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The Intracellular Loop 2 F328S Frizzled-4 Mutation Implicated in Familial Exudative Vitreoretinopathy Impairs Dishevelled Recruitment. J Mol Signal 2015; 10:5. [PMID: 27096003 PMCID: PMC4831297 DOI: 10.5334/1750-2187-10-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Familial exudative vitreoretinopathy (FEVR) is a disease state characterized by aberrant retinal angiogenesis. Norrin-induced activation of Frizzled-4 (Fz4) has a major role in regulating beta-catenin levels in the eye that, in turn, modulate the blood retina barrier (BRB). Here we gain insight on the basis of the pathology of a FEVR implicated F328S Fz4 mutant by study. The receptor exhibits a substantially reduced ability to activate Lef/Tcf-dependent transcription. This impaired activation correlates with a decreased ability to stabilize and recruit Dishevelled-2 (Dvl2) to the cell surface. Aromaticity at position 328 of the intracellular loop 2 (iloop2) is revealed similarly as a prerequisite for Dvl2 recruitment to the Fz4. This aromaticity at 328 enables normal Norrin-induced canonical activation. The corresponding position in iloop2 of other Frizzleds likely functions in Dvl recruitment.
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Haikarainen T, Krauss S, Lehtio L. Tankyrases: structure, function and therapeutic implications in cancer. Curr Pharm Des 2015; 20:6472-88. [PMID: 24975604 PMCID: PMC4262938 DOI: 10.2174/1381612820666140630101525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 136] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2014] [Accepted: 06/26/2014] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Several cellular signaling pathways are regulated by ADP-ribosylation, a posttranslational modification catalyzed by members of the ARTD superfamily. Tankyrases are distinguishable from the rest of this family by their unique domain organization, notably the sterile alpha motif responsible for oligomerization and ankyrin repeats mediating protein-protein interactions. Tankyrases are involved in various cellular functions, such as telomere homeostasis, Wnt/β-catenin signaling, glucose metabolism, and cell cycle progression. In these processes, Tankyrases regulate the interactions and stability of target proteins by poly (ADP-ribosyl)ation. Modified proteins are subsequently recognized by the E3 ubiquitin ligase RNF146, poly-ubiquitinated and predominantly guided to 26S proteasomal degradation. Several small molecule inhibitors have been described for Tankyrases; they compete with the co-substrate NAD+ for binding to the ARTD catalytic domain. The recent, highly potent and selective inhibitors possess several properties of lead compounds and can be used for proof-of-concept studies in cancer and other Tankyrase linked diseases.
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- SFI-CAST Biomedical Innovation Center, Unit for Cell Signaling, Oslo University Hospital, Forskningsparken, Gaustadalleen 21, 0349, Oslo, Norway.
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In the mammalian hippocampus, canonical Wnt signals provided by the microenvironment regulate the differentiation of adult neural stem cells (NSCs) toward the neuronal lineage. Wnts are part of a complex and diverse set of signaling pathways and the role of Wnt/Planar cell polarity (PCP) signaling in adult neurogenesis remains unknown. Using in vitro assays on differentiating adult NSCs, we identified a transition of Wnt signaling responsiveness from Wnt/β-catenin to Wnt/PCP signaling. In mice, retroviral knockdown strategies against ATP6AP2, a recently discovered core protein involved in both signaling pathways, revealed that its dual role is critical for granule cell fate and morphogenesis. We were able to confirm its dual role in neurogenic Wnt signaling in vitro for both canonical Wnt signaling in proliferating adult NSCs and non-canonical Wnt signaling in differentiating neuroblasts. Although LRP6 appeared to be critical for granule cell fate determination, in vivo knockdown of PCP core proteins FZD3 and CELSR1-3 revealed severe maturational defects without changing the identity of newborn granule cells. Furthermore, we found that CELSR1-3 control distinctive aspects of PCP-mediated granule cell morphogenesis with CELSR1 regulating the direction of dendrite initiation sites and CELSR2/3 controlling radial migration and dendritic patterning. The data presented here characterize distinctive roles for Wnt/β-catenin signaling in granule cell fate determination and for Wnt/PCP signaling in controlling the morphological maturation of differentiating neuroblasts.
