Inhibition of NF-κB by S-nitrosylation
Inhibition of NF-κB by S-nitrosylation
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DOI:
10.1021/bi002239y
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发表时间:
2001-02-13
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影响因子:
2.9
通讯作者:
Stamler, JS
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作者:
Marshall, HE;Stamler, JS
It is not clear if redox regulation of transcription is the consequence of direct redox-related modifications of transcription factors, or if it occurs at some other redox-sensitive step. One obstacle has been the inability to demonstrate redox-related modifications of transcription factors in vivo. The redox-sensitive transcriptional activator NF-kappaB (p50-p65) is a case in point. Its activity in vitro can be inhibited by S-nitrosylation of a critical thiol in the DNA-interacting p50 subunit, but modulation of NF-kappaB activity by nitric oxide synthase (NOS) has been attributed to other mechanisms. Herein we show that cellular NF-kappaB activity is in fact regulated by S-nitrosylation. We observed that both S-nitrosocysteine and cytokine-activated NOS2 inhibited NF-kappaB in human respiratory cells or murine macrophages. This inhibition was reversed by addition of the denitrosylating agent dithiothreitol to cellular extracts, whereas NO bioactivity did not affect the TNF alpha -induced degradation of I kappaB alpha or the nuclear translocation of p65. Recapitulation of these conditions in vitro resulted in S-nitrosylation of recombinant p50, thereby inhibiting its binding to DNA, and this effect was reversed by dithiothreitol. Further, an increase in S-nitrosylated p50 was detected in cells, and the level was modulated by TNF alpha. Taken together, these data suggest that S-nitrosylation of p50 is a physiological mechanism of NF-kappaB regulation.