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La proteína TRADD asociada al receptor TNF 1 señala la muerte celular y la activación de NF-kappa B
1Tularik, Incorporated, South San Francisco, California 94080, USA.
Cell
|May 19, 1995
Resumen
Los investigadores descubrieron TRADD, una proteína que interactúa con el receptor 1 del TNF (TNFR1). TRADD desencadena la apoptosis inducida por el factor de necrosis tumoral (TNF) y la activación de NF-kappa B, revelando distintas vías de señalización.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Biología Molecular Biología Molecular
- La señalización celular de las células.
- Inmunología Inmunología.
Sus antecedentes:
- El factor de necrosis tumoral (TNF) provoca diversas respuestas celulares a través del receptor 1 del TNF (TNFR1).
- Comprender los mecanismos de señalización intracelular aguas abajo de TNFR1 es crucial para descifrar los resultados biológicos mediados por el TNF.
- La muerte celular programada y las respuestas inflamatorias son vías clave inducidas por el TNF.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para identificar nuevas proteínas involucradas en la señalización de TNFR1.
- Para aclarar el papel de TRADD en la mediación de la apoptosis inducida por TNF y la activación de NF-kappa B.
- Para diferenciar las vías de señalización que rigen la muerte celular y la activación de NF-kappa B aguas abajo de TNFR1.1.
Principales métodos:
- Estudios de interacción proteína-proteína para identificar la unión de TRADD al TNFR1.1.
- Sobreexpresión de TRADD y su dominio C-terminal para evaluar las consecuencias funcionales.
- Utilizando el gen crmA, un inhibidor de la enzima de conversión beta de la interleucina-1, para sondear las vías de señalización.
Principales resultados:
- Se identificó una nueva proteína de 34 kDa, TRADD, que se une específicamente al dominio de muerte intracelular de TNFR1.1.
- La sobreexpresión de TRADD indujo tanto la apoptosis mediada por TNF como la activación de NF-kappa B.
- Los 118 aminoácidos C-terminales de TRADD fueron suficientes para la interacción TNFR1 y la inducción de ambas respuestas celulares.
- La apoptosis inducida por TRADD fue suprimida por crmA, mientras que la activación de NF-kappa B no lo fue, lo que indica vías distintas.
Conclusiones:
- TRADD es un mediador clave de la señalización de TNFR1, vinculando el receptor a las vías apoptóticas y NF-kappa B.
- Las cascadas de señalización para la muerte celular programada inducida por TNF y la activación de NF-kappa B divergen aguas abajo de TRADD.
- TRADD representa un interruptor molecular crítico en la determinación del destino celular en respuesta a la estimulación del TNF.
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