Transforming growth factor beta (TGFbeta) is prototypic of a family of cytokines with immunoregulatory properties that are critical to the maintenance of normal immunological homeostasis. Targeted disruption of the TGFbeta gene in mice results in a phenotype characterized as a progressive multifocal inflammatory process typical of autoimmune disease with increased circulating autoantibodies and immune complex deposition, increased expression of both classes of MHC antigens, and increased numbers of circulating immature neutrophils and lymphocytes. The inflammatory response in the TGFbeta-knockout is lymphocyte mediated demonstrating the vital role of TGFbeta in regulating lymphocyte proliferation and activation, which contribute to the maintenance of self tolerance. In this proposal we wish to determine the molecular mechanism by which TGFbeta induces apoptosis in immature B cells thus resulting in clonal deletion and maintenance of self tolerance. We hypothesize that there are distinct intracellular domains of either a homo and/or heteromeric TGFbeta receptor complex which mediate apoptosis in the WEHI-231 B lymphocyte cells. We also propose that a distinct and previously unidentified caspase protease(s) is responsible for mediating the apoptotic actions of TGFbeta. It is the goal of this application to determine the type of TGFbeta-receptor complex and the intracellular regions of this complex necessary for TGFbeta-induced apoptosis in WEHI-231 cells. We also propose to isolate and characterize the caspase protease(s) which is activated by TGFbeta in these cells.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Type
Research Project (R01)
Project #
5R01CA080095-02
Application #
6124670
Study Section
Metabolic Pathology Study Section (MEP)
Program Officer
Finerty, John F
Project Start
1998-12-10
Project End
2003-11-30
Budget Start
1999-12-01
Budget End
2000-11-30
Support Year
2
Fiscal Year
2000
Total Cost
$208,388
Indirect Cost
Name
Cleveland Clinic Lerner
Department
Type
DUNS #
017730458
City
Cleveland
State
OH
Country
United States
Zip Code
44195
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Ramesh, Sneha; Wildey, Gary M; Howe, Philip H (2009) Transforming growth factor beta (TGFbeta)-induced apoptosis: the rise & fall of Bim. Cell Cycle 8:11-7
Wildey, Gary M; Howe, Philip H (2009) Runx1 is a co-activator with FOXO3 to mediate transforming growth factor beta (TGFbeta)-induced Bim transcription in hepatic cells. J Biol Chem 284:20227-39
Ramesh, Sneha; Qi, Xiao-Jun; Wildey, Gary M et al. (2008) TGF beta-mediated BIM expression and apoptosis are regulated through SMAD3-dependent expression of the MAPK phosphatase MKP2. EMBO Rep 9:990-7
Jiang, Y; Prunier, C; Howe, P H (2008) The inhibitory effects of Disabled-2 (Dab2) on Wnt signaling are mediated through Axin. Oncogene 27:1865-75
Qi, Xiao-Jun; Wildey, Gary M; Howe, Philip H (2006) Evidence that Ser87 of BimEL is phosphorylated by Akt and regulates BimEL apoptotic function. J Biol Chem 281:813-23
Prunier, Celine; Howe, Philip H (2005) Disabled-2 (Dab2) is required for transforming growth factor beta-induced epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT). J Biol Chem 280:17540-8

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