TY - JOUR
T1 - Molecular Mechanism of Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Production in 1→3-β-Glucan (Zymosan)-activated Macrophages
AU - Young, Shih Houng
AU - Ye, Jianping
AU - Frazer, David G.
AU - Shi, Xianglin
AU - Castranova, Vince
PY - 2001/6/8
Y1 - 2001/6/8
N2 - The molecular details of 1→3-β-glucans, a fungal cell wall component, induced inflammatory responses are not well understood. In the present study, we conducted a systematic analysis of the molecular events leading to tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α production after glucan stimulation of macrophages. We demonstrated that activation of nuclear factor κB (NF-κB) is essential in zymosan A (a source of 1→-β-glucans)-induced TNF-α production in macrophages (RAW264.7 cells). Zymosan A-induced TNF-α protein production was associated with an increase in the TNF-α gene promoter activity. Activation of the TNF-α gene promoter was dependent on activation of NF-κB. Time course studies indicated that DNA binding activity of NF-κB preceded TNF-α promoter activity. Inhibition of NF-κB activation led to a dramatic reduction in both TNF-α promoter activity and TNF-α protein production in the response to zymosan A. Mutation of a major NF-κB binding site (κ3) in the gene promoter resulted in a significant decrease in the induction of the gene promoter by zymosan A, while mutation of Egr or CRE sites failed to inhibit the response to zymosan. Together, these results strongly suggest that NF-κB is involved in signal transduction of 1→3-β-glucans-induced TNF-α expression.
AB - The molecular details of 1→3-β-glucans, a fungal cell wall component, induced inflammatory responses are not well understood. In the present study, we conducted a systematic analysis of the molecular events leading to tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α production after glucan stimulation of macrophages. We demonstrated that activation of nuclear factor κB (NF-κB) is essential in zymosan A (a source of 1→-β-glucans)-induced TNF-α production in macrophages (RAW264.7 cells). Zymosan A-induced TNF-α protein production was associated with an increase in the TNF-α gene promoter activity. Activation of the TNF-α gene promoter was dependent on activation of NF-κB. Time course studies indicated that DNA binding activity of NF-κB preceded TNF-α promoter activity. Inhibition of NF-κB activation led to a dramatic reduction in both TNF-α promoter activity and TNF-α protein production in the response to zymosan A. Mutation of a major NF-κB binding site (κ3) in the gene promoter resulted in a significant decrease in the induction of the gene promoter by zymosan A, while mutation of Egr or CRE sites failed to inhibit the response to zymosan. Together, these results strongly suggest that NF-κB is involved in signal transduction of 1→3-β-glucans-induced TNF-α expression.
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U2 - 10.1074/jbc.M101111200
DO - 10.1074/jbc.M101111200
M3 - Article
C2 - 11259437
AN - SCOPUS:0035827579
SN - 0021-9258
VL - 276
SP - 20781
EP - 20787
JO - Journal of Biological Chemistry
JF - Journal of Biological Chemistry
IS - 23
ER -