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. 1996 Sep 2;15(17):4682-90.

Inhibition of NF-kappaB/Rel induces apoptosis of murine B cells

M Wu  1 , H Lee, R E Bellas, S L Schauer, M Arsura, D Katz, M J FitzGerald, T L Rothstein, D H Sherr, G E Sonenshein
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Inhibition of NF-kappaB/Rel induces apoptosis of murine B cells

M Wu et al. EMBO J. .

Abstract

Apoptosis of the WEHI 231 immature B cell lymphoma line following membrane interaction with an antibody against the surface IgM chains (anti-IgM) is preceded by dramatic changes in Nuclear Factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB)/ Rel binding activities. An early transient increase in NF-kappaB/Rel binding is followed by a significant decrease in intensity below basal levels. Here we have explored the role of these changes in Rel-related factors in B cell apoptosis. Treatment of WEH1 231 cells with N-tosyl-L-phenylalanine chloromethyl ketone (TPCK), a protease inhibitor which prevents degradation of the inhibitor of NF-kappaB (IkappaB)-alpha, or with low doses of pyrrolidinedithiocarbamate (PDTC) selectively inhibited NF-kappaB/Rel factor binding and induced apoptosis. Bcl-XL expression protected WEHI 231 cells from apoptosis induced by these agents. Microinjection of WEHI 231 cells with either IkappaB-alpha-GST protein or a c-Rel affinity-purified antibody induced apoptosis. Ectopic c-Rel expression ablated apoptosis induced by TPCK or anti-IgM. Treatment of BALENLM 17 and A20 B lymphoma cells or normal murine splenic B lymphocytes with either TPCK or PDTC also resulted in apoptosis. These findings indicate that the drop in NF-kappaB/Rel binding following anti-IgM treatment activates apoptosis of WEHI 231 cells; furthermore, they implicate the NF-kappaB/Rel family in control of apoptosis of normal and transformed B cells.

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