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Lee J, Lee KI, Chung HM. Investigation of Transcriptional Gene Profiling in Normal Murine Hair Follicular Substructures Using Next-Generation Sequencing to Provide Potential Insights Into Skin Disease. Cell Transplant 2015; 25:377-99. [PMID: 25995029 DOI: 10.3727/096368915x688227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Skin diseases, including hair-related diseases and neoplasia, are a major public health problem. While their prevalence is increasing, their treatment options are limited. Researchers have tried to investigate the genes and signal pathways underlying hair follicles (HFs) to develop genetically targeted therapies through microarrays, which represent an appropriate modality for the analysis of small genomes. To enable the comprehensive transcriptome analysis of large and/or complex transcriptomes, we performed RNA-seq using next-generation sequencing (NGS). We isolated interfollicular keratinocytes (IFKs), HFs, and dermal fibroblasts including dermal papilla cells (DFs-DPCs) from normal C57BL/6 murine skin, transplanted combinations of these samples into nude mice, and followed the mice over time. Sustained hair growth was supported by HFs and DFs-DPCs. We then investigated the pathways and the relevant gene ontology associated with any identified differentially expressed genes (DEGs). In addition, in the culture and flow cytometry (FCM), the HFs had a more quiescent cell cycle pattern than did the IFKs and DFs-DPCs. Therefore, the representative cell cycle-related gene expression of IFKs, HFs, and DFs-DPCs was analyzed by NGS. Our study will allow researchers to further investigate the potential interactions and signaling pathways that are active in HF-related diseases and cancer and may aid in future bioengineering applications.
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- Jaein Lee
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, CHA Gangnam Medical Center, College of Medicine, CHA University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Ma J, Cheng J, Gong Y, Tian L, Huang Q. Downregulation of Wnt signaling by sonic hedgehog activation promotes repopulation of human tumor cell lines. Dis Model Mech 2015; 8:385-91. [PMID: 25713298 PMCID: PMC4381337 DOI: 10.1242/dmm.018887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2014] [Accepted: 02/12/2015] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Tumor repopulation after radiotherapy is a big obstacle for clinical cancer therapy. The molecular mechanisms of tumor cell repopulation after radiotherapy remain unclear. This study investigated the role of sonic hedgehog (SHH) and Wnt signaling pathways in tumor repopulation after radiotherapy in an in vitro repopulation model. In this model, irradiated dying tumor cells functioned as feeder cells, whereas luciferase-labeled living tumor cells acted as reporter cells. Proliferation of reporter cells was measured by bioluminescence imaging. Results showed that irradiated dying HT29 and Panc1 tumor cells significantly stimulated the repopulation of living cells in their respective cultures. In HT29 and Panc1 cells, radiation significantly inhibited Wnt activity. In the irradiated dying HT29 and Panc1 cells, the level of the activated nuclear β-catenin was significantly decreased. Treatment with the Wnt agonist 68166 significantly decreased, whereas treatment with Wnt antagonist significantly increased, repopulation in HT29 and Panc1 tumor cells in a dose-dependent manner. β-catenin short-hairpin RNA (shRNA) also significantly promoted tumor cell repopulation. The level of secreted frizzled related protein-1 (SFRP1), hedgehog and Gli1 were increased in irradiated cells. Our results highlight the interaction between Wnt and SHH signaling pathways in dying tumor cells and suggest that downregulation of Wnt signaling after SHH activation is negatively associated with tumor repopulation.
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- Jingjing Ma
- The Comprehensive Cancer Center & Shanghai Key Laboratory for Pancreatic Diseases, Shanghai First People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 201620, China. Department of Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
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- The Comprehensive Cancer Center & Shanghai Key Laboratory for Pancreatic Diseases, Shanghai First People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 201620, China
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- Experimental Research Center, Shanghai First People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 201620, China
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- Experimental Research Center, Shanghai First People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 201620, China.
