal degradation.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
1096-0384
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright (c) 2009 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
494
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
94-100
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
MafB protein stability is regulated by the JNK and ubiquitin-proteasome pathways.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neuroplasticity, Research Institute on Aging and Adaptation, Shinshu University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto, Japan. tanahasi@shinshu-u.ac.jp
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't