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Enrichment of human islets with syntaxin 4 (STX4) improves functional β-cell mass through a nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB)–dependent mechanism. However, the detailed mechanisms underlying the protective effect of STX4 are unknown. For determination of the signaling events linking STX4 enrichment and downregulation of NF-κB activity, STX4 was overexpressed in human islets, EndoC-βH1 and INS-1 832/13 cells in culture, and the cells were challenged with the proinflammatory cytokines interleukin-1β, tumor necrosis factor-α, and interferon-γ individually and in combination. STX4 expression suppressed cytokine-induced proteasomal degradation of IκBβ but not IκBα. Inhibition of IKKβ prevented IκBβ degradation, suggesting that IKKβ phosphorylates IκBβ. Moreover, the IKKβ inhibitor, as well as a proteosomal degradation inhibitor, prevented the loss of STX4 caused by cytokines. This suggests that STX4 may be phosphorylated by IKKβ in response to cytokines, targeting STX4 for proteosomal degradation. Expression of a stabilized form of STX4 further protected IκBβ from proteasomal degradation, and like wild-type STX4, stabilized STX4 coimmunoprecipitated with IκBβ and the p50-NF-κB. This work proposes a novel pathway wherein STX4 regulates cytokine-induced NF-κB signaling in β-cells via associating with and preventing IκBβ degradation, suppressing chemokine expression, and protecting islet β-cells from cytokine-mediated dysfunction and demise.

Syntaxin 4 Mediates NF-κB Signaling and Chemokine Ligand Expression via Specific Interaction With IκBβ