TY - JOUR
T1 - Protective roles of NF-κB for chromium(VI)-induced cytotoxicity is revealed by expression of IκB kinase-β mutant
AU - Chen, Fei
AU - Bower, Jacquelyn
AU - Leonard, Stephen S.
AU - Ding, Min
AU - Lu, Yongju
AU - Rojanasakul, Yon
AU - Kung, Hsiang Fu
AU - Vallyathan, Val
AU - Castranova, Vince
AU - Shi, Xianglin
PY - 2002/2/1
Y1 - 2002/2/1
N2 - To delineate the molecular mechanisms of NF-κB-mediated regulation of chromium(VI)-induced cell death, the signaling pathway leading to the activation of NF-κB was interrupted by stable transfection of a kinase-mutated form of IκB kinase β (IKKβ-KM). Here we demonstrate a novel role for the NF-κB transcription factor in inhibiting chromium(VI)-induced cell death. Inhibition of NF-κB by IKKβ-KM or IKKβ gene deficiency resulted in a spontaneous cleavage of Bcl-xl antiapoptotic protein due to the elevated caspase-3 activity. DNA microarray assay suggested a decreased expression of genes encoding antiapoptotic proteins, cIAP1 and cIAP2, in the cells overexpressing IKKβ-KM. Chromium(VI) treatment of these NF-κB-inhibited cells induced necrotic-like cell death. Such chromium(VI)-induced cell killing could be partially inhibited by expression of exogenous cIAP1, an inhibitor of caspases, indicating that caspases along with others may be involved in chromium(VI)-induced cell death. These results suggest that NF-κB is essential for inhibiting toxic metal-induced cytotoxicity. Such inhibition may involve up-regulation of the expression of anti-death proteins including cIAP1 that prevents spontaneous caspase activation and subsequent cleavage of Bcl-xl protein.
AB - To delineate the molecular mechanisms of NF-κB-mediated regulation of chromium(VI)-induced cell death, the signaling pathway leading to the activation of NF-κB was interrupted by stable transfection of a kinase-mutated form of IκB kinase β (IKKβ-KM). Here we demonstrate a novel role for the NF-κB transcription factor in inhibiting chromium(VI)-induced cell death. Inhibition of NF-κB by IKKβ-KM or IKKβ gene deficiency resulted in a spontaneous cleavage of Bcl-xl antiapoptotic protein due to the elevated caspase-3 activity. DNA microarray assay suggested a decreased expression of genes encoding antiapoptotic proteins, cIAP1 and cIAP2, in the cells overexpressing IKKβ-KM. Chromium(VI) treatment of these NF-κB-inhibited cells induced necrotic-like cell death. Such chromium(VI)-induced cell killing could be partially inhibited by expression of exogenous cIAP1, an inhibitor of caspases, indicating that caspases along with others may be involved in chromium(VI)-induced cell death. These results suggest that NF-κB is essential for inhibiting toxic metal-induced cytotoxicity. Such inhibition may involve up-regulation of the expression of anti-death proteins including cIAP1 that prevents spontaneous caspase activation and subsequent cleavage of Bcl-xl protein.
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U2 - 10.1074/jbc.M101089200
DO - 10.1074/jbc.M101089200
M3 - Article
C2 - 11726646
AN - SCOPUS:18544362815
SN - 0021-9258
VL - 277
SP - 3342
EP - 3349
JO - Journal of Biological Chemistry
JF - Journal of Biological Chemistry
IS - 5
ER -