Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2052567 | FEBS Letters | 2005 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Little is known about the regulation of signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT) stability. Here the osmolarity-dependence of STAT3 stability, ubiquitination, Tyr705 phosphorylation, STAT3 transactivation and γ-fibrinogen (γ-FBG) expression was studied in hepatoma cells. Hyper-osmolarity accelerated STAT3 degradation which was prevented by proteasome inhibitors. Hypo-osmolarity stabilized STAT3, most likely due to a decrease in STAT3 ubiquitination. Accordingly, STAT3 Tyr705 phosphorylation, α2-macroglobulin promoter activity and γ-FBG expression were osmosensitive. Modulation of STAT3 stability may contribute to a hydration dependence of acute phase protein expression.
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Authors
Mohammad Reza Lornejad-Schäfer, Ute Albrecht, Diana Poppek, Thor Gehrmann, Tilman Grune, Johannes G. Bode, Dieter Häussinger, Freimut Schliess,