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Molecular and Cellular Biology, October 2007, p. 7273-7283, Vol. 27, No. 20
0270-7306/07/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/MCB.00025-07
Copyright © 2007, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Vaccinia-Related Kinase 2 Modulates the Stress Response to Hypoxia Mediated by TAK1{triangledown}

Sandra Blanco, Claudio Santos, and Pedro A. Lazo*

Programa de Oncología Translacional, Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular del Cáncer, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-Universidad de Salamanca, Campus Miguel de Unamuno, Salamanca E-37007, Spain

Received 5 January 2007/ Returned for modification 21 March 2007/ Accepted 7 August 2007

Hypoxia represents a major stress that requires an immediate cellular response in which different signaling pathways participate. Hypoxia induces an increase in the activity of TAK1, an atypical mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase (MAPKKK), which responds to oxidative stress by triggering cascades leading to the activation of c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK). JNK activation by hypoxia requires assembly with the JIP1 scaffold protein, which might also interact with other intracellular proteins that are less well known but that might modulate MAPK signaling. We report that TAK1 is able to form a stable complex with JIP1 and thus regulate the activation of JNK, which in turn determines the cellular stress response to hypoxia. This activation of TAK1-JIP1-JNK is suppressed by vaccinia-related kinase 2 (VRK2). VRK2A is able to interact with TAK1 by its C-terminal region, forming stable complexes. The kinase activity of VRK2 is not necessary for this interaction or the downregulation of AP1-dependent transcription. Furthermore, reduction of the endogenous VRK2 level with short hairpin RNA can increase the response induced by hypoxia, suggesting that the intracellular levels of VRK2 can determine the magnitude of this stress response.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: IBMCC-Centro de Investigación del Cáncer, CSIC-Universidad de Salamanca, Campus Miguel de Unamuno, E-37007 Salamanca, Spain. Phone: 34 923 294 804. Fax: 34 923 294 795. E-mail: plazozbi{at}usal.es

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 20 August 2007.

Molecular and Cellular Biology, October 2007, p. 7273-7283, Vol. 27, No. 20
0270-7306/07/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/MCB.00025-07
Copyright © 2007, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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