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- The Comprehensive Cancer Center & Shanghai Key Laboratory for Pancreatic Diseases, Shanghai First People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 201620, China.
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Enzo MV, Rastrelli M, Rossi CR, Hladnik U, Segat D. The Wnt/β-catenin pathway in human fibrotic-like diseases and its eligibility as a therapeutic target. MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR THERAPIES 2015; 3:1. [PMID: 26056602 PMCID: PMC4452070 DOI: 10.1186/s40591-015-0038-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2014] [Accepted: 01/04/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The canonical Wnt signaling pathway is involved in a variety of biological processes like cell proliferation, cell polarity, and cell fate determination. This pathway has been extensively investigated as its deregulation is linked to different diseases, including various types of cancer, skeletal defects, birth defect disorders (including neural tube defects), metabolic diseases, neurodegenerative disorders and several fibrotic diseases like desmoid tumors. In the "on state", beta-catenin, the key effector of Wnt signaling, enters the nucleus where it binds to the members of the TCF-LEF family of transcription factors and exerts its effect on gene transcription. Disease development can be caused by direct or indirect alterations of the Wnt/β-catenin signaling. In the first case germline or somatic mutations of the Wnt components are associated to several diseases such as the familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) - caused by germline mutations of the tumor suppressor adenomatous polyposis coli gene (APC) - and the desmoid-like fibromatosis, a sporadic tumor associated with somatic mutations of the β-catenin gene (CTNNB1). In the second case, epigenetic modifications and microenvironmental factors have been demonstrated to play a key role in Wnt pathway activation. The natural autocrine Wnt signaling acts through agonists and antagonists competing for the Wnt receptors. Anomalies in this regulation, whichever is their etiology, are an important part in the pathogenesis of Wnt pathway linked diseases. An example is promoter hypermethylation of Wnt antagonists, such as SFRPs, that causes gene silencing preventing their function and consequently leading to the activation of the Wnt pathway. Microenvironmental factors, such as the extracellular matrix, growth factors and inflammatory mediators, represent another type of indirect mechanism that influence Wnt pathway activation. A favorable microenvironment can lead to aberrant fibroblasts activation and accumulation of ECM proteins with subsequent tissue fibrosis that can evolve in fibrotic disease or tumor. Since the development and progression of several diseases is the outcome of the Wnt pathway cross-talk with other signaling pathways and inflammatory factors, it is important to consider not only direct inhibitors of the Wnt signaling pathway but also inhibitors of microenvironmental factors as promising therapeutic approaches for several tumors of fibrotic origin.
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- Maria Vittoria Enzo
- Genetics Unit, "Mauro Baschirotto" Institute for Rare Diseases, Via B. Bizio, 1- 36023 Vicenza, Italy
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- Melanoma and Sarcoma Unit, Veneto Institute of Oncology, IOV-IRCSS, Via Gattamelata, 64-35128 Padua, Italy
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- Melanoma and Sarcoma Unit, Veneto Institute of Oncology, IOV-IRCSS, Via Gattamelata, 64-35128 Padua, Italy ; Department of Surgical Oncological and Gastroenterological Science, University of Padua, Via Giustiniani, 2- 35124 Padua, Italy
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- Genetics Unit, "Mauro Baschirotto" Institute for Rare Diseases, Via B. Bizio, 1- 36023 Vicenza, Italy
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- Genetics Unit, "Mauro Baschirotto" Institute for Rare Diseases, Via B. Bizio, 1- 36023 Vicenza, Italy
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Enzo MV, Rastrelli M, Rossi CR, Hladnik U, Segat D. The Wnt/β-catenin pathway in human fibrotic-like diseases and its eligibility as a therapeutic target. MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR THERAPIES 2015; 3:1. [PMID: 26056602 PMCID: PMC4452070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2014] [Accepted: 01/04/2015] [Indexed: 11/21/2023]
