PMID- 10429205 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 19990817 LR - 20190620 IS - 0014-2956 (Print) IS - 0014-2956 (Linking) VI - 263 IP - 1 DP - 1999 Jul TI - Activation of the ubiquitin proteolytic system in murine acquired immunodeficiency syndrome affects IkappaBalpha turnover. PG - 202-11 AB - Murine acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (MAIDS) is a complex immunopathology caused by a defective murine leukemia virus (LP-BM5) that mainly targets B-lymphocytes. Lymphadenophathy, splenomegaly, hypergammaglobulinemia and progressive immunodeficiency are prominent features of MAIDS. Previously, we showed that the ubiquitin proteolytic system was upregulated in infected lymph nodes [Crinelli, R., Fraternale, A., Casabianca, A. & Magnani, M. (1997) Eur. J. Biochem. 247, 91-97]. In this report, we demonstrate that increased 26S proteasome activity is responsible for accelerated turnover of the IkappaBalpha inhibitor in lymph node extracts derived from animals with MAIDS. The molecular mechanisms mediating IkappaBalpha proteolysis involved constitutive phosphorylation of IkappaBalpha at Ser32 and Ser36 and subsequent ubiquitination, suggesting persistent activation of an NF-kappaB inducing pathway. Interestingly, enhanced IkappaBalpha degradation did not result in enhanced NF-kappaB DNA binding activity, but rather in a different subunit composition. The modulation of NF-kappaB/IkappaB system may affect multiple immunoregulatory pathways and may in part explain the mechanisms leading to the profound immune dysregulation involved in MAIDS pathogenesis. FAU - Crinelli, R AU - Crinelli R AD - Instuto di Chimica Biologica 'G. Fornaini', University of Urbino, Italy. FAU - Bianchi, M AU - Bianchi M FAU - Gentilini, L AU - Gentilini L FAU - Magnani, M AU - Magnani M FAU - Hiscott, J AU - Hiscott J LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - England TA - Eur J Biochem JT - European journal of biochemistry JID - 0107600 RN - 0 (DNA Primers) RN - 0 (DNA-Binding Proteins) RN - 0 (I-kappa B Proteins) RN - 0 (Multienzyme Complexes) RN - 0 (NF-kappa B) RN - 0 (Nfkbia protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Ubiquitins) RN - 139874-52-5 (NF-KappaB Inhibitor alpha) RN - 8L70Q75FXE (Adenosine Triphosphate) RN - 9007-49-2 (DNA) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases) RN - EC 2.7.11.10 (Chuk protein, mouse) RN - EC 2.7.11.10 (I-kappa B Kinase) RN - EC 2.7.11.10 (Ikbkb protein, mouse) RN - EC 2.7.11.10 (Ikbke protein, mouse) RN - EC 3.4.- (Endopeptidases) RN - EC 3.4.22.- (Cysteine Endopeptidases) RN - EC 3.4.25.1 (Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex) SB - IM SB - X MH - Adenosine Triphosphate/metabolism MH - Animals MH - Cysteine Endopeptidases/metabolism MH - DNA/metabolism MH - DNA Primers/genetics MH - DNA-Binding Proteins/genetics/*metabolism MH - Endopeptidases/*metabolism MH - Enzyme Activation MH - Female MH - I-kappa B Kinase MH - *I-kappa B Proteins MH - Lymph Nodes/metabolism MH - Mice MH - Mice, Inbred C57BL MH - Multienzyme Complexes/metabolism MH - Murine Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/enzymology/immunology/*metabolism MH - NF-KappaB Inhibitor alpha MH - NF-kappa B/metabolism MH - Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex MH - Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases/metabolism MH - Ubiquitins/*metabolism EDAT- 1999/08/03 00:00 MHDA- 1999/08/03 00:01 CRDT- 1999/08/03 00:00 PHST- 1999/08/03 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 1999/08/03 00:01 [medline] PHST- 1999/08/03 00:00 [entrez] AID - ejb485 [pii] AID - 10.1046/j.1432-1327.1999.00485.x [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Eur J Biochem. 1999 Jul;263(1):202-11. doi: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.1999.00485.x.