期刊
EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE
卷 233, 期 10, 页码 1289-1300出版社
SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
DOI: 10.3181/0803-RM-84
关键词
c-Jun; thapsigargin; ER stress; calcineurin; Adapt78; apoptosis; caspase-12
资金
- National Institute of Health
- University of Wyoming Northern Rockies Regional INBRE [5P20RR016474]
- Claude D. Pepper Older American Independence Center at Yale [T30AG21342]
The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is exquisitely sensitive to changes in its internal environment. Various conditions, collectively termed ER stress, can perturb ER function, leading to the activation of a complex response known as the unfolded protein response (UPR). Although c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) activation is nearly always associated with cell death by various stimuli, the functional role of JNK in ER stress-induced cell death remains unclear. JNK regulates gene expression through the phosphorylation and activation of transcription factors, such as c-Jun. Here, we investigated the role of c-Jun in the regulation of ER stress-related genes. c-Jun expression levels determined the response of mouse fibroblasts to ER stress induced by thapsigargin (TG, an inhibitor of sarco/endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ ATPase). c-jun(-/-) mouse fibroblast cells were more sensitive to TG-induced cell death compared to wild-type mouse fibroblasts, while reconstitution of c-Jun expression in c-jun(-/-) cells (c-Jun Re) enhanced resistance to TG-induced cell death. The expression levels of ER chaperones Grp78 and Gadd153 induced by TG were lower in c-Jun Re than in c-jun(-/-) cells. Moreover, TG treatment significantly increased calcineurin activity in c-jun(-/-) cells, but not in c-Jun Re cells. In c-Jun Re cells, TG induced the expression of Adapt78, also known as the Down syndrome critical region 1 (DSCR1), which is known to block calcineurin activity. Taken together, our findings suggest that c-Jun, a transcription factor downstream of the JNK signaling pathway, up-regulates Adapt78 expression in response to TG-induced ER stress and contributes to protection against TG-induced cell death.
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