JNK, by phosphorylation, modifies the activity of numerous proteins that reside at the mitochondria or act in the nucleus. Downstream molecules that are activated by JNK include c-Jun, ATF2, ELK1, SMAD4, p53 and HSF1. The downstream molecules that are inhibited by JNK activation include NFAT4, NFATC1 and STAT3. By activating and inhibiting other small molecules in this way, JNK activity regulates several important cellular functions including cell growth, differentiation, survival and apoptosis.
The packaging of eukaryotic DNA into chromatin presents a barrier to all DNA-based processes that require recruitment of enzymes to their sites of action. To allow repair of double-strand breaks in DNA, the chromatin must be remodeled. Chromatin relaxation occurs rapidly at the site of a DNA damage. In one of the earliest steps, JNK phosphorylates SIRT6 on serine 10 in response to double-strand breaks (DSBs) or other DNA damage, and this step is required for efficient repair of DSBs. Phosphorylation of SIRT6 on S10 facilitates the mobilization of SIRT6 to DNA damage sites, where SIRT6 then recruits and mono-phosphorylates poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase 1 (PARP1) at DNA break sites. Half maximum accumulation of PARP1 occurs within 1.6 seconds after the damage occurs. The chromatin remodeler Alc1 quickly attaches to the product of PARP1 action, a poly-ADP ribose chain, allowing half of the maximum chromatin relaxation, presumably due to action of Alc1, by 10 seconds. This allows recruitment of the DNA repair enzyme MRE11, to initiate DNA repair, within 13 seconds.
Ip YT, Davis RJ (April 1998). "Signal transduction by the c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK)--from inflammation to development". Curr. Opin. Cell Biol. 10 (2): 205–19. doi:10.1016/S0955-0674(98)80143-9. PMID 9561845. /wiki/Doi_(identifier)
Waetzig V, Herdegen T (2005). "Context-specific inhibition of JNKs: overcoming the dilemma of protection and damage". Br. J. Pharmacol. 26 (9): 455–61. doi:10.1016/j.tips.2005.07.006. PMID 16054242. /wiki/Doi_(identifier)
Ip YT, Davis RJ (April 1998). "Signal transduction by the c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK)--from inflammation to development". Curr. Opin. Cell Biol. 10 (2): 205–19. doi:10.1016/S0955-0674(98)80143-9. PMID 9561845. /wiki/Doi_(identifier)
Bode AM, Dong Z (August 2007). "The Functional Contrariety of JNK". Mol. Carcinog. 46 (8): 591–8. doi:10.1002/mc.20348. PMC 2832829. PMID 17538955. The protein products of jnk1 and jnk2 are believed to be expressed in every cell and tissue type, whereas the JNK3 protein is found primarily in brain and to a lesser extent in heart and testis https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2832829
Bode AM, Dong Z (August 2007). "The Functional Contrariety of JNK". Mol. Carcinog. 46 (8): 591–8. doi:10.1002/mc.20348. PMC 2832829. PMID 17538955. The protein products of jnk1 and jnk2 are believed to be expressed in every cell and tissue type, whereas the JNK3 protein is found primarily in brain and to a lesser extent in heart and testis https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2832829
Vlahopoulos S, Zoumpourlis VC (August 2004). "JNK: a key modulator of intracellular signaling". Biochemistry Mosc. 69 (8): 844–54. doi:10.1023/B:BIRY.0000040215.02460.45. PMID 15377263. S2CID 39149612. /wiki/Doi_(identifier)
Oltmanns U, Issa R, Sukkar MB, John M, Chung KF (July 2003). "Role of c-jun N-terminal kinase in the induced release of GM-CSF, RANTES and IL-8 from human airway smooth muscle cells". Br. J. Pharmacol. 139 (6): 1228–34. doi:10.1038/sj.bjp.0705345. PMC 1573939. PMID 12871843. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1573939
Aloyz, R. S.; Bamji, S. X.; Pozniak, C. D.; Toma, J. G.; Atwal, J.; Kaplan, D. R.; Miller, F. D. (1998). "P53 is essential for developmental neuron death as regulated by the TrkA and p75 neurotrophin receptors". The Journal of Cell Biology. 143 (6): 1691–2303. doi:10.1083/jcb.143.6.1691. PMC 2132983. PMID 9852160. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2132983
Becker, E. B.; Howell, J.; Kodama, Y.; Barker, P. A.; Bonni, A. (2004). "Characterization of the c-Jun N-terminal kinase-BimEL signaling pathway in neuronal apoptosis". The Journal of Neuroscience. 24 (40): 8762–8770. doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2953-04.2004. PMC 6729963. PMID 15470142. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6729963
Liu B, Yip RK, Zhou Z (2012). "Chromatin remodeling, DNA damage repair and aging". Curr. Genomics. 13 (7): 533–47. doi:10.2174/138920212803251373. PMC 3468886. PMID 23633913. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3468886
Sellou H, Lebeaupin T, Chapuis C, Smith R, Hegele A, Singh HR, Kozlowski M, Bultmann S, Ladurner AG, Timinszky G, Huet S (2016). "The poly(ADP-ribose)-dependent chromatin remodeler Alc1 induces local chromatin relaxation upon DNA damage". Mol. Biol. Cell. 27 (24): 3791–3799. doi:10.1091/mbc.E16-05-0269. PMC 5170603. PMID 27733626. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5170603
