PMID- 16979873 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20070227 LR - 20101001 IS - 0898-6568 (Print) IS - 0898-6568 (Linking) VI - 19 IP - 2 DP - 2007 Feb TI - Upregulated expression of kappa light chain by Epstein-Barr virus encoded latent membrane protein 1 in nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells via NF-kappaB and AP-1 pathways. PG - 419-27 AB - B lymphocytes are generally considered to be the only source of immunoglobulins. However, increasing evidence revealed that some human epithelial cancer cell lines, including nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) cell lines, expressed immunoglobulins. Moreover, we previously found that expression of kappa light chain in NPC cells could be upregulated by EBV-encoded latent membrane protein 1 (LMP1). Here, Western blot and flow cytometric analysis of intracellular kappa staining indicated that upregulation of the expression of kappa was inhibited by using LMP1-targeted DNAzyme and that Bay11-7082 and SP600125, inhibitors of JNK and NF-kappaB, respectively, inhibited LMP1-augmented kappa light chain expression in NPC cells. LMP1-positive NPC cells expressing the dominant-negative mutant of IkappaBalpha (DNMIkappaBalpha) or of c-Jun (TAM67) exhibited significantly decreasing kappa production compared with their parental cells. These results suggest that LMP1 elevated kappa light chain through activation of the NF-kappaB and AP-1 signaling pathways. The present study provided some hints of possible mechanisms by which human cancer cells of epithelial origin produced immunoglobulins. FAU - Liu, Hai-dan AU - Liu HD AD - Cancer Research Institute, Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Xiangya Road #110, Changsha, Hunan 410078, PR China. FAU - Zheng, Hui AU - Zheng H FAU - Li, Ming AU - Li M FAU - Hu, Duo-sha AU - Hu DS FAU - Tang, Min AU - Tang M FAU - Cao, Ya AU - Cao Y LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20060918 PL - England TA - Cell Signal JT - Cellular signalling JID - 8904683 RN - 0 (EBV-associated membrane antigen, Epstein-Barr virus) RN - 0 (I kappa B beta protein) RN - 0 (I-kappa B Proteins) RN - 0 (NF-kappa B) RN - 0 (Peptide Fragments) RN - 0 (Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-jun) RN - 0 (RNA, Messenger) RN - 0 (TAM67 peptide) RN - 0 (Transcription Factor AP-1) RN - 0 (Viral Matrix Proteins) SB - IM MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Humans MH - I-kappa B Proteins/genetics MH - NF-kappa B/*metabolism MH - Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms/*metabolism MH - Peptide Fragments/metabolism MH - Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-jun/metabolism MH - RNA, Messenger/metabolism MH - Signal Transduction MH - Transcription Factor AP-1/*metabolism MH - Transfection MH - *Up-Regulation MH - Viral Matrix Proteins/chemistry/*metabolism EDAT- 2006/09/19 09:00 MHDA- 2007/02/28 09:00 CRDT- 2006/09/19 09:00 PHST- 2006/07/13 00:00 [received] PHST- 2006/07/24 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2006/09/19 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2007/02/28 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2006/09/19 09:00 [entrez] AID - S0898-6568(06)00174-4 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.cellsig.2006.07.012 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Cell Signal. 2007 Feb;19(2):419-27. doi: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2006.07.012. Epub 2006 Sep 18.