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Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 290: C1310-C1320, 2006. First published December 14, 2005; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00450.2005
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GROWTH, DIFFERENTIATION, AND APOPTOSIS

Induced focal adhesion kinase expression suppresses apoptosis by activating NF-{kappa}B signaling in intestinal epithelial cells

Huifang M. Zhang,1,3,* Kaspar M. Keledjian,1,3,* Jaladanki N. Rao,1,3 Tongtong Zou,1,3 Lan Liu,1,3 Bernard S. Marasa,2,3 Shelley R. Wang,3 Lisa Ru,3 Eric D. Strauch,1 and Jian-Ying Wang1,2,3

Departments of 1Surgery and 2Pathology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore; and 3Baltimore Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland

Submitted 6 September 2005 ; accepted in final form 10 December 2005

Focal adhesion kinase (FAK) integrates various extracellular and intracellular signals and is implicated in a variety of biological functions, but its exact role and downstream targeting signals in the regulation of apoptosis in intestinal epithelial cells (IECs) remains unclear. The current study tested the hypothesis that FAK has an antiapoptotic role in the IEC-6 cell line by altering NF-{kappa}B signaling. Induced FAK expression by stable transfection with the wild-type (WT)-FAK gene increased FAK phosphorylation, which was associated with an increase in NF-{kappa}B activity. These stable WT-FAK-transfected IECs also exhibited increased resistance to apoptosis when they were exposed to TNF-{alpha} plus cycloheximide (TNF-{alpha}/CHX). Specific inhibition of NF-{kappa}B by the recombinant adenoviral vector containing the I{kappa}B{alpha} superrepressor prevented increased resistance to apoptosis in WT-FAK-transfected cells. In contrast, inactivation of FAK by ectopic expression of dominant-negative mutant of FAK (DNM-FAK) inhibited NF-{kappa}B activity and increased the sensitivity to TNF-{alpha}/CHX-induced apoptosis. Furthermore, induced expression of endogenous FAK by depletion of cellular polyamines increased NF-{kappa}B activity and resulted in increased resistance to TNF-{alpha}/CHX-induced apoptosis, both of which were prevented by overexpression of DNM-FAK. These results indicate that increased expression of FAK suppresses TNF-{alpha}/CHX-induced apoptosis, at least partially, through the activation of NF-{kappa}B signaling in IECs.

polyamines; {alpha}-difluoromethylornithine; X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis protein; I{kappa}B


Address for reprint requests and other correspondence: J.-Y. Wang, Dept. of Surgery, Baltimore Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 10 N. Greene St., Baltimore, MD 21201 (e-mail: jwang{at}smail.umaryland.edu)




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