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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-5-20
pubmed:abstractText
Because NF-kappaB signaling pathways are highly conserved in evolution, the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster provides a good model to study these cascades. We carried out an RNA interference (RNAi)-based genome-wide in vitro reporter assay screen in Drosophila for components of NF-kappaB pathways. We analyzed 16,025 dsRNA-treatments and identified 10 novel NF-kappaB regulators. Of these, nine dsRNA-treatments affect primarily the Toll pathway. G protein-coupled receptor kinase (Gprk)2, CG15737/Toll pathway activation mediating protein, and u-shaped were required for normal Drosomycin response in vivo. Interaction studies revealed that Gprk2 interacts with the Drosophila IkappaB homolog Cactus, but is not required in Cactus degradation, indicating a novel mechanism for NF-kappaB regulation. Morpholino silencing of the zebrafish ortholog of Gprk2 in fish embryos caused impaired cytokine expression after Escherichia coli infection, indicating a conserved role in NF-kappaB signaling. Moreover, small interfering RNA silencing of the human ortholog GRK5 in HeLa cells impaired NF-kappaB reporter activity. Gprk2 RNAi flies are susceptible to infection with Enterococcus faecalis and Gprk2 RNAi rescues Toll(10b)-induced blood cell activation in Drosophila larvae in vivo. We conclude that Gprk2/GRK5 has an evolutionarily conserved role in regulating NF-kappaB signaling.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
1550-6606
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
184
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
6188-98
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:20421637-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:20421637-Blotting, Western, pubmed-meshheading:20421637-Drosophila, pubmed-meshheading:20421637-Drosophila Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:20421637-G-Protein-Coupled Receptor Kinase 2, pubmed-meshheading:20421637-G-Protein-Coupled Receptor Kinase 5, pubmed-meshheading:20421637-Gram-Negative Chemolithotrophic Bacteria, pubmed-meshheading:20421637-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:20421637-Immunity, Innate, pubmed-meshheading:20421637-Immunohistochemistry, pubmed-meshheading:20421637-Immunoprecipitation, pubmed-meshheading:20421637-NF-kappa B, pubmed-meshheading:20421637-RNA Interference, pubmed-meshheading:20421637-Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:20421637-Signal Transduction, pubmed-meshheading:20421637-Zebrafish
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Genome-wide RNA interference in Drosophila cells identifies G protein-coupled receptor kinase 2 as a conserved regulator of NF-kappaB signaling.
pubmed:affiliation
Institute of Medical Technology, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't