Induction of Raf kinase inhibitor protein contributes to macrophage differentiation

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• 作者：Marion M. Schuierer ; Ursula Heilmeier ; Alfred Boettcher ; Peter Ugocsai ; Anja K. Bosserhoff ; Gerd Schmitz and Thomas Langmann
• 关键词：Gene expression ; Raf kinase inhibitor protein ; Macrophage differentiation ; NFκ ; B ; Scavenger receptors ; THP-1 cells
• 刊名：Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
• 出版年：2006
• 出版时间：21 April 2006
• 年：2006
• 卷：342
• 期：4
• 页码：1083-1087
• 全文大小：157 K

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Differential gene expression analysis of human blood monocytes has identified the Raf kinase inhibitor protein (RKIP) as a continuously upregulated gene in macrophage and dendritic cell maturation. Using realtime RT-PCR and Western blot analysis we were able to confirm the initial DNA-microarray findings of RKIP induction on mRNA and protein levels. RKIP upregulation in primary cells and overexpression in THP-1 cells did not alter ERK activity but strongly reduced the amount of the NFκB subunit p65 in the nucleus. mRNA levels and cell surface expression of maturation markers including the integrin CD11c and the scavenger receptor CD36 were significantly increased in RKIP transfected THP-1 cells. Our data show for the first time that RKIP is upregulated during macrophage and dendritic cell differentiation on mRNA and protein levels and we conclude that RKIP contributes to the monocytic differentiation process via inhibition of the NFκB signaling cascade independent from the canonical Ras/Raf/MEK/ERK pathway.