Cutting edge: IL-4 induces suppressor of cytokine signaling-3 expression in B cells by a mechanism dependent on activation of p38 MAPK |
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Authors: | Canfield Stephen Lee Youngnam Schröder Andreas Rothman Paul |
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Affiliation: | Department of Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY 10032, USA. smc12@columbia.edu |
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Abstract: | The signaling cascade initiated by IL-4 is classically divisible into two major pathways: one mediated by STAT6, and the other by insulin receptor substrates-1 and -2 via activation of PI3K. In murine splenic B cells, the suppressor of cytokine signaling (SOCS)3 is inducible by IL-4 via a mechanism independent of STAT6 and PI3K. SOCS3 expression increases 9-fold within 5 h of IL-4 treatment. This induction occurs normally in B cells deficient in STAT6 and is unaffected by pretreatment with the PI3K inhibitor wortmannin, or with the ERK pathway inhibitor, PD98059. However, the IL-4 induction of SOCS3 is blocked by inhibitors of either the JNK or p38 MAPK pathways (SP600125 and SB203580, respectively). Direct examination of these pathways reveals rapid, IL-4-directed activation of p38 MAPK, uncovering a previously unappreciated pathway mediating IL-4 signal transduction. |
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