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Chapter 2<br />

Table 1| Summary of the kinases activated by TRAIL in different tumor types. The functional conesquences<br />

of activation being either pro-apoptotic, pro-survival, proliferative or migratory are indicated.<br />

Kinase Tumor type Response Reference<br />

IĸB/ NF-ĸB leukemia, neuroblastoma,<br />

pancreatic, mantle cell lymphoma,<br />

NSCLC<br />

pro-survival [47-51]<br />

glioma<br />

pro-apoptotic [52]<br />

JNK<br />

lymphoid, cholangiocarcinoma pro-apoptotic [56;60;124]<br />

hepatocellular carcinoma<br />

pro-survival [63]<br />

short JNK1 colon<br />

pro-survival [65]<br />

long JNK1 colon<br />

pro-apoptotic [65]<br />

p38 ovarian<br />

pro-apoptotic [66]<br />

prostate, breast<br />

pro-survival [68;69]<br />

ERK colon, SCLC, melanoma, glioma proliferative [71-74]<br />

TAK1 prostate, ovarian pro-survival [68;77]<br />

PKC<br />

pancreatic<br />

pro-survival [79]<br />

δ,ε,η melanoma, breast<br />

pro-survival [80;81]<br />

α,β,γ NSCLC<br />

pro-apoptotic [24]<br />

PI3K/Akt leukaemia, ovarian, breast,<br />

NSCLC, prostate<br />

pro-survival [85;89-91]<br />

Src prostate, NSCLC, hepatic, breast Migratory/invasive<br />

and pro-survival<br />

[88;90;94;95]<br />

MITOGEN‐AC<strong>TI</strong>VATED PROTEIN KINASES (MAPKs) IN TRAIL‐SIGNALING<br />

MAPKs are enzymes that control important physiological processes, such as gene<br />

expression, motility, metabolism, mitosis, and programmed cell <strong>death</strong>. In mammals six<br />

distinct groups of MAPKs have been characterized, extracellular regulated kinases<br />

(ERK1/2), Jun NH2 terminal kinases (JNK1/2/3), p38 (p38 α/β/γ/δ), ERK7/8, ERK3/4 and<br />

ERK5 [54]. TRAIL can activate JNK, p38 and ERK1/2 in several cancer cell lines with dual<br />

effects but mostly contributing to cell proliferation and pro‐survival signalling, as outlined<br />

further below.<br />

c‐Jun N‐terminal kinases (JNKs)<br />

The JNKs are stress‐activated members of the MAP kinase family that can be activated by<br />

TRAIL via both caspase‐dependent and ‐independent mechanisms in a cell type‐specific<br />

way [55]. FADD appeared to be dispensable <strong>for</strong> JNK activation. In lymphoid cells, JNK<br />

pathway activation by TRAIL contributed to apoptosis activation [56]. JNK activation<br />

involved a TRAF2‐MEKK1‐MKK4‐dependent signaling pathway in human embryonic kidney<br />

293 cells [57] and required RIP1 in prostate cancer cells [58]. Both TRAF2 and RIP1 were<br />

detected in the secondary complex and were required <strong>for</strong> JNK activation in fibrosarcoma<br />

cells [38]. JNK activation results in phosphorylation of its well‐known target the<br />

transcription factor c‐Jun/ AP1, but can also directly phosphorylate the pro‐apoptotic Bcl‐<br />

2 family member Bim in hepatocytes, thereby stabilizing the protein and facilitating<br />

mitochondrial apoptosis [59]. A role <strong>for</strong> JNK and Bim has also been found in the activation<br />

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