Abbreviated Journal Title
J. Biol. Chem.
Keywords
NF-KAPPA-B; MESSENGER-RNA; TRISTETRAPROLIN; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; ALPHA; CELLS; UBIQUITINATION; AUTOIMMUNITY; INHIBITION; ARTHRITIS; Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Abstract
Activated macrophages play an important role in many inflammatory diseases. However, the molecular mechanisms controlling macrophage activation are not completely understood. Here we report that a novel CCCH-zinc finger protein family, MCPIP1, 2, 3, and 4, encoded by four genes, Zc3h12a, Zc3h12b, Zc3h12c, and Zc3h12d, respectively, regulates macrophage activation. Northern blot analysis revealed that the expression of MCPIP1 and MCPIP3 was highly induced in macrophages in response to treatment with lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Although not affecting cell surface marker expression and phagocytotic function, overexpression of MCPIP1 significantly blunted LPS-induced inflammatory cytokine and NO(2)radical anion. production as well as their gene expression. Conversely, short interfering RNA-mediated reduction in MCPIP1 augmented LPS-induced inflammatory gene expression. Further studies demonstrated that MCPIP1 did not directly affect the mRNA stability of tumor necrosis factor alpha and monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 (MCP-1) but strongly inhibited LPS-induced tumor necrosis factor alpha and inducible nitric-oxide synthase promoter activation. Moreover, we found that forced expression of MCPIP1 significantly inhibited LPS-induced nuclear factor-kappa B activation. These results identify MCP-induced proteins, a novel CCCH-zinc finger protein family, as negative regulators in macrophage activation and may implicate them in host immunity and inflammatory diseases.
Journal Title
Journal of Biological Chemistry
Volume
283
Issue/Number
10
Publication Date
1-1-2008
Document Type
Article
Language
English
First Page
6337
Last Page
6346
WOS Identifier
ISSN
0021-9258
Recommended Citation
Liang, Jian; Wang, Jing; Azfer, Asim; Song, Wenjun; Tromp, Gail; Kolattukudy, Pappachan E.; and Fu, Mingui, "A novel CCCH-zinc finger protein family regulates proinflammatory activation of macrophages" (2008). Faculty Bibliography 2000s. 613.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/facultybib2000/613
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