Sphingosine 1-phosphate Phosphatase 2 is Induced During Inflammatory Responses.
From: Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Vienna, Brunnerstrasse 59, A-1235 Vienna, Austria. diana.mechtcheriakova@novartis.com
Cellular signalling
- Publish Date: Apr 2007
- ISSN: 0898-6568
- Volume: 19
- Issue: 4
- Pages: 748-60
- Medium: Print
- Language: English
- Citation (JAMA): Mechtcheriakova Diana, Wlachos Alexander, Sobanov Jury, et al. Sphingosine 1-phosphate Phosphatase 2 is Induced During Inflammatory Responses.. Cell. Signal. Apr 2007;19:748-60
Abstract
Sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P) levels in cells and, consequently, its bioactivity as a signalling molecule are controlled by the action of enzymes responsible for its synthesis and degradation. In the present report, we examined alterations in expression patterns of enzymes involved in S1P-metabolism (sphingosine kinases including their splice variants, sphingosine 1-phosphate phosphatases, and sphingosine 1-phosphate lyase) under certain inflammatory conditions. We found that sphingosine kinase type 1 (SPHK1) mRNA could be triggered in a cell type-specific manner; individual SPHK1 splice variants were induced with similar kinetics. Remarkably, expression and activity of S1P phosphatase 2 (SPP2) was found to be highly upregulated by inflammatory stimuli in a variety of cells (e.g., neutrophils, endothelial cells). Bandshift analysis using oligonucleotides spanning predicted NFkappaB sites within the SPP2 promoter and silencing of NFkappaB/RelA via RelA-directed siRNA demonstrated that SPP2 is an NFkappaB-dependent gene. Silencing of SPP2 expression in endothelial cells, in turn, led to a marked reduction of TNF-alpha-induced IL-1beta mRNA and protein and to a partial reduction of induced IL-8, suggesting a pro-inflammatory role of SPP2. Notably, up-regulation of SPP2 was detected in samples of lesional skin of patients with psoriasis, an inflammatory skin disease. This study provides detailed insights into the regulation of SPP2 gene expression and suggests that SPP2 might be a novel player in pro-inflammatory signalling.
Mesh Headings (Keywords): Binding Sites, Cells, Cultured, Endothelial Cells, Enzyme Induction, Gene Expression Profiling, Gene Silencing, Humans, Inflammation, Interleukin-1beta, Lipopolysaccharides, Lysophospholipids, Membrane Proteins, NF-kappa B, Neutrophils, Phosphoric Monoester Hydrolases, Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor), Promoter Regions (Genetics), Psoriasis, RNA, Messenger, RNA, Small Interfering, Skin, Sphingosine, Transcription, Genetic, Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha, Up-Regulation
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