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1 Department of Immunology, and 2 Department of Dermatology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-4-3 Asahi-machi, Abeno-ku, Osaka 545-8585, Japan
A STAT3 (signal transducer and activator of transcription 3)- and a MEK/Erk-mediated signal can be activated by cytokines, including IL-6 (interleukin-6), PDGF, and EGF. Recently, STAT3 and an ERK-signal were shown to co-operatively activate the c-fos gene. Activation of a truncated form of the IL-6 receptor subunit, gp130, that had only one YXXQ motif, induced both c-Fos and JunB in NIH3T3 cells through STAT3 without an apparent increase in the AP-1 (activator protein-1) activity. In contrast, concomitant stimulation of the STAT3 signal and a MEK/Erk-signal markedly increased AP-1 activity with enhanced c-Fos expression. Surprisingly, the c-Fos induced by the YXXQ-signal alone was localized to the cytoplasm, from which it translocated into the nucleus following TPA (12-O-tetradecanoyl-phorbol 13-acetate) treatment in a MEK/Erk-dependent manner. c-Fos that was expressed from a constitutive promoter localized to the nucleus and did not move into the cytoplasm in response to the YXXQ-signal. Rather, the YXXQ-signal was required during c-Fos production for it to be retained in the cytoplasm. Thus, the YXXQ-signal induces c-Fos expression through STAT3 and anchors the new c-Fos in the cytoplasm. In addition, the YXXQ-signal and an Erk signal co-operatively cause c-Fos activation in the nucleus.
These two authors contributed equally.
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