TAK1 is a ubiquitin-dependent kinase of MKK and IKK

Chen Wang, Li Deng, Mei Hong, Giridhar R. Akkaraju, Jun-ichiro Inoue and Zhijian J. Chen ()
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Chen Wang: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Li Deng: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Mei Hong: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Giridhar R. Akkaraju: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Jun-ichiro Inoue: Keio University
Zhijian J. Chen: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Nature, 2001, vol. 412, issue 6844, 346-351

Abstract: Abstract TRAF6 is a signal transducer that activates IκB kinase (IKK) and Jun amino-terminal kinase (JNK) in response to pro-inflammatory mediators such as interleukin-1 (IL-1) and lipopolysaccharides (LPS)1,2,3,4. IKK activation by TRAF6 requires two intermediary factors, TRAF6-regulated IKK activator 1 (TRIKA1) and TRIKA2 (ref. 5). TRIKA1 is a dimeric ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme complex composed of Ubc13 and Uev1A (or the functionally equivalent Mms2). This Ubc complex, together with TRAF6, catalyses the formation of a Lys 63 (K63)-linked polyubiquitin chain that mediates IKK activation through a unique proteasome-independent mechanism5. Here we report the purification and identification of TRIKA2, which is composed of TAK1, TAB1 and TAB2, a protein kinase complex previously implicated in IKK activation through an unknown mechanism6,7. We find that the TAK1 kinase complex phosphorylates and activates IKK in a manner that depends on TRAF6 and Ubc13–Uev1A. Moreover, the activity of TAK1 to phosphorylate MKK6, which activates the JNK–p38 kinase pathway, is directly regulated by K63-linked polyubiquitination. We also provide evidence that TRAF6 is conjugated by the K63 polyubiquitin chains. These results indicate that ubiquitination has an important regulatory role in stress response pathways, including those of IKK and JNK.

Date: 2001
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