PMID- 12213594 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20021017 LR - 20190623 IS - 0006-2952 (Print) IS - 0006-2952 (Linking) VI - 64 IP - 5-6 DP - 2002 Sep TI - Reduction of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) related nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB) translocation but not inhibitor kappa-B (Ikappa-B)-degradation by Rho protein inhibition in human endothelial cells. PG - 971-7 AB - Degradation of inhibitor kappa-B (Ikappa-B) followed by translocation of nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB) into the nucleus and activation of gene expression is essential in tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha)-signaling. In order to analyze the role of Rho proteins in TNF-alpha-induced NF-kappaB-activation in human umbilical cord vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) we used Clostridium difficile toxin B-10463 (TcdB-10463) which inactivates RhoA/Rac1/Cdc42 by glucosylation and Clostridium botulinum C3-toxin which inhibits RhoA/B/C by ADP-ribosylation. Exposure of HUVEC to 10 ng/mL TcdB-10463 or 2.5 microg/mL C3-toxin inhibited TNF-alpha (100 ng/mL)-induced expression of a NF-kappaB-dependent reporter gene. Moreover, preincubation of HUVEC with 10 ng/mL TcdB-10463 reduced TNF-alpha-related expression of interleukin-8 (IL-8), TNF-receptor associated factor-2 (TRAF2), and human inhibitor of apoptosis protein 1 (hIAP1)-mRNA. Blocking of Rho reduced NF-kappaB DNA-binding as shown by electrophoretic mobility shift assays. TcdB-10463 and C3-toxin blocked TNF-alpha-related nuclear translocation of NF-kappaB although Ikappa-Balpha/beta was still degraded. In contrast, TcdB-10463 had no effect on IL-1beta-related NF-kappaB-translocation and activation in HUVEC. Neither 1 microM Rho kinase inhibitor Y-27632 nor microfilament depolymerization by 50 ng/mL C. botulinum C2-toxin blocked TNF-alpha-induced degradation of Ikappa-B, nuclear NF-kappaB translocation or expression of a NF-kappaB-dependent reporter gene. Therefore, TNF-alpha-related Ikappa-B-degradation is Rho-independent in HUVEC, whereas a Rho protein-dependent signal is necessary to induce nuclear transport of NF-kappaB in these cells pointing to a novel and unique role of Rho in NF-kappaB-translocation. FAU - Hippenstiel, Stefan AU - Hippenstiel S AD - Charite, Department of Internal Medicine, Humboldt-University, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin, Germany. stefan.hippenstiel@charite.de FAU - Schmeck, Bernd AU - Schmeck B FAU - Seybold, Joachim AU - Seybold J FAU - Krull, Matthias AU - Krull M FAU - Eichel-Streiber, Christoph AU - Eichel-Streiber C FAU - Suttorp, Norbert AU - Suttorp N LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - England TA - Biochem Pharmacol JT - Biochemical pharmacology JID - 0101032 RN - 0 (I-kappa B Proteins) RN - 0 (NF-kappa B) RN - 0 (Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha) RN - 9007-49-2 (DNA) RN - EC 3.6.5.2 (rhoA GTP-Binding Protein) SB - IM MH - Biological Transport MH - Cells, Cultured MH - DNA/drug effects/metabolism MH - Endothelium, Vascular/*metabolism MH - Humans MH - I-kappa B Proteins/*metabolism MH - NF-kappa B/*metabolism MH - Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/*metabolism MH - rhoA GTP-Binding Protein/*antagonists & inhibitors/metabolism EDAT- 2002/09/06 10:00 MHDA- 2002/10/18 04:00 CRDT- 2002/09/06 10:00 PHST- 2002/09/06 10:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2002/10/18 04:00 [medline] PHST- 2002/09/06 10:00 [entrez] AID - S0006295202011620 [pii] AID - 10.1016/s0006-2952(02)01162-0 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Biochem Pharmacol. 2002 Sep;64(5-6):971-7. doi: 10.1016/s0006-2952(02)01162-0.