Title | Tumor necrosis factor alpha inhibits type I collagen synthesis through repressive CCAAT/enhancer-binding proteins. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2000 |
Authors | Greenwel P, Tanaka S, Penkov D, Zhang W, Olive M, Moll J, Vinson C, Di Liberto M, Ramirez F |
Journal | Mol Cell Biol |
Volume | 20 |
Issue | 3 |
Pagination | 912-8 |
Date Published | 2000 Feb |
ISSN | 0270-7306 |
Keywords | Amino Acid Sequence, Base Sequence, Binding Sites, CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Proteins, Cells, Cultured, Collagen, Collagen Type I, DNA-Binding Proteins, Enhancer Elements, Genetic, Extracellular Matrix, Fibroblasts, Gene Expression Regulation, Humans, Kinetics, Molecular Sequence Data, Nuclear Proteins, Recombinant Proteins, RNA, Messenger, Transcription Factors, Transcription, Genetic, Transfection, Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha |
Abstract | Extracellular matrix (ECM) formation and remodeling are critical processes for proper morphogenesis, organogenesis, and tissue repair. The proinflammatory cytokine tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) inhibits ECM accumulation by stimulating the expression of matrix proteolytic enzymes and by downregulating the deposition of structural macromolecules such as type I collagen. Stimulation of ECM degradation has been linked to prolonged activation of jun gene expression by the cytokine. Here we demonstrate that TNF-alpha inhibits transcription of the gene coding for the alpha2 chain of type I collagen [alpha2(I) collagen] in cultured fibroblasts by stimulating the synthesis and binding of repressive CCAAT/enhancer proteins (C/EBPs) to a previously identified TNF-alpha-responsive element. This conclusion was based on the concomitant identification of C/EBPbeta and C/EBPdelta as TNF-alpha-induced factors by biochemical purification and expression library screening. It was further supported by the ability of the C/EBP-specific dominant-negative (DN) protein to block TNF-alpha inhibition of alpha2(I) collagen but not TNF-alpha stimulation of the MMP-13 protease. The DN protein also blocked TNF-alpha downregulation of the gene coding for the alpha1 chain of type I collagen. The study therefore implicates repressive C/EBPs in the TNF-alpha-induced signaling pathway that controls ECM formation and remodeling. |
DOI | 10.1128/MCB.20.3.912-918.2000 |
Alternate Journal | Mol Cell Biol |
PubMed ID | 10629048 |
PubMed Central ID | PMC85208 |
Grant List | R01 AR038648 / AR / NIAMS NIH HHS / United States R37 AR038648 / AR / NIAMS NIH HHS / United States AA12196 / AA / NIAAA NIH HHS / United States AR38648 / AR / NIAMS NIH HHS / United States |
Related Faculty:
Maurizio DiLiberto, Ph.D.