The transcription factor cMaf is targeted by mTOR, and regulates the inflammatory response via the TLR4 signaling pathway

  • Authors:
    • Yan Wang
    • Caifu Luan
    • Guili Zhang
    • Chengming Sun
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  • Published online on: February 23, 2018     https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.2018.3510
  • Pages: 2935-2942
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Abstract

cMaf is a leucine-zipper transcription factor that is involved in cell differentiation, oncogenic transformation, and human diseases; however, the functions of cMaf in inflammatory responses in macrophages are still not fully understood. Western blot analysis showed that cMaf expression was induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) stimulation in mouse macrophages. An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was performed to detect the level of expression of inflammatory cytokines after knockdown of cMaf expression in macrophages using a small interfering RNA (siRNA). Signaling pathway inhibitor analyses indicated that extracellular signal-related kinase and phosphoinositide 3-kinase contribute to mammalian target of rapamycin phosphorylation (mTOR), which controls cMaf expression at the translational level by regulating the expression of eIF4E-binding protein 1 and S6 ribosomal kinase 1 in response to Toll-like receptor 4 signaling. Histopathological findings of the lung and a survival analysis showed that mice transplanted with cMaf-knockdown macrophages were more susceptible to LPS challenge. Taken together, our study revealed that the control of cMaf expression at the translational level by mTOR regulated the expression of inflammatory genes in response to LPS challenge. Moreover, cMaf protected mice from septic shock indicating that cMaf may improve host fitness, thereby enabling the survival of certain infectious diseases.
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Wang Y, Luan C, Zhang G and Sun C: The transcription factor cMaf is targeted by mTOR, and regulates the inflammatory response via the TLR4 signaling pathway. Int J Mol Med 41: 2935-2942, 2018
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Wang, Y., Luan, C., Zhang, G., & Sun, C. (2018). The transcription factor cMaf is targeted by mTOR, and regulates the inflammatory response via the TLR4 signaling pathway. International Journal of Molecular Medicine, 41, 2935-2942. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.2018.3510
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Wang, Y., Luan, C., Zhang, G., Sun, C."The transcription factor cMaf is targeted by mTOR, and regulates the inflammatory response via the TLR4 signaling pathway". International Journal of Molecular Medicine 41.5 (2018): 2935-2942.
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Wang, Y., Luan, C., Zhang, G., Sun, C."The transcription factor cMaf is targeted by mTOR, and regulates the inflammatory response via the TLR4 signaling pathway". International Journal of Molecular Medicine 41, no. 5 (2018): 2935-2942. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.2018.3510