Regulation of IkappaB beta in WEHI 231 mature B cells.

AUTOR(ES)

Phillips, R J

RESUMO

Constitutive activation of NF-kappaB in WEHI 231 early mature B cells resembles the persistent activation of NF-kappaB that is observed upon prolonged stimulation of other cells. In both cases, NF-kappaB DNA binding complexes are found in the nucleus, despite the abundance of cytosolic IkappaB alpha. Recently, we have shown that prolonged activation of 70Z/3 cells with lipopolysaccharide results in the degradation of IkappaB beta, followed by its subsequent resynthesis as a hypophosphorylated protein. This protein was shown to facilitate transport of a portion of NF-kappaB to the nucleus in a manner that protects it from cytosolic IkappaB alpha. We now demonstrate that the most abundant form of IkappaB beta in WEHI 231 cells is a hypophosphorylated protein. This hypophosphorylated IkappaB beta is found in a stable complex with NF-kappaB in the cytosol and is also detected in NF-kappaB DNA binding complexes in the nucleus. It is likely that hypophosphorylated IkappaB beta in WEHI 231 cells also protects NF-kappaB from IkappaB alpha, thus leading to the continuous nuclear import of this transcription factor.

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