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ArticleThe Journal of allergy and clinical immunology2008

Posttranscriptional regulation of IL-13 in T cells: role of the RNA-binding protein HuR.

Vincenzo Casolaro, Xi Fang, Brian Tancowny, Jinshui Fan, Fan Wu, Subramanya Srikantan, S Yukiko Asaki, Umberto De Fanis, Shau-Ku Huang, Myriam Gorospe and 2 more

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Article in The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 45 papers.

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45 citing papers in PubMed, 69 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Vincenzo CasolaroJohns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Xi Fang
Brian Tancowny
Jinshui Fan
Fan Wu
Subramanya Srikantan
S Yukiko Asaki
Umberto De Fanis
Shau-Ku Huang
Myriam Gorospe
Ulus X Atasoy
Cristiana Stellato
Johns Hopkins University · USJohns Hopkins Medicine · USInstitute of Aging · CAUniversity of Missouri · US

Funding

RNA-binding Protein HuR in Allergic InflammationR01AI060990 · NIAID · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI STELLATO, CRISTIANA · 2005 to 2009
$2.2M
Post-transcriptional Regulation Of Proliferative and Stress Response GenesZ01AG000511 · NIA · NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING · PI GOROSPE, MYRIAM NONE · 1998 to 2008
$1.6M
Regulation of Il-4 in Cells Involved in Allergic DiseaseR01AI041463 · NIAID · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI CASOLARO, VINCENZO · 2003 to 2007
$1.4M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI041463NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI060990
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIL-13, a critical cytokine in allergy, is regulated by as-yet-elusive mechanisms.

objectiveWe investigated IL-13 posttranscriptional regulation by HuR, a protein associating with adenylate-uridylate-rich elements in the 3' untranslated regions (UTRs) of mRNA, promoting mRNA stability and translation.

methodsIL-13 mRNA decay was monitored in human T(H)2-skewed cells by using the transcriptional inhibitor actinomycin D. The IL-13 3'UTR was subcloned into an inducible beta-globin reporter transiently expressed in H2 cells in the absence or presence of overexpressed HuR. Association of HuR with IL-13 mRNA was detected by means of immunoprecipitation of ribonucleoprotein complexes and a biotin pull-down assay. The effects of HuR transient overexpression and silencing on IL-13 expression were investigated.

resultsIL-13 mRNA half-life increased significantly in restimulated T(H)2-skewed cells compared with baseline values. Decay of beta-globin mRNA was significantly faster in H2 cells transfected with the IL-13 3'UTR-containing plasmid than in those carrying a control vector. HuR overexpression increased the beta-globin IL-13 3'UTR reporter half-life. Significant enrichment of IL-13 mRNA was produced by means of immunoprecipitation of Jurkat cell ribonucleoprotein complexes with anti-HuR. HuR binding to the IL-13 3'UTR was confirmed by means of pull-down assay of biotin-labeled RNA probes spanning the IL-13 3'UTR. Two-dimensional Western blot analysis showed stimulus-induced posttranslational modification of HuR. In Jurkat cells mitogen-induced IL-13 mRNA was significantly affected by HuR overexpression and silencing.

conclusionsMitogen-induced IL-13 expression involves changes in transcript turnover and a change in phosphorylation of HuR and its association with the mRNA 3'UTR.

Indexed as

3' Untranslated RegionsAntigens, SurfaceBase SequenceCell Line, TumorCells, CulturedELAV-Like Protein 1ELAV ProteinsHumansInterleukin-13Jurkat CellsLymphocyte ActivationMolecular Sequence DataMonensinRNA-Binding ProteinsRNA, MessengerRNA Processing, Post-Transcriptional3' Untranslated RegionsAntigens, SurfaceELAVL1 protein, humanELAV-Like Protein 1ELAV ProteinsInterleukin-13MonensinRNA-Binding ProteinsRNA, MessengerTetradecanoylphorbol Acetate

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PMID18279945
PMCPMC2666917
OpenAlexW1997272400

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