PMID- 21044953 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20110209 LR - 20211122 IS - 1083-351X (Electronic) IS - 0021-9258 (Print) IS - 0021-9258 (Linking) VI - 285 IP - 53 DP - 2010 Dec 31 TI - ERK/ribosomal S6 kinase (RSK) signaling positively regulates death receptor 5 expression through co-activation of CHOP and Elk1. PG - 41310-9 LID - 10.1074/jbc.M110.153775 [doi] AB - Death receptor 5 (DR5) is a death domain-containing transmembrane receptor that triggers apoptosis upon binding to its ligand or when overexpressed. Its expression is induced by certain small molecule drugs, including celecoxib, through mechanisms that have not been fully elucidated. The current study has revealed a novel ERK/ribosomal S6 kinase (RSK)-dependent mechanism that regulates DR5 expression primarily using celecoxib as a DR5 inducer. Both C/EBP homologous protein (CHOP) and Elk1 are required for celecoxib-induced DR5 expression based on promoter deletion and mutation analysis and siRNA-mediated gene silencing results. Co-expression of both CHOP and Elk1 exhibited enhanced effects on increasing DR5 promoter activity and DR5 expression, indicating that CHOP and Elk1 co-operatively regulate DR5 expression. Because Elk1 is an ERK-regulated protein, we accordingly found that celecoxib increased the levels of phosphorylated ERK1/2, RSK2, and Elk1. Inhibition of either ERK signaling with a MEK inhibitor or ERK1/2 siRNA, or RSK2 signaling with an RSK2 inhibitor or RSK2 siRNA abrogated DR5 up-regulation by celecoxib as well as other agents. Moreover, these inhibitions suppressed celecoxib-induced CHOP up-regulation. Thus, ERK/RSK-dependent, CHOP and Elk1-mediated mechanisms are critical for DR5 induction. Additionally, celecoxib increased CHOP promoter activity in an ATF4-dependent manner, and siRNA-mediated blockade of ATF4 abrogated both CHOP induction and DR5 up-regulation, indicating that ATF4 is involved in celecoxib-induced CHOP and DR5 expression. Collectively, we conclude that small molecules such as celecoxib induce DR5 expression through activating ERK/RSK signaling and subsequent Elk1 activation and ATF4-dependent CHOP induction. FAU - Oh, You-Take AU - Oh YT AD - Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine and Winship Cancer Institute, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA. FAU - Liu, Xiangguo AU - Liu X FAU - Yue, Ping AU - Yue P FAU - Kang, Sumin AU - Kang S FAU - Chen, Jing AU - Chen J FAU - Taunton, Jack AU - Taunton J FAU - Khuri, Fadlo R AU - Khuri FR FAU - Sun, Shi-Yong AU - Sun SY LA - eng GR - P50 CA128613/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - CA128613/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. DEP - 20101102 PL - United States TA - J Biol Chem JT - The Journal of biological chemistry JID - 2985121R RN - 0 (ATF4 protein, human) RN - 0 (Cyclooxygenase 2 Inhibitors) RN - 0 (DDIT3 protein, human) RN - 0 (ELK1 protein, human) RN - 0 (Pyrazoles) RN - 0 (Receptors, TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand) RN - 0 (Sulfonamides) RN - 0 (ets-Domain Protein Elk-1) RN - 145891-90-3 (Activating Transcription Factor 4) RN - 147336-12-7 (Transcription Factor CHOP) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (RPS6KA1 protein, human) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Ribosomal Protein S6 Kinases, 90-kDa) RN - EC 2.7.11.24 (Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases) RN - JCX84Q7J1L (Celecoxib) SB - IM MH - Activating Transcription Factor 4/*metabolism MH - Apoptosis MH - Celecoxib MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Cyclooxygenase 2 Inhibitors/*pharmacology MH - Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases/metabolism MH - *Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic MH - *Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic MH - Gene Silencing MH - Humans MH - Pyrazoles/*pharmacology MH - Receptors, TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand/*metabolism MH - Ribosomal Protein S6 Kinases, 90-kDa/*metabolism/*physiology MH - Signal Transduction MH - Sulfonamides/*pharmacology MH - Transcription Factor CHOP/*metabolism MH - ets-Domain Protein Elk-1/*genetics/*metabolism PMC - PMC3009856 EDAT- 2010/11/04 06:00 MHDA- 2011/02/10 06:00 PMCR- 2011/12/31 CRDT- 2010/11/04 06:00 PHST- 2010/11/04 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2010/11/04 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2011/02/10 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2011/12/31 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - S0021-9258(19)76114-6 [pii] AID - M110.153775 [pii] AID - 10.1074/jbc.M110.153775 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Biol Chem. 2010 Dec 31;285(53):41310-9. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M110.153775. Epub 2010 Nov 2.