Role of Mkk3 and P38 Mapk in Cytokine-induced Death of Insulin-producing Cells.
From: Department of Medical Cell Biology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
The Biochemical journal
- Publish Date: Jan 2006
- ISSN: 1470-8728
- Volume: 393
- Issue: Pt 1
- Pages: 129-39
- Medium: Internet
- Language: English
- Citation (JAMA): Makeeva Natalia, Myers Jason W, Welsh Nils, et al. Role of Mkk3 and P38 Mapk in Cytokine-induced Death of Insulin-producing Cells.. Biochem. J. Jan 2006;393:129-39
Abstract
The aim of the present investigation was to elucidate further the importance of p38 MAPK (mitogen-activated protein kinase) in nitric oxide- and cytokine-induced beta-cell death. For this purpose, isolated human islets were treated with d-siRNA (diced small interfering RNA) and then exposed to the nitric oxide donor DETA/NONOate [2,2’-(hydroxynitrosohydrazono)bis-ethanamine]. We observed that cells treated with p38alpha-specific d-siRNA, but not with d-siRNA targeting GL3 (a firefly luciferase siRNA plasmid) or PKCdelta (protein kinase Cdelta), were protected against nitric oxide-induced death. This was paralleled by an increased level of Bcl-XL (B-cell leukaemia/lymphoma-X long). For an in-depth study of the mechanisms of p38 activation, MKK3 (MAPK kinase 3), MKK6 and their dominant-negative mutants were overexpressed in insulin-producing RIN-5AH cells. In transient transfections, MKK3 overexpression resulted in increased p38 phosphorylation, whereas in stable MKK3-overexpressing RIN-5AH clones, the protein levels of p38 and JNK (c-Jun N-terminal kinase) were decreased, resulting in unaffected phospho-p38 levels. In addition, a long-term MKK3 overexpression did not affect cell death rates in response to the cytokines interleukin-1beta and interferon-gamma, whereas a short-term MKK3 expression resulted in increased cytokine-induced RIN-5AH cell death. The MKK3-potentiating effect on cytokine-induced cell death was abolished by a nitric oxide synthase inhibitor, and MKK3-stimulated p38 phosphorylation was enhanced by inhibitors of phosphatases. Finally, as the dominant-negative mutant of MKK3 did not affect cytokine-induced p38 phosphorylation, and as wild-type MKK3 did not influence p38 autophosphorylation, it may be that p38 is activated by MKK3/6-independent pathways in response to cytokines and nitric oxide. In addition, it is likely that a long-term increase in p38 activity is counteracted by both a decreased expression of the p38, JNK and p42 genes as well as an increased dephosphorylation of p38.
Mesh Headings (Keywords): Animals, Cell Death, Cell Line, Tumor, Cytokines, Down-Regulation, Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic, Humans, Insulin, Insulin-Secreting Cells, Isoenzymes, Jurkat Cells, MAP Kinase Kinase 3, MAP Kinase Kinase 6, Mice, Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 9, Nitric Oxide, Phosphorylation, Rats, Rats, Sprague-Dawley, p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases
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