Van Meter M, Simon M, Tombline G, May A, Morello TD, Hubbard BP, Bredbenner K, Park R, Sinclair DA, Bohr VA, Gorbunova V, Seluanov A (2016). "JNK Phosphorylates SIRT6 to Stimulate DNA Double-Strand Break Repair in Response to Oxidative Stress by Recruiting PARP1 to DNA Breaks". Cell Rep. 16 (10): 2641–50. doi:10.1016/j.celrep.2016.08.006. PMC 5089070. PMID 27568560. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5089070
Van Meter M, Simon M, Tombline G, May A, Morello TD, Hubbard BP, Bredbenner K, Park R, Sinclair DA, Bohr VA, Gorbunova V, Seluanov A (2016). "JNK Phosphorylates SIRT6 to Stimulate DNA Double-Strand Break Repair in Response to Oxidative Stress by Recruiting PARP1 to DNA Breaks". Cell Rep. 16 (10): 2641–50. doi:10.1016/j.celrep.2016.08.006. PMC 5089070. PMID 27568560. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5089070
Haince JF, McDonald D, Rodrigue A, Déry U, Masson JY, Hendzel MJ, Poirier GG (2008). "PARP1-dependent kinetics of recruitment of MRE11 and NBS1 proteins to multiple DNA damage sites". J. Biol. Chem. 283 (2): 1197–208. doi:10.1074/jbc.M706734200. PMID 18025084. https://doi.org/10.1074%2Fjbc.M706734200
Sellou H, Lebeaupin T, Chapuis C, Smith R, Hegele A, Singh HR, Kozlowski M, Bultmann S, Ladurner AG, Timinszky G, Huet S (2016). "The poly(ADP-ribose)-dependent chromatin remodeler Alc1 induces local chromatin relaxation upon DNA damage". Mol. Biol. Cell. 27 (24): 3791–3799. doi:10.1091/mbc.E16-05-0269. PMC 5170603. PMID 27733626. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5170603
Sellou H, Lebeaupin T, Chapuis C, Smith R, Hegele A, Singh HR, Kozlowski M, Bultmann S, Ladurner AG, Timinszky G, Huet S (2016). "The poly(ADP-ribose)-dependent chromatin remodeler Alc1 induces local chromatin relaxation upon DNA damage". Mol. Biol. Cell. 27 (24): 3791–3799. doi:10.1091/mbc.E16-05-0269. PMC 5170603. PMID 27733626. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5170603
Haince JF, McDonald D, Rodrigue A, Déry U, Masson JY, Hendzel MJ, Poirier GG (2008). "PARP1-dependent kinetics of recruitment of MRE11 and NBS1 proteins to multiple DNA damage sites". J. Biol. Chem. 283 (2): 1197–208. doi:10.1074/jbc.M706734200. PMID 18025084. https://doi.org/10.1074%2Fjbc.M706734200
Calses PC, Dhillon KK, Tucker N, Chi Y, Huang JW, Kawasumi M, Nghiem P, Wang Y, Clurman BE, Jacquemont C, Gafken PR, Sugasawa K, Saijo M, Taniguchi T (2017). "DGCR8 Mediates Repair of UV-Induced DNA Damage Independently of RNA Processing". Cell Rep. 19 (1): 162–174. doi:10.1016/j.celrep.2017.03.021. PMC 5423785. PMID 28380355. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5423785
Calses PC, Dhillon KK, Tucker N, Chi Y, Huang JW, Kawasumi M, Nghiem P, Wang Y, Clurman BE, Jacquemont C, Gafken PR, Sugasawa K, Saijo M, Taniguchi T (2017). "DGCR8 Mediates Repair of UV-Induced DNA Damage Independently of RNA Processing". Cell Rep. 19 (1): 162–174. doi:10.1016/j.celrep.2017.03.021. PMC 5423785. PMID 28380355. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5423785
Calses PC, Dhillon KK, Tucker N, Chi Y, Huang JW, Kawasumi M, Nghiem P, Wang Y, Clurman BE, Jacquemont C, Gafken PR, Sugasawa K, Saijo M, Taniguchi T (2017). "DGCR8 Mediates Repair of UV-Induced DNA Damage Independently of RNA Processing". Cell Rep. 19 (1): 162–174. doi:10.1016/j.celrep.2017.03.021. PMC 5423785. PMID 28380355. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5423785
Wang MC, Bohmann D, Jasper H (2003). "JNK signaling confers tolerance to oxidative stress and extends lifespan in Drosophila". Dev. Cell. 5 (5): 811–6. doi:10.1016/s1534-5807(03)00323-x. PMID 14602080. https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fs1534-5807%2803%2900323-x
Wang MC, Bohmann D, Jasper H (2005). "JNK extends life span and limits growth by antagonizing cellular and organism-wide responses to insulin signaling". Cell. 121 (1): 115–25. doi:10.1016/j.cell.2005.02.030. PMID 15820683. S2CID 18365708. https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.cell.2005.02.030
Oh SW, Mukhopadhyay A, Svrzikapa N, Jiang F, Davis RJ, Tissenbaum HA (2005). "JNK regulates lifespan in Caenorhabditis elegans by modulating nuclear translocation of forkhead transcription factor/DAF-16". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 102 (12): 4494–9. Bibcode:2005PNAS..102.4494O. doi:10.1073/pnas.0500749102. PMC 555525. PMID 15767565. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC555525
Oh SW, Mukhopadhyay A, Svrzikapa N, Jiang F, Davis RJ, Tissenbaum HA (2005). "JNK regulates lifespan in Caenorhabditis elegans by modulating nuclear translocation of forkhead transcription factor/DAF-16". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 102 (12): 4494–9. Bibcode:2005PNAS..102.4494O. doi:10.1073/pnas.0500749102. PMC 555525. PMID 15767565. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC555525