Tumour necrosis factor-induced activation of c-Jun N-terminal kinase is sensitive to caspase-dependent modulation while activation of mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) or p38 MAPK is not

Mohamed, Ahmed A. A., Jupp, Orla J., Anderson, Helen M., Littlejohn, Alison F., Vandenabeele, Peter and MacEwan, David J. (2002) Tumour necrosis factor-induced activation of c-Jun N-terminal kinase is sensitive to caspase-dependent modulation while activation of mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) or p38 MAPK is not. Biochemical Journal, 366 (1). pp. 145-155. ISSN 0264-6021

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Abstract

The activation of the extracellular signal-regulated kinases (ERKs) by tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF) receptors (TNFRs) is an integral part of the cytokinc's pleiotropic cellular responses. Here we report differences in the caspase sensitivity and TNFR subtype activation of members of the ERK family. Inhibition in HeLa cells of caspase function by pharmacological inhibitors or the expression of CrmA (cytokine response modifier A), a viral modifier protein, blocks TNF-induced apoptosis or caspase-dependent protein kinase Cdelta and poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase protein degradation. TNFR1- or TNFR2-stimulated c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) activity was attenuated in cells in which caspase activity was inhibited either by pharmacological blockers or CrmA expression. Both TNFR1- and TNFR2-stimulated JNK activity was caspase-sensitive; however, only TNFR1 was capable of stimulating p42/44 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) and p38 MAPK activities. TNFR1-stimulated p42/44 MAPK and p38 MAPK activities were insensitive to pharmacological caspase inhibition or CrmA. These findings were supported when measuring TNF-induced cytosolic phospholipase A(2), activation, which is a downstream target for MAPK and p38 MAPK. Profiling caspase enzymes activated by TNF in HeLa cells showed sequential caspase-8, -3, -7, -6 and -9 activation, with their inhibition characteristics suggesting a role for caspase-3 and/or caspase-6 in modulating JNK activity. Taken together these results show delineated ERK-activation pathways employed by TNFR subtypes.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	independent pathways,inhibitors,cytokine receptor,cytotoxicity,crma,apoptosis,transduction,signal,phosphatase,factor-alpha,human,apoptotic cell-death,kappa-b activation,cytosolic phospholipase a(2),arachidonic-acid,factor tnf receptor
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Science > School of Pharmacy
Depositing User:	Rachel Smith
Date Deposited:	23 May 2011 10:07
Last Modified:	08 May 2024 10:30
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/31043
DOI:	10.1042/BJ20020527

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