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The canonical Wnt signaling pathway is involved in a variety of biological processes like cell proliferation, cell polarity, and cell fate determination. This pathway has been extensively investigated as its deregulation is linked to different diseases, including various types of cancer, skeletal defects, birth defect disorders (including neural tube defects), metabolic diseases, neurodegenerative disorders and several fibrotic diseases like desmoid tumors. In the "on state", beta-catenin, the key effector of Wnt signaling, enters the nucleus where it binds to the members of the TCF-LEF family of transcription factors and exerts its effect on gene transcription. Disease development can be caused by direct or indirect alterations of the Wnt/β-catenin signaling. In the first case germline or somatic mutations of the Wnt components are associated to several diseases such as the familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) - caused by germline mutations of the tumor suppressor adenomatous polyposis coli gene (APC) - and the desmoid-like fibromatosis, a sporadic tumor associated with somatic mutations of the β-catenin gene (CTNNB1). In the second case, epigenetic modifications and microenvironmental factors have been demonstrated to play a key role in Wnt pathway activation. The natural autocrine Wnt signaling acts through agonists and antagonists competing for the Wnt receptors. Anomalies in this regulation, whichever is their etiology, are an important part in the pathogenesis of Wnt pathway linked diseases. An example is promoter hypermethylation of Wnt antagonists, such as SFRPs, that causes gene silencing preventing their function and consequently leading to the activation of the Wnt pathway. Microenvironmental factors, such as the extracellular matrix, growth factors and inflammatory mediators, represent another type of indirect mechanism that influence Wnt pathway activation. A favorable microenvironment can lead to aberrant fibroblasts activation and accumulation of ECM proteins with subsequent tissue fibrosis that can evolve in fibrotic disease or tumor. Since the development and progression of several diseases is the outcome of the Wnt pathway cross-talk with other signaling pathways and inflammatory factors, it is important to consider not only direct inhibitors of the Wnt signaling pathway but also inhibitors of microenvironmental factors as promising therapeutic approaches for several tumors of fibrotic origin.
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- Maria Vittoria Enzo
- />Genetics Unit, “Mauro Baschirotto” Institute for Rare Diseases, Via B. Bizio, 1- 36023 Vicenza, Italy
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- />Melanoma and Sarcoma Unit, Veneto Institute of Oncology, IOV-IRCSS, Via Gattamelata, 64-35128 Padua, Italy
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- />Melanoma and Sarcoma Unit, Veneto Institute of Oncology, IOV-IRCSS, Via Gattamelata, 64-35128 Padua, Italy
- />Department of Surgical Oncological and Gastroenterological Science, University of Padua, Via Giustiniani, 2- 35124 Padua, Italy
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- />Genetics Unit, “Mauro Baschirotto” Institute for Rare Diseases, Via B. Bizio, 1- 36023 Vicenza, Italy
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- />Genetics Unit, “Mauro Baschirotto” Institute for Rare Diseases, Via B. Bizio, 1- 36023 Vicenza, Italy
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Dijksterhuis JP, Baljinnyam B, Stanger K, Sercan HO, Ji Y, Andres O, Rubin JS, Hannoush RN, Schulte G. Systematic mapping of WNT-FZD protein interactions reveals functional selectivity by distinct WNT-FZD pairs. J Biol Chem 2015; 290:6789-98. [PMID: 25605717 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.612648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The seven-transmembrane-spanning receptors of the FZD1-10 class are bound and activated by the WNT family of lipoglycoproteins, thereby inducing a complex network of signaling pathways. However, the specificity of the interaction between mammalian WNT and FZD proteins and the subsequent signaling cascade downstream of the different WNT-FZD pairs have not been systematically addressed to date. In this study, we determined the binding affinities of various WNTs for different members of the FZD family by using bio-layer interferometry and characterized their functional selectivity in a cell system. Using purified WNTs, we show that different FZD cysteine-rich domains prefer to bind to distinct WNTs with fast on-rates and slow off-rates. In a 32D cell-based system engineered to overexpress FZD2, FZD4, or FZD5, we found that WNT-3A (but not WNT-4, -5A, or -9B) activated the WNT-β-catenin pathway through FZD2/4/5 as measured by phosphorylation of LRP6 and β-catenin stabilization. Surprisingly, different WNT-FZD pairs showed differential effects on phosphorylation of DVL2 and DVL3, revealing a previously unappreciated DVL isoform selectivity by different WNT-FZD pairs in 32D cells. In summary, we present extensive mapping of WNT-FZD cysteine-rich domain interactions complemented by analysis of WNT-FZD pair functionality in a unique cell system expressing individual FZD isoforms. Differential WNT-FZD binding and selective functional readouts suggest that endogenous WNT ligands evolved with an intrinsic natural bias toward different downstream signaling pathways, a phenomenon that could be of great importance in the design of FZD-targeting drugs.
