MEKK1 Activates Both IkappaB Kinase Alpha and IkappaB Kinase Beta

Overview

Journal Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A

Specialty Science

Date 1998 Aug 5

PMID 9689078

Citations 93

Authors

F S Lee

R T Peters

L C Dang

T Maniatis

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Abstract

A critical step in the signal-induced activation of the transcription factor NF-kappaB is the site-specific phosphorylation of its inhibitor, IkappaB, that targets the latter for degradation by the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway. We have previously shown that mitogen-activated protein kinase/ERK kinase kinase 1 (MEKK1) can induce both this site-specific phosphorylation of IkappaB alpha at Ser-32 and Ser-36 in vivo and the activity of a high molecular weight IkappaB kinase complex in vitro. Subsequently, others have identified two proteins, IkappaB kinase alpha (IKK-alpha) and IkappaB kinase beta (IKK-beta), that are present in a tumor necrosis factor alpha-inducible, high molecular weight IkappaB kinase complex. These kinases are believed to directly phosphorylate IkappaB based on the examination of the kinase activities of IKK immunoprecipitates, but more rigorous proof of this has yet to be demonstrated. We show herein that recombinant IKK-alpha and IKK-beta can, in fact, directly phosphorylate IkappaB alpha at Ser-32 and Ser-36, as well as homologous residues in IkappaB beta in vitro, and thus are bona fide IkappaB kinases. We also show that MEKK1 can induce the activation of both IKK-alpha and IKK-beta in vivo. Finally, we show that IKK-alpha is present in the MEKK1-inducible, high molecular weight IkappaB kinase complex and treatment of this complex with MEKK1 induces phosphorylation of IKK-alpha in vitro. We conclude that IKK-alpha and IKK-beta can mediate the NF-kappaB-inducing activity of MEKK1.

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