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A macrophage NBR1-MEKK3 complex triggers JNK-mediated adipose tissue inflammation in obesity.


ABSTRACT: The c-Jun NH(2)-terminal kinase (JNK) is a critical determinant of obesity-associated inflammation and glucose intolerance. The upstream mechanisms controlling this pathway are still unknown. Here we report that the levels of the PB1 domain-containing adaptor NBR1 correlated with the expression of proinflammatory molecules in adipose tissue from human patients with metabolic syndrome, suggesting that NBR1 plays a key role in adipose-tissue inflammation. We also show that NBR1 inactivation in the myeloid compartment impairs the function, M1 polarization, and chemotactic activity of macrophages; prevents inflammation of adipose tissue; and improves glucose tolerance in obese mice. Furthermore, we demonstrate that an interaction between the PB1 domains of NBR1 and the mitogen-activated kinase kinase 3 (MEKK3) enables the formation of a signaling complex required for the activation of JNK. Together, these discoveries identify an NBR1-MEKK3 complex as a key regulator of JNK signaling and adipose tissue inflammation in obesity.

SUBMITTER: Hernandez ED 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4156534 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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A macrophage NBR1-MEKK3 complex triggers JNK-mediated adipose tissue inflammation in obesity.

Hernandez Eloy D ED   Lee Sang Jun SJ   Kim Ji Young JY   Duran Angeles A   Linares Juan F JF   Yajima Tomoko T   Müller Timo D TD   Tschöp Matthias H MH   Smith Steven R SR   Diaz-Meco Maria T MT   Moscat Jorge J  

Cell metabolism 20140717 3


The c-Jun NH(2)-terminal kinase (JNK) is a critical determinant of obesity-associated inflammation and glucose intolerance. The upstream mechanisms controlling this pathway are still unknown. Here we report that the levels of the PB1 domain-containing adaptor NBR1 correlated with the expression of proinflammatory molecules in adipose tissue from human patients with metabolic syndrome, suggesting that NBR1 plays a key role in adipose-tissue inflammation. We also show that NBR1 inactivation in the  ...[more]

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