分子醫學研究所LEE, SHENG-CHUNGSHENG-CHUNGLEE2008-12-292018-07-092008-12-292018-07-092003http://ntur.lib.ntu.edu.tw//handle/246246/95074C/EBPbeta, a member of the CCAAT/enhancer binding protein (C /EBP) family , is one of the key transcription factors responsible for the induction of a wide array of genes, some of which play important roles in innate immunity, inflammatory response, adipocyte and myeloid cell differentiation, and the acute phase response. Three C/ EBPbeta isoforms ( i.e. LAP*, LAP, and LIP) were known to arise from differential translation initiation and display different functions in gene regulation. C/EBPbeta is known to induce interleukin (IL)-6 gene when P388D1 cells are treated with lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Exactly how the transcriptional activities of C/EBPbeta isoforms are involved in the regulation of the IL-6 gene remains unclear. Here we report that LPS-induced expression of IL-6 gene in P388D1 cells is mediated by a redox switch-activated LAP*. The intramolecular disulfide bonds of LAP* and LAP have been determined. Among the cysteine residues, amino acid 11 (Cys (11)) of LAP* plays key roles for determining the overall intramolecular disulfide bonds that form the basis for redox switch regulation. The DNA binding activity and transcriptional activity of LAP* are enhanced under reducing condition. LAP and LIP, lacking 21 and 151 amino acids, respectively, in the N- terminal region, are not regulated in a similar redox-responsive manner. Our results indicate that LAP* is the primary isoform of C/EBPbeta that regulates , through a redox switch, the LPS-induced expression of the IL-6 gene.en-USDNA-BINDING ACTIVITYMONOCYTE CHEMOATTRACTANT PROTEIN-1TRANSCRIPTIONAL INHIBITORY PROTEINNF-KAPPA-BOXIDATIVE STRESSNUCLEAR FACTOR