TY - JOUR
T1 - Central role of the scaffold protein tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated factor 2 in regulating endoplasmic reticulum stress-induced apoptosis
AU - Mauro, Claudio
AU - Crescenzi, Elvira
AU - De Mattia, Roberta
AU - Pacifico, Francesco
AU - Mellone, Stefano
AU - Salzano, Salvatore
AU - De Luca, Cristiana
AU - D'Adamio, Luciano
AU - Palumbo, Giuseppe
AU - Formisano, Silvestro
AU - Vito, Pasquale
AU - Leonardi, Antonio
PY - 2006/2/3
Y1 - 2006/2/3
N2 - The endoplasmic reticulum represents the quality control site of the cell for folding and assembly of cargo proteins. A variety of conditions can alter the ability of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) to properly fold proteins, thus resulting in ER stress. Cells respond to ER stress by activating different signal transduction pathways leading to increased transcription of chaperone genes, decreased protein synthesis, and eventually to apoptosis. In the present paper we analyzed the role that the adaptor protein tumor necrosis factor-receptor associated factor 2 (TRAF2) plays in regulating cellular responses to apoptotic stimuli from the endoplasmic reticulum. Mouse embryonic fibroblasts derived from TRAF2-/- mice were more susceptible to apoptosis induced by ER stress than the wild type counterpart. This increased susceptibility to ER stress-induced apoptosis was because of an increased accumulation of reactive oxygen species following ER stress, and was abolished by the use of antioxidant. In addition, we demonstrated that the NF-κB pathway protects cells from ER stress-induced apoptosis, controlling ROS accumulation. Our results underscore the involvement of TRAF2 in regulating ER stress responses and the role of NF-κB in protecting cells from ER stress-induced apoptosis.
AB - The endoplasmic reticulum represents the quality control site of the cell for folding and assembly of cargo proteins. A variety of conditions can alter the ability of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) to properly fold proteins, thus resulting in ER stress. Cells respond to ER stress by activating different signal transduction pathways leading to increased transcription of chaperone genes, decreased protein synthesis, and eventually to apoptosis. In the present paper we analyzed the role that the adaptor protein tumor necrosis factor-receptor associated factor 2 (TRAF2) plays in regulating cellular responses to apoptotic stimuli from the endoplasmic reticulum. Mouse embryonic fibroblasts derived from TRAF2-/- mice were more susceptible to apoptosis induced by ER stress than the wild type counterpart. This increased susceptibility to ER stress-induced apoptosis was because of an increased accumulation of reactive oxygen species following ER stress, and was abolished by the use of antioxidant. In addition, we demonstrated that the NF-κB pathway protects cells from ER stress-induced apoptosis, controlling ROS accumulation. Our results underscore the involvement of TRAF2 in regulating ER stress responses and the role of NF-κB in protecting cells from ER stress-induced apoptosis.
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U2 - 10.1074/jbc.M502181200
DO - 10.1074/jbc.M502181200
M3 - Article
C2 - 16299380
AN - SCOPUS:33646365640
SN - 0021-9258
VL - 281
SP - 2631
EP - 2638
JO - Journal of Biological Chemistry
JF - Journal of Biological Chemistry
IS - 5
ER -