PMID- 31941025 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20200930 LR - 20200930 IS - 1422-0067 (Electronic) IS - 1422-0067 (Linking) VI - 21 IP - 2 DP - 2020 Jan 13 TI - Crosstalk between NLRP12 and JNK during Hepatocellular Carcinoma. LID - 10.3390/ijms21020496 [doi] LID - 496 AB - Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), a leading cause of cancer-related death, is initiated and promoted by chronic inflammation. Inflammatory mediators are transcriptionally regulated by several inflammatory signaling pathways, including nuclear factor kappa B (NF-kappaB) and mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK). cJun N-terminal kinase (JNK), a member of the MAPK family, plays a central role in HCC pathogenesis. Pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) activate JNK and other MAPK upon recognition by toll-like receptors (TLRs). Apart from TLRs, PAMPs are sensed by several other pattern recognition receptors, including cytosolic NOD-like receptors (NLRs). In a recent study, we demonstrated that the NLR member NLRP12 plays a critical role in suppressing HCC via negative regulation of the JNK pathway. This article briefly reviews the crosstalk between NLRP12 and JNK that occurs during HCC. FAU - Khan, Shahanshah AU - Khan S AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-3052-932X AD - Department of Pathology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA. FAU - Zaki, Hasan AU - Zaki H AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-9002-5399 AD - Department of Pathology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA. LA - eng GR - RP160169/Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT)/ PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20200113 PL - Switzerland TA - Int J Mol Sci JT - International journal of molecular sciences JID - 101092791 RN - 0 (Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins) RN - 0 (NLRP12 protein, human) RN - 0 (Neoplasm Proteins) RN - EC 2.7.12.2 (MAP Kinase Kinase 4) SB - IM MH - Carcinoma, Hepatocellular/*metabolism/pathology MH - Humans MH - Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins/*metabolism MH - Liver Neoplasms/*metabolism/pathology MH - MAP Kinase Kinase 4/*metabolism MH - *MAP Kinase Signaling System MH - Neoplasm Proteins/*metabolism PMC - PMC7013925 OTO - NOTNLM OT - JNK OT - NLRP12 OT - hepatocellular carcinoma OT - inflammation COIS- Authors declared no conflict of interest to disclose. EDAT- 2020/01/17 06:00 MHDA- 2020/10/02 06:00 PMCR- 2020/01/01 CRDT- 2020/01/17 06:00 PHST- 2019/12/19 00:00 [received] PHST- 2019/12/31 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2020/01/08 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/01/17 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2020/01/17 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/10/02 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2020/01/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - ijms21020496 [pii] AID - ijms-21-00496 [pii] AID - 10.3390/ijms21020496 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Int J Mol Sci. 2020 Jan 13;21(2):496. doi: 10.3390/ijms21020496.