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A20 inhibits NF-kappa B activation downstream of multiple Map3 kinases and interacts with the I kappa B signalosome.

A20, a TNF inducible gene, inhibits TNF- mediated apoptosis as well as NF-kappa B induced by this cytokine. Reporter assay experiments revealed that A20 is a very effective inhibitor of NF-kappa B signaling induced by TRAFs and several Map3 kinases, including NIK, MEKK1, COT, and TAK1. Similarly, the NF-kappa B inducing activity of TAX, an activator of the I kappa B kinase complex, is also abrogated by A20. Inhibition of NF-kappa B is specific as A20 has no effect on TNF-alpha- induced JNK activation. These results suggest that the molecular target of A20 is more distal to the receptor than TRAFs as previously proposed. A20 inhibits NF-kappa B-dependent transcription without a concomitant decrease in nuclear NF-kappa B DNA binding activity or nuclear translocation of p65. This apparent discrepancy between transcriptional readout and gel shift experiments is observed with a variety of stimuli, including expression of IKK beta. Therefore, in addition to the phosphorylation of I kappa B, another signal is needed for transcriptional activation of NF-kappa B. A20 inhibits this non-redundant signal. The observation that A20 associates with IKK alpha and is phosphorylated upon IKK beta co-expression may suggest that A20 interferes with some aspects of signalosome function.[1]

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  1. A20 inhibits NF-kappa B activation downstream of multiple Map3 kinases and interacts with the I kappa B signalosome. Zetoune, F.S., Murthy, A.R., Shao, Z., Hlaing, T., Zeidler, M.G., Li, Y., Vincenz, C. Cytokine (2001) [Pubmed]
 
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