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MUSCLE CELL BIOLOGY AND CELL MOTILITY

Ribosomal S6 kinase-1 modulates interleukin-1-induced persistent activation of NF-B through phosphorylation of IB

Vascular Biology Unit, Whitaker Cardiovascular Institute, Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts

Submitted 28 October 2005 ; accepted in final form 3 July 2006

Activation of NF-B requires the phosphorylation and degradation of its associated inhibitory proteins, IB. Previously, we reported that the extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) is required for IL-1 to induce persistent activation of NF-B in cultured rat vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs). The present study examined the mechanism by which the ERK signaling cascade modulates the duration of NF-B activation. In cultured rat VSMCs, IL-1 activated ERK and induced degradation of both IB and IB, which was associated with nuclear translocation of both ribosomal S6 kinase (RSK)1 and NF-B p65. RSK1, a downstream kinase of ERK, was associated with an IB/NF-B complex, which was independent of the phosphorylation status of RSK1. Treatment of VSMCs with IL-1 decreased IB in the RSK1/IB/NF-B complex, an effect that was attenuated by inhibition of ERK activation. Knockdown of RSK1 by small interference RNA attenuated the IL-1-induced IB decrease without influencing ether ERK phosphorylation or the earlier IB degradation. By using recombinant wild-type and mutant IB proteins, both active ERK2 and RSK1 were found to directly phosphorylate IB, but only active RSK1 phosphorylated IB on Ser19 and Ser23, two sites known to mediate the subsequent ubiquitination and degradation. In conclusion, in the ERK signaling cascade, RSK1 is a key component that directly phosphorylates IB and contributes to the persistent activation of NF-B by IL-1.

extracellular signal-regulated kinase; in vitro phosphorylation assay; recombinant proteins; small interference RNA; vascular smooth muscle cell

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