IKK? regulates endothelial thrombomodulin in a Klf2-dependent manner.
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ABSTRACT: Endothelial thrombomodulin (TM) is critically involved in anticoagulation, anti-inflammation, cytoprotection and normal fetal development. Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF?) suppresses TM expression.TNF? has been shown to down-regulate TM partly via activation of nuclear factor kappa B (NF-?B). However, because the TM promoter lacks an NF-?B binding site, the direct involvement of NF-?B has been controversial. We investigated the role of the upstream regulatory serine kinase, inhibitory kappa-B kinase-? (IKK?), in TM expression and function with or without TNF? treatment.Inhibition of IKK? was achieved by specific chemical inhibitors, siRNA or shRNA. TM expression was assessed by qRT-PCR, Western blot, flow cytometry, luciferase reporter assay and chromatin immune-precipitation (ChIP) assay. TM function was estimated by generation of activated protein C (APC). NF-?B activation was determined by immunocytochemistry.IKK? inhibition increased TM expression and function, and attenuated TNF?-mediated TM down-regulation. In contrast, inhibition of downstream canonical NF-?B protein family members p50 and p65 (RelA) failed to up-regulate TM expression and did not affect IKK? inhibition-mediated TM over-expression. However, knockdown of cRel and RelB, family members of the canonical and non-canonical NF-?B pathway, respectively, resulted in TM over-expression. IKK? inhibition caused over-expression, increased promoter activity and enhanced binding of Krüppel-like factor 2 (Klf2) to the TM promoter, which positively regulates TM expression. Finally, knockdown of Klf2 completely attenuated IKK? inhibition-mediated TM up-regulation. We conclude that IKK? regulates TM in a Klf2-dependent manner.
SUBMITTER: Pathak R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4163124 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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