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- Jacomijn P Dijksterhuis
- From the Section of Receptor Biology and Signaling, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, S-171 77 Stockholm, Sweden, the Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Center for Cancer Research, NCI, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892
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- the Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Center for Cancer Research, NCI, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892
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- the Department of Early Discovery Biochemistry, Genentech, South San Francisco, California 94080, and
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- the Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Center for Cancer Research, NCI, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892
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- the Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Center for Cancer Research, NCI, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892
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- the Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Center for Cancer Research, NCI, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892
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- the Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Center for Cancer Research, NCI, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892
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- the Department of Early Discovery Biochemistry, Genentech, South San Francisco, California 94080, and
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- From the Section of Receptor Biology and Signaling, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, S-171 77 Stockholm, Sweden, the Faculty of Science, Institute of Experimental Biology, Masaryk University, 611 37 Brno, Czech Republic
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Yang Y, Yang JJ, Tao H, Jin WS. New perspectives on β-catenin control of cell fate and proliferation in colon cancer. Food Chem Toxicol 2014; 74:14-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2014.08.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2014] [Revised: 08/12/2014] [Accepted: 08/21/2014] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Liu A, Chen S, Cai S, Dong L, Liu L, Yang Y, Guo F, Lu X, He H, Chen Q, Hu S, Qiu H. Wnt5a through noncanonical Wnt/JNK or Wnt/PKC signaling contributes to the differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells into type II alveolar epithelial cells in vitro. PLoS One 2014; 9:e90229. [PMID: 24658098 PMCID: PMC3962348 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0090229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2013] [Accepted: 01/27/2014] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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The differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) into type II alveolar epithelial (AT II) cells is critical for reepithelization and recovery in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), and Wnt signaling was considered to be the underlying mechanisms. In our previous study, we found that canonical Wnt pathway promoted the differentiation of MSCs into AT II cells, however the role of the noncanonical Wnt pathway in this process is unclear. It was disclosed in this study that noncanonical Wnt signaling in mouse bone marrow-derived MSCs (mMSCs) was activated during the differentiation of mMSCs into AT II cells in a modified co-culture system with murine lung epithelial-12 cells and small airway growth media. The levels of surfactant protein (SP) C, SPB and SPD, the specific markers of AT II cells, increased in mMSCs when Wnt5a was added to activate noncanonical Wnt signaling, while pretreatment with JNK or PKC inhibitors reversed the promotion of Wnt5a. The differentiation rate of mMSCs also depends on their abilities to accumulate and survive in inflammatory tissue. We found that the Wnt5a supplement promoted the vertical and horizontal migration of mMSCs, ameliorated the cell death and the reduction of Bcl-2/Bax induced by H2O2. The effect of Wnt5a on the migration of mMSCs and their survival after H2O2 exposure were partially inhibited with PKC or JNK blockers. In conclusion, Wnt5a through Wnt/JNK signaling alone or both Wnt/JNK and Wnt/PKC signaling promoted the differentiation of mMSCs into AT II cells and the migration of mMSCs; through Wnt/PKC signaling, Wnt5a increased the survival of mMSCs after H2O2 exposure in vitro.
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- Airan Liu
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, School of Life Science and Technology, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, P. R. China
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Wnt5a/β-catenin signaling drives calcