First Author | Su TT | Year | 2002 |
Journal | Nat Immunol | Volume | 3 |
Issue | 8 | Pages | 780-6 |
PubMed ID | 12118249 | Mgi Jnum | J:109151 |
Mgi Id | MGI:3626015 | Doi | 10.1038/ni823 |
Citation | Su TT, et al. (2002) PKC-beta controls I kappa B kinase lipid raft recruitment and activation in response to BCR signaling. Nat Immunol 3(8):780-6 |
abstractText | NF-kappa B signaling is required for the maintenance of normal B lymphocytes, whereas dysregulated NF-kappa B activation contributes to B cell lymphomas. The events that regulate NF-kappa B signaling in B lymphocytes are poorly defined. Here, we demonstrate that PKC-beta is specifically required for B cell receptor (BCR)-mediated NF-kappa B activation. B cells from protein kinase C-beta (PKC-beta)-deficient mice failed to recruit the I kappa B kinase (IKK) complex into lipid rafts, activate IKK, degrade I kappa B or up-regulate NF-kappa B-dependent survival signals. Inhibition of PKC-beta promoted cell death in B lymphomas characterized by exaggerated NF-kappa B activity. Together, these data define an essential role for PKC-beta in BCR survival signaling and highlight PKC-beta as a key therapeutic target for B-lineage malignancies. |