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P100 deficiency alone is insufficient for full activation of the alternative NF-κB pathway: TNF signaling cooperates with p52-RelB activation in the transcriptional regulation of the enpp2/autotaxin promoter

ABSTRACT: Background: Constitutive activation of the alternative NF-κB pathway leads to marginal zone B cell expansion and disorganized spleen microarchitecture. Furthermore, uncontrolled alternative NF-κB signaling results in the development and progression of cancer. We aimed here to learn about the mechanisms how does the constitutively active alternative NF-κB pathway exert its effects in these malignant processes. Methodology/Principal Findings: To explore the consequences of constitutive alternative NF-κB activation on genome-wide transcription, we compared gene expression profiles of wild-type and NF-kB2/p100-deficient (p100-/-) primary mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs) and spleens. Microarray experiments revealed 73 differentially regulated genes in p100-/- vs. wild-type MEFs. Chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) assays showed in p100-/- MEFs direct binding of RelB and p52 to the promoter of the enpp2 gene encoding Enpp2/Autotaxin, a protein with an important role in lymphocyte homing and cell migration. Gene ontology analysis revealed upregulation of genes with anti-apoptotic/proliferative activity (enpp2, serpina3g, traf1, rrad), chemotactic/locomotory activity (enpp2, ccl8), and lymphocyte homing activity (enpp2, cd34). Most importantly, biochemical analyses of MEFs and gene expression analyses of mice indicated a crosstalk between classical and alternative NF-κB pathways. Conclusions/Significance: The present results show that uncontrolled alternative NF-κB signaling is further enhanced by classical NF-κB activation, indicating that p100 deficiency alone is insufficient for full induction of a subset of genes by the alternative NF-κB pathway.

ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus

PROVIDER: GSE30317 | GEO | 2012/12/21

SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA143559

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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Project description:The NF-κB pathway is a master regulator of inflammatory processes and is implicated in insulin resistance and pancreatic beta cell dysfunction in the metabolic syndrome. While canonical NF-κB signaling is well studied, there is little information on the divergent non-canonical NF-κB pathway in the context of pancreatic islet dysfunction in diabetes. Here, we demonstrate that pharmacological activation of the non-canonical NF-κB inducing kinase (NIK) disrupts glucose homeostasis in zebrafish in vivo. Further, we identify NIK as a critical negative regulator of beta cell function as pharmacological NIK activation results in impaired glucose-stimulated insulin secretion in mouse and human islets. NIK levels are elevated in pancreatic islets isolated from diet-induced obese (DIO) mice, which exhibit increased processing of non-canonical NF-κB components p100 to p52, and accumulation of RelB. Tumor necrosis factor α (TNFα) and receptor activator of NF-κB ligand (RANKL), two ligands associated with diabetes, induce NIK in islets. Mice with constitutive beta cell intrinsic NIK activation present impaired insulin secretion with DIO. NIK activation triggers the non-canonical NF-κB transcriptional network to induce genes identified in human type 2 diabetes genome-wide association studies linked to beta cell failure. These studies reveal that NIK contributes a central mechanism for beta cell failure in diet-induced obesity. We identify a role for Nuclear Factor inducing κB (NIK) in pancreatic beta cell failure. NIK activation disrupts glucose homeostasis in zebrafish in vivo and impairs glucose-stimulated insulin secretion in mouse and human islets in vitro. NIK activation also perturbs beta cell insulin secretion in a diet-induced obesity mouse model. These studies reveal that NIK contributes a central mechanism for beta cell failure in obesity. To uncover the role of NIK in pancreatic beta cells, we performed a gene expression microarray analysis comparing pancreatic islets with constitutive beta cell intrinsicNIK activation from the 16 week old mice (beta cell specific TRAF2 and TRAF2 knockout mice) to their controls (n=3 per group).

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P100 deficiency alone is insufficient for full activation of the alternative NF-κB pathway: TNF signaling cooperates with p52-RelB activation in the transcriptional regulation of the enpp2/autotaxin promoter

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