PMID- 26610752 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20160930 LR - 20160106 IS - 1872-8057 (Electronic) IS - 0303-7207 (Linking) VI - 420 DP - 2016 Jan 15 TI - TRAF2 mediates JNK and STAT3 activation in response to IL-1beta and IFNgamma and facilitates apoptotic death of insulin-producing beta-cells. PG - 24-36 LID - S0303-7207(15)30146-5 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.mce.2015.11.021 [doi] AB - Interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta) and interferon-gamma (IFNgamma) contribute to type 1 diabetes (T1D) by inducing beta-cell death. Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) receptor-associated factor (TRAF) proteins are adaptors that transduce signaling from a variety of membrane receptors including cytokine receptors. We show here that IL-1beta and IFNgamma upregulate the expression of TRAF2 in insulin-producing INS-1E cells and isolated rat pancreatic islets. siRNA-mediated knockdown (KD) of TRAF2 in INS-1E cells reduced IL-1beta-induced phosphorylation of JNK1/2, but not of p38 or ERK1/2 mitogen-activated protein kinases. TRAF2 KD did not modulate NFkappaB activation by cytokines, but reduced cytokine-induced inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) promotor activity and expression. We further observed that IFNgamma-stimulated phosphorylation of STAT3 required TRAF2. KD of TRAF2 or STAT3 reduced cytokine-induced caspase 3/7 activation, but, intriguingly, potentiated cytokine-mediated loss of plasma membrane integrity and augmented the number of propidium iodide-positive cells. Finally, we found that TRAF2 KD increased cytokine-induced production of reactive oxygen species (ROS). In summary, our data suggest that TRAF2 is an important mediator of IL-1beta and IFNgamma signaling in pancreatic beta-cells. CI - Copyright (c) 2015 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved. FAU - Prause, Michala AU - Prause M AD - Immunoendocrinology Laboratory, Endocrinology Research Section, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; Section of Cellular and Metabolic Research, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark. FAU - Berchtold, Lukas Adrian AU - Berchtold LA AD - Section of Cellular and Metabolic Research, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark. FAU - Urizar, Adriana Ibarra AU - Urizar AI AD - Section of Cellular and Metabolic Research, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark. FAU - Hyldgaard Trauelsen, Mette AU - Hyldgaard Trauelsen M AD - Beta-Cell Biology Group, Copenhagen Diabetes Research Center, Department of Paediatrics E, Copenhagen University Hospital Herlev, Herlev, Denmark. FAU - Billestrup, Nils AU - Billestrup N AD - Section of Cellular and Metabolic Research, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark. FAU - Mandrup-Poulsen, Thomas AU - Mandrup-Poulsen T AD - Immunoendocrinology Laboratory, Endocrinology Research Section, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark. FAU - Storling, Joachim AU - Storling J AD - Beta-Cell Biology Group, Copenhagen Diabetes Research Center, Department of Paediatrics E, Copenhagen University Hospital Herlev, Herlev, Denmark. Electronic address: Joachim.stoerling.01@regionh.dk. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20151122 PL - Ireland TA - Mol Cell Endocrinol JT - Molecular and cellular endocrinology JID - 7500844 RN - 0 (Inflammation Mediators) RN - 0 (Interleukin-1beta) RN - 0 (Reactive Oxygen Species) RN - 0 (STAT3 Transcription Factor) RN - 0 (TNF Receptor-Associated Factor 2) RN - 82115-62-6 (Interferon-gamma) RN - EC 1.14.13.39 (Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II) RN - EC 2.7.11.24 (JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases) RN - EC 3.4.22.- (Caspases) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Apoptosis/drug effects MH - Caspases/metabolism MH - Cell Line MH - Enzyme Activation/drug effects MH - Gene Knockdown Techniques MH - Humans MH - Inflammation Mediators/pharmacology MH - Insulin-Secreting Cells/*cytology/drug effects/metabolism MH - Interferon-gamma/*pharmacology MH - Interleukin-1beta/*pharmacology MH - JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases/*metabolism MH - Mice MH - Necrosis MH - Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II/metabolism MH - Phosphorylation/drug effects MH - Rats, Wistar MH - Reactive Oxygen Species/metabolism MH - STAT3 Transcription Factor/*metabolism MH - TNF Receptor-Associated Factor 2/*metabolism MH - Up-Regulation/drug effects OTO - NOTNLM OT - Apoptosis OT - Cytokines OT - STAT3 OT - TRAF2 OT - Type 1 diabetes OT - iNOS EDAT- 2015/11/28 06:00 MHDA- 2016/10/01 06:00 CRDT- 2015/11/28 06:00 PHST- 2015/08/05 00:00 [received] PHST- 2015/11/16 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2015/11/16 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2015/11/28 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/11/28 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/10/01 06:00 [medline] AID - S0303-7207(15)30146-5 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.mce.2015.11.021 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Mol Cell Endocrinol. 2016 Jan 15;420:24-36. doi: 10.1016/j.mce.2015.11.021. Epub 2015 Nov 22.