ArticleCellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS2021
TRAF6-mediated ubiquitination of MST1/STK4 attenuates the TLR4-NF-κB signaling pathway in macrophages.
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- Molecular Mechanism of TRAF6 in Malignant Proliferation of Human NK/T Cell Lymphoma Cell HANK1.Mediterranean journal of hematology and infectious diseases · 2025Article
- Hippo signaling pathway in polycystic ovary syndrome.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2025Review
- Macrophage MST1 protects against schistosomiasis-induced liver fibrosis by promoting the PPARγ-CD36 pathway and suppressing NF-κB signaling.PLoS pathogens · 2024Article
- Inactivation of MST1/2 Controls Macrophage Polarization to Affect Macrophage-Related Disease via YAP and Non-YAP Mechanisms.International journal of biological sciences · 2024Article
- MST1/2 in inflammation and immunity.Cell adhesion & migration · 2023Review
- The hippo kinases MST1/2 in cardiovascular and metabolic diseases: A promising therapeutic target option for pharmacotherapy.Acta pharmaceutica Sinica. B · 2023Review
- Network pharmacology analysis and experimental study strategy reveals the potential mechanism of puerarin against rotavirus.Annals of translational medicine · 2022Article
- Alkaloid leonurine exerts anti-inflammatory effects via modulating MST1 expression in trophoblast cells.Immunity, inflammation and disease · 2021Article
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Abstract
Pattern-recognition receptors including Toll-like receptors (TLRs) recognize invading pathogens and trigger an immune response in mammals. Here we show that mammalian ste20-like kinase 1/serine/threonine kinase 4 (MST1/STK4) functions as a negative regulator of lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced activation of the TLR4-NF-κB signaling pathway associated with inflammation. Myeloid-specific genetic ablation of MST1/STK4 increased the susceptibility of mice to LPS-induced septic shock. Ablation of MST1/STK4 also enhanced NF-κB activation triggered by LPS in bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMDMs), leading to increased production of proinflammatory cytokines by these cells. Furthermore, MST1/STK4 inhibited TRAF6 autoubiquitination as well as TRAF6-mediated downstream signaling induced by LPS. In addition, we found that TRAF6 mediates the LPS-induced activation of MST1/STK4 by catalyzing its ubiquitination, resulting in negative feedback regulation by MST1/STK4 of the LPS-induced pathway leading to cytokine production in macrophages. Together, our findings suggest that MST1/STK4 functions as a negative modulator of the LPS-induced NF-κB signaling pathway during macrophage activation.
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