TRUSS, a tumor necrosis factor receptor‐1‐interacting protein, activates c‐Jun NH2‐terminal kinase and transcription factor AP‐1
- 13 July 2006
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in FEBS Letters
- Vol. 580 (19), 4591-4596
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.febslet.2006.06.098
Abstract
Tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) induces the transcriptional activation of numerous genes involved in the inflammatory response. The recently identified protein TRUSS was investigated for its role in TNF-α-induced activation of c-Jun-NH 2 terminal kinase (JNK) and transcription factor, AP-1. Ectopic expression of TRUSS activated JNK and AP-1 in the absence and presence of TNF-α stimulation. The C-terminal region of TRUSS interacted with TNF receptor-associated factor-2 (TRAF2) and co-expression of dominant-inhibitory TRAF2 with TRUSS inhibited AP-1 activation, suggesting that TRUSS signaling occurs upstream of TRAF2. Further, a dominant-inhibitory mutant of TRUSS inhibited TNF-α-induced AP-1 activation. These findings suggest that TRUSS activates JNK in a TRAF2-dependent fashion and is involved in TNF-α-induced AP-1 activation via JNK kinases.Keywords
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