DDX6 is involved in the pathogenesis of inflammatory diseases via NF-κB activation

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The IL-6 amplifier was originally discovered as a mechanism for the enhanced activation of NF-κB in non-immune cells. In the IL-6 amplifier, IL-6-STAT3 and NF-κB stimulation is followed by an excessive production of IL-6, chemokines, and growth factors to develop chronic inflammation preceding the development of inflammatory diseases. Previously, using a shRNA-mediated genome-wide screening, we found that DEAD-Box Helicase 6 (DDX6) is a candidate positive regulator of the amplifier. Here, we investigate whether DDX6 is involved in the pathogenesis of inflammatory diseases via the IL-6 amplifier. We found that DDX6-silencing in non-immune cells suppressed the NF-κB pathway and inhibited activation of the IL-6 amplifier, while the forced expression of DDX6 enhanced NF-κB promoter activity independent of the RNA helicase activity of DDX6. The imiquimod-mediated dermatitis model was suppressed by the siRNA-mediated gene downregulation of DDX6. Furthermore, silencing DDX6 significantly reduced the TNF-α-induced phosphorylation of p65/RelA and IκBα, nuclear localization of p65, and the protein levels of IκBα. Mechanistically, DDX6 is strongly associated with p65 and IκBα, but not TRADD, RIP, or TRAF2, suggesting a novel function of DDX6 as an adaptor protein in the NF-κB pathway. Thus, our findings demonstrate a possible role of DDX6 beyond RNA metabolism and suggest DDX6 is a therapeutic target for inflammatory diseases.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:703

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Biochemical and biophysical research communications - 703(2024) vom: 09. März, Seite 149666

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Naito, Seiichiro [VerfasserIn]
Tanaka, Hiroki [VerfasserIn]
Jiang, Jing-Jing [VerfasserIn]
Tarumi, Masato [VerfasserIn]
Hashimoto, Ari [VerfasserIn]
Tanaka, Yuki [VerfasserIn]
Murakami, Kaoru [VerfasserIn]
Kubota, Shimpei I [VerfasserIn]
Hojyo, Shintaro [VerfasserIn]
Hashimoto, Shigeru [VerfasserIn]
Murakami, Masaaki [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

139874-52-5
DDX6
DDX6 protein, human
DEAD-box RNA Helicases
EC 3.6.1.-
EC 3.6.4.13
IL-6
Inflammation
Interleukin-6
Journal Article
NF-κB
NF-KappaB Inhibitor alpha
NF-kappa B
Transcription Factor RelA
Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha

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Date Completed 11.03.2024

Date Revised 15.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.bbrc.2024.149666

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NLM368679632