RGD Reference Report - Tumour necrosis factor alpha induces co-ordinated activation of rat GSH synthetic enzymes via nuclear factor kappaB and activator protein-1. - Rat Genome Database

RGD Reference Report - Tumour necrosis factor alpha induces co-ordinated activation of rat GSH synthetic enzymes via nuclear factor kappaB and activator protein-1. - Rat Genome Database

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Tumour necrosis factor alpha induces co-ordinated activation of rat GSH synthetic enzymes via nuclear factor kappaB and activator protein-1.
Authors:	Yang, H Magilnick, N Ou, X Lu, SC
Citation:	Yang H, etal., Biochem J. 2005 Oct 15;391(Pt 2):399-408.
RGD ID:	2316556
Pubmed:	PMID:16011481 (View Abstract at PubMed)
PMCID:	PMC1276939 (View Article at PubMed Central)
DOI:	DOI:10.1042/BJ20050795 (Journal Full-text)
GSH synthesis occurs via two enzymatic steps catalysed by GCL [glutamate-cysteine ligase, made up of GCLC (GCL catalytic subunit), and GCLM (GCL modifier subunit)] and GSS (GSH synthetase). Co-ordinated up-regulation of GCL and GSS further enhances GSH synthetic capacity. The present study examined whether TNFalpha (tumour necrosis factor alpha) influences the expression of rat GSH synthetic enzymes. To facilitate transcriptional studies of the rat GCLM, we cloned its 1.8 kb 5'-flanking region. TNFalpha induces the expression and recombinant promoter activities of GCLC, GCLM and GSS in H4IIE cells. TNFalpha induces NF-kappaB (nuclear factor kappaB) and AP-1 (activator protein 1) nuclear-binding activities. Blocking AP-1 with dominant negative c-Jun or NF-kappaB with IkappaBSR (IkappaB super-repressor, where IkappaB stands for inhibitory kappaB) lowered basal expression and inhibited the TNFalpha-mediated increase in mRNA levels of all three genes. While all three genes have multiple AP-1-binding sites, only GCLC has a NF-kappaB-binding site. Overexpression with p50 or p65 increased c-Jun mRNA levels, c-Jun-dependent promoter activity and the promoter activity of GCLM and GSS. Blocking NF-kappaB also lowered basal c-Jun expression and blunted the TNFalpha-mediated increase in c-Jun mRNA levels. TNFalpha treatment resulted in increased c-Jun and Nrf2 (nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2) nuclear binding to the antioxidant response element of the rat GCLM and if this was prevented, TNFalpha no longer induced the GCLM promoter activity. In conclusion, both c-Jun and NF-kappaB are required for basal and TNFalpha-mediated induction of GSH synthetic enzymes in H4IIE cells. While NF-kappaB may exert a direct effect on the GCLC promoter, it induces the GCLM and GSS promoters indirectly via c-Jun.

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Term	Qualifier	Evidence	With	Reference	Notes	Source	Original Reference(s)
response to tumor necrosis factor		IEP		2316556		RGD

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Gss (glutathione synthetase)

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