Histone H3 phosphorylation by IKK-α is critical for cytokine-induced gene expression

Yumi Yamamoto, Udit N. Verma, Shashi Prajapati, Youn-Tae Kwak and Richard B. Gaynor ()
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Yumi Yamamoto: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Udit N. Verma: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Shashi Prajapati: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Youn-Tae Kwak: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Richard B. Gaynor: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Nature, 2003, vol. 423, issue 6940, 655-659

Abstract: Abstract Cytokine-induced activation of the IκB kinases (IKK) IKK-α and IKK-β is a key step involved in the activation of the NF-κB pathway1,2,3,4. Gene-disruption studies of the murine IKK genes have shown that IKK-β, but not IKK-α, is critical for cytokine-induced IκB degradation5,6,7. Nevertheless, mouse embryo fibroblasts deficient in IKK-α are defective in the induction of NF-κB-dependent transcription7,8,9. These observations raised the question of whether IKK-α might regulate a previously undescribed step to activate the NF-κB pathway that is independent of its previously described cytoplasmic role in the phosphorylation of IκBα. Here we show that IKK-α functions in the nucleus to activate the expression of NF-κB-responsive genes after stimulation with cytokines. IKK-α interacts with CREB-binding protein and in conjunction with Rel A is recruited to NF-κB-responsive promoters and mediates the cytokine-induced phosphorylation and subsequent acetylation of specific residues in histone H3. These results define a new nuclear role of IKK-α in modifying histone function that is critical for the activation of NF-κB-directed gene expression.

Date: 2003
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