IkappaB kinase beta-induced phosphorylation of CARMA1 contributes to CARMA1 Bcl10 MALT1 complex formation in B cells

J Exp Med. 2007 Dec 24;204(13):3285-93. doi: 10.1084/jem.20070379. Epub 2007 Dec 17.

Abstract

Protein kinase C (PKC) beta has been reported (Shinohara, H., T. Yasuda, Y. Aiba, H. Sanjo, M. Hamadate, H. Watarai, H. Sakurai, and T. Kurosaki. 2005. J. Exp. Med. 202:1423-1431; Sommer, K., B. Guo, J.L. Pomerantz, A.D. Bandaranayake, M.E. Moreno-Garcia, Y.L. Ovechkina, and D.J. Rawlings. 2005. Immunity. 23:561-574) to play a crucial role in B cell receptor (BCR)-mediated IkappaB kinase (IKK) activation through phosphorylation of caspase recruitment domain 11, Bimp3 (CARMA1). However, it remains unclear whether this PKCbeta-mediated phosphorylation accounts fully for the activation status of CARMA1, because involvement of other kinases, such as phosphoinositide 3-kinase-dependent kinase 1, has also been suggested. We show that PKCbeta mediates phosphorylation of CARMA1 on Ser668, which in turn is essential for BCR-mediated CARMA1-Bcl10-mucosal-associated lymphoid tissue 1 (MALT1) association and subsequent IKK activation. Our analyses also demonstrate that the downstream kinase IKKbeta contributes to facilitating formation of the complex CARMA1-Bcl10-MALT1 by mediating phosphorylation of CARMA1. Hence, our data suggest that PKCbeta is crucial for initial activation of IKK. The activated IKKbeta does not merely function as an effector enzyme but also modifies the upstream signaling complex through a feedback mechanism, thereby optimizing the strength and duration of the nuclear factor kappaB signal.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing / metabolism*
  • Animals
  • Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins / metabolism*
  • B-Cell CLL-Lymphoma 10 Protein
  • B-Lymphocytes / metabolism
  • CARD Signaling Adaptor Proteins / metabolism
  • Caspases / metabolism*
  • Cell Line
  • Chickens
  • Gene Deletion
  • Humans
  • I-kappa B Kinase / metabolism*
  • Immunoprecipitation
  • Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue Lymphoma Translocation 1 Protein
  • Neoplasm Proteins / metabolism
  • Phosphorylation
  • Protein Binding
  • Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / metabolism
  • Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Acetyl-Transferring Kinase
  • Transfection

Substances

  • Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing
  • Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins
  • B-Cell CLL-Lymphoma 10 Protein
  • Bcl10 protein, mouse
  • CARD Signaling Adaptor Proteins
  • Card11 protein, mouse
  • Neoplasm Proteins
  • Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Acetyl-Transferring Kinase
  • Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases
  • I-kappa B Kinase
  • Caspases
  • Malt1 protein, mouse
  • Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue Lymphoma Translocation 1 Protein