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NF-B Links CO2 Sensing to Innate Immunity and Inflammation in Mammalian Cells
Date Issued
2010-09-03
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Abstract
Molecular O2 and CO2 are the primary substrate and product of aerobic metabolism, respectively. Levels of these physiologic gases in the cell microenvironment vary dramatically both in health and in diseases, such as chronic inflammation, ischemia, and cancer, in which metabolism is significantly altered. The identification of the hypoxia-inducible factor led to the discovery of an ancient and direct link between tissue O2 and gene transcription. In this study, we demonstrate that mammalian cells (mouse embryonic fibroblasts and others) also sense changes in local CO2 levels, leading to altered gene expression via the NF-κB pathway. IKKα, a central regulatory component of NF-κB, rapidly and reversibly translocates to the nucleus in response to elevated CO2. This response is independent of hypoxia-inducible factor hydroxylases, extracellular and intracellular pH, and pathways that mediate acute CO2-sensing in nematodes and flies and leads to attenuation of bacterial LPS-induced gene expression. These results suggest the existence of a molecular CO2 sensor in mammalian cells that is linked to the regulation of genes involved in innate immunity and inflammation.
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SFI & HRB
Type of Material
Journal Article
Publisher
The American Association of Immunologists
Journal
The Journal of Immunology
Volume
185
Issue
7
Start Page
4439
End Page
4445
Copyright (Published Version)
2010 The American Association of Immunologists
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Language
English
Status of Item
Peer reviewed
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