PMID- 10570180 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20000106 LR - 20190501 IS - 0027-8424 (Print) IS - 0027-8424 (Linking) VI - 96 IP - 24 DP - 1999 Nov 23 TI - Stress-induced phosphorylation of STAT1 at Ser727 requires p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase whereas IFN-gamma uses a different signaling pathway. PG - 13956-61 AB - STAT1 is an essential transcription factor for macrophage activation by IFN-gamma and requires phosphorylation of the C-terminal Ser727 for transcriptional activity. In macrophages, Ser727 phosphorylation in response to bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS), UV irradiation, or TNF-alpha occurred through a signaling path sensitive to the p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (p38 MAPK) inhibitor SB203580 whereas IFN-gamma-mediated Ser727 phosphorylation was not inhibited by the drug. Consistently, SB203580 did not affect IFN-gamma-mediated, Stat1-dependent transcription but inhibited its enhancement by LPS. Furthermore, LPS, UV irradiation, and TNF-alpha caused activation of p38 MAPK whereas IFN-gamma did not. An essential role for p38 MAPK activity in STAT1 Ser727 phosphorylation was confirmed by using cells expressing an SB203580-resistant p38 MAPK. In such cells, STAT1 Ser727 phosphorylation in response to UV irradiation was found to be SB203580 insensitive. Targeted disruption of the mapkap-k2 gene, encoding a kinase downstream of p38 MAPK with a key role in LPS-stimulated TNF-alpha production and stress-induced heat shock protein 25 phosphorylation, was without a significant effect on UV-mediated Ser727 phosphorylation. The recombinant Stat1 C terminus was phosphorylated in vitro by p38MAPKalpha and beta but not by MAPK-activated protein kinase 2. Janus kinase 2 activity, previously reported to be required for IFN-gamma-mediated Ser727 phosphorylation, was not needed for LPS-mediated Ser727 phosphorylation, and activation of Janus kinase 2 did not cause the appearance of STAT1 Ser727 kinase activity. Our data suggest that STAT1 is phosphorylated at Ser727 by a stress-activated signaling pathway either through p38 MAPK directly or through an unidentified kinase downstream of p38MAPK. FAU - Kovarik, P AU - Kovarik P AD - Vienna Biocenter, Institute of Microbiology and Genetics, Dr. Bohr-Gasse 9, A-1030 Vienna, Austria. FAU - Stoiber, D AU - Stoiber D FAU - Eyers, P A AU - Eyers PA FAU - Menghini, R AU - Menghini R FAU - Neininger, A AU - Neininger A FAU - Gaestel, M AU - Gaestel M FAU - Cohen, P AU - Cohen P FAU - Decker, T AU - Decker T LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - United States TA - Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A JT - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America JID - 7505876 RN - 0 (DNA-Binding Proteins) RN - 0 (Enzyme Inhibitors) RN - 0 (Imidazoles) RN - 0 (Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins) RN - 0 (Lipopolysaccharides) RN - 0 (Proto-Oncogene Proteins) RN - 0 (Pyridines) RN - 0 (Recombinant Fusion Proteins) RN - 0 (STAT1 Transcription Factor) RN - 0 (STAT1 protein, human) RN - 0 (Trans-Activators) RN - 0 (Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha) RN - 452VLY9402 (Serine) RN - 82115-62-6 (Interferon-gamma) RN - EC 2.7.1.- (MAP-kinase-activated kinase 2) RN - EC 2.7.10.1 (Protein-Tyrosine Kinases) RN - EC 2.7.10.2 (JAK2 protein, human) RN - EC 2.7.10.2 (Janus Kinase 2) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases) RN - EC 2.7.11.24 (Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases) RN - EC 2.7.11.24 (p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases) RN - OU13V1EYWQ (SB 203580) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Cell Line MH - Cell Line, Transformed MH - DNA-Binding Proteins/*metabolism MH - Enzyme Activation MH - Enzyme Inhibitors/pharmacology MH - Humans MH - Imidazoles/pharmacology MH - Interferon-gamma/*metabolism MH - Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins MH - Janus Kinase 2 MH - Lipopolysaccharides/pharmacology MH - *MAP Kinase Signaling System MH - Macrophages/cytology/drug effects/metabolism/radiation effects MH - Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases/*metabolism MH - Phosphorylation MH - Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases/metabolism MH - Protein-Tyrosine Kinases/metabolism MH - *Proto-Oncogene Proteins MH - Pyridines/pharmacology MH - Rabbits MH - Recombinant Fusion Proteins/metabolism MH - STAT1 Transcription Factor MH - Serine/*metabolism MH - Trans-Activators/*metabolism MH - Transcription, Genetic/drug effects MH - Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/immunology/pharmacology MH - Ultraviolet Rays MH - p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases PMC - PMC24172 EDAT- 1999/11/26 00:00 MHDA- 1999/11/26 00:01 CRDT- 1999/11/26 00:00 PHST- 1999/11/26 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 1999/11/26 00:01 [medline] PHST- 1999/11/26 00:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1073/pnas.96.24.13956 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1999 Nov 23;96(24):13956-61. doi: 10.1073/pnas.96.24.13956.