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ATM Is Required for IκB Kinase (IKK) Activation in Response to DNA Double Strand Breaks

2001; Elsevier BV; Volume: 276; Issue: 12 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1074/jbc.m009809200

1083-351X

Nanxin Li, Sharon Banin, Honghai Ouyang, Gloria C. Li, Gilles Courtois, Yosef Shiloh, Michael Karin, Galit Rotman,

Cancer-related Molecular Pathways

Following challenge with proinflammatory stimuli or generation of DNA double strand breaks (DSBs), transcription factor NF-kappaB translocates from the cytoplasm to the nucleus to activate expression of target genes. In addition, NF-kappaB plays a key role in protecting cells from proapoptotic stimuli, including DSBs. Patients suffering from the genetic disorder ataxia-telangiectasia, caused by mutations in the ATM gene, are highly sensitive to inducers of DSBs, such as ionizing radiation. Similar hypersensitivity is displayed by cell lines derived from ataxia-telangiectasia patients or Atm knockout mice. The ATM protein, a member of the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)-like family, is a multifunctional protein kinase whose activity is stimulated by DSBs. As both ATM and NF-kappaB deficiencies result in increased sensitivity to DSBs, we examined the role of ATM in NF-kappaB activation. We report that ATM is essential for NF-kappaB activation in response to DSBs but not proinflammatory stimuli, and this activity is mediated via the IkappaB kinase complex. DNA-dependent protein kinase, another member of the PI3K-like family, PI3K itself, and c-Abl, a nuclear tyrosine kinase, are not required for this response.