c-FLIPp43 induces activation of the nuclear factor‑κB signaling pathway in a dose-dependent manner in the A375 melanoma cell line

Mol Med Rep. 2014 Sep;10(3):1438-42. doi: 10.3892/mmr.2014.2364. Epub 2014 Jul 7.

Abstract

In order to investigate the role of c‑FLIPp43 in the regulation of the nuclear factor (NF)‑κB signaling pathway in melanoma cell lines, a eukaryotic expression vector for c‑FLIPp43 was constructed with the pCMV‑Tag2B plasmid. The monoclonal A375 cells with stable expression of c‑FLIPp43 were obtained by G418 selection and were identified with western blot analysis. The protein level of NF‑κBp65 in the A375 cell line with stable expression of c‑FLIPp43 was examined by western blot analysis. The translocation of NF‑κBp65 was examined using immunofluorescence. The A375 cell lines were transfected with the pCMV‑Tag2B‑cFLIPp43 vector at different doses and the activation of the NF‑κB signaling pathway was examined by the dual‑luciferase reporter assay system. The stable expression of c‑FLIPp43 in the A375 cell lines transfected with the pCMV‑Tag2B‑cFLIPp43 vector increased the protein level of NF‑κBp65 compared with in the A375 cell lines transfected with the empty vector. Transfection of the cells using the pCMV‑Tag2B‑cFLIPp43 vector increased the amount of NF‑κBp65 in the nucleus in a dose‑dependent manner. In conclusion, the transfection of the c‑FLIPp43 expression vector induces the protein expression of NF‑κBp65 and promotes the activation of the NF‑κB signaling pathway in the A375 melanoma cell line.

MeSH terms

  • CASP8 and FADD-Like Apoptosis Regulating Protein / genetics
  • CASP8 and FADD-Like Apoptosis Regulating Protein / metabolism*
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cell Nucleus / drug effects
  • Cell Nucleus / metabolism
  • Cloning, Molecular
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Humans
  • Melanoma / genetics
  • Signal Transduction*
  • Transcription Factor RelA / genetics
  • Transcription Factor RelA / metabolism*
  • Transcriptome
  • Transfection

Substances

  • CASP8 and FADD-Like Apoptosis Regulating Protein
  • CFLAR protein, human
  • RELA protein, human
  • Transcription Factor RelA