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BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS
Volume 503, Issue 4, Pages 2807-2813Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2018.08.044
Keywords
Natural killer cells; Interleukin-2; Transforming growth factor-beta; c-Myb; Celastrol
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- National Research Foundation of Korea - Korean Government (MSIT) [NRF-2011-0030086]
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The regulation of natural killer (NK) cell activity is an important research goal for the development of immunotherapies. In this study, we identified transcription factors affecting NK cell activity. In particular, we screened transcription factors affected by interleukin-2 (IL-2) and transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) by protein/DNA arrays using primary NI( cells. We found that celastrol, a c-Myb inhibitor, inhibited NK-92 cells more strongly than any other inhibitors of transcription factor candidates. In addition, c-Myb and c-Myb-related signaling molecules, e.g., Nemo-like kinase (NLK) and c-Myc, were regulated by the activation status of NK cells, suggesting that c-Myb is a key regulator of NK cell activity. We also found that celastrol inhibits NK-92-cell-mediated cytotoxicity via the downregulation of NKG2D and granzyme B. Knockdown studies also showed that c-Myb is important for NK cell activation. In particular, the knockdown of c-Myb did not significantly affect NK cell proliferation and survival but decreased the secretion of IFN-gamma and the cytotoxicity of NK cells. Our data demonstrate that c-Myb plays a critical role in the activation of NK cells and therefore is a therapeutic target for cancer and viral diseases. (C) 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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