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B Pathway by Shp-2 Tyrosine Phosphatase in Mediating the Induction of Interleukin (IL)-6 by IL-1 or Tumor Necrosis Factor
Correspondence to: Gen-Sheng Feng, The Burnham Institute, 10901 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla, CA 92037. Tel:858-713-6265 Fax:858-713-6274 E-mail:gfeng{at}burnham.org.
Shp-2, a src homology (SH)2-containing phosphotyrosine phosphatase, appears to be involved in cytoplasmic signaling downstream of a variety of cell surface receptors, although the mechanism is unclear. Here, we have determined a role of Shp-2 in the cytokine circuit for inflammatory and immune responses. Production of interleukin (IL)-6 in response to IL-1
or tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-
was nearly abolished in homozygous mutant (Shp-2-/-) fibroblast cells. The targeted Shp-2 mutation has no significant effect on the activation of the three types of mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinases, extracellular signal-regulated kinase (Erk), c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase (Jnk), and p38, by IL-1/TNF, indicating that Shp-2 does not work through MAP kinase pathways in mediating IL-1/TNF-induced IL-6 synthesis. In contrast, IL-1/TNF-stimulated nuclear factor (NF)-
B DNA binding activity and inhibitor of
B (I
B) phosphorylation was dramatically decreased in Shp-2-/- cells, while the expression and activity of NF-
Binducing kinase (NIK), Akt, and I
B kinase (IKK) were not changed. Reintroduction of a wild-type Shp-2 protein into Shp-2-/- cells rescued NF-
B activation and IL-6 production in response to IL-1/TNF stimulation. Furthermore, Shp-2 tyrosine phosphatase was detected in complexes with IKK as well as with IL-1 receptor. Thus, this SH2-containing enzyme is an important cytoplasmic factor required for efficient NF-
B activation. These results elucidate a novel mechanism of Shp-2 in cytokine signaling by specifically modulating the NF-
B pathway in a MAP kinaseindependent fashion.
Key Words: tyrosine phosphatase, IL-1, IL-6, TNF, Shp-2
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