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ArticleCell communication and signaling : CCS2025

RNA polymerase II subunit 5-mediating protein limits TLR4-induced innate immune activation in macrophages by inhibiting IKKβ/NF-κB signaling during sepsis.

Shu-Jie Pang, Tian-Yi Jiang, Nai-Guo Wang, Xiao-Wen Cui, Hui Wang, Yu-Fei Pan, Ning Yang, Li-Wei Dong

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Article in Cell communication and signaling : CCS, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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  3. Macrophage RNA polymerase II subunit 5-mediating protein deficiency exacerbates kidney inflammation and fibrosis.Inflammation research : official journal of the European Histamine Research Society ... [et al.] · 2026
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Shu-Jie Pang *Department of Surgery, Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, the Naval Medical University, 700 Moyu Road, Shanghai, 201805, Shanghai, China.
Tian-Yi Jiang *International Cooperation Laboratory on Signal Transduction, Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Institute, the Naval Medical University, Shanghai, 200438, China. jiangtianyi@smmu.edu.cn.
Nai-Guo Wang *Department of Spinal Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, 250021, Shandong, China.
Xiao-Wen Cui *National Center for Liver Cancer, 366 Qianju Road, Shanghai, 201805, China.
Hui WangDepartment of Liver Medicine, Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, the Naval Medical University, Shanghai, 201805, China.
Yu-Fei PanInternational Cooperation Laboratory on Signal Transduction, Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Institute, the Naval Medical University, Shanghai, 200438, China.
Ning YangDepartment of Surgery, Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, the Naval Medical University, 700 Moyu Road, Shanghai, 201805, Shanghai, China. lancet00@163.com.
Li-Wei DongInternational Cooperation Laboratory on Signal Transduction, Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Institute, the Naval Medical University, Shanghai, 200438, China. dlw@smmu.edu.cn.

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 32270814National Natural Science Foundation of China 82403719the Shanghai Rising-Star Program 24QA2711800the special clinic project of Shanghai 20234Y0264
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundNuclear factor κB (NF-κB) activity is a central component of inflammatory and innate immune responses, which plays a crucial role in sepsis. The inhibition of NF-κB signaling and the IκB kinase (IKK) complex is important for understanding the control of innate immunity and regulating the progress of sepsis.

methodsWe constructed transgenic mouse strains (Rmp

resultsWe identified RNA polymerase II subunit 5 (RPB5)-mediating protein (RMP) as an inhibitor of the IKK complex, which thus inhibited NF-κB signaling in macrophages. In resting macrophages, RMP was directly bound to the kinase domain of IKKβ and inhibited its activity by recruiting protein phosphatase 2 A (PP2A) to the IKK complex. When mouse macrophages were treated with LPS, a Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) agonist that stimulates NF-κB signaling, RMP was phosphorylated by IKKβ at Ser

conclusionsRMP inhibits TLR4-induced NF-κB activation and exerts homeostatic control of innate immunity, and may be promising as a therapeutic target in the limiting of NF-κB signaling and attenuating sepsis-related damage.

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I-kappa B KinaseImmunity, InnateMacrophagesNF-kappa BRNA Polymerase IISepsisSignal TransductionToll-Like Receptor 4AnimalsLipopolysaccharidesMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicI-kappa B KinaseLipopolysaccharidesNF-kappa BRNA Polymerase IIToll-Like Receptor 4IκB kinase β (IKKβ)MacrophageNF-κBProtein phosphatase 2A (PP2A)RNA polymerase II subunit 5-mediating protein (RMP)Sepsis

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PMID40495190
PMCPMC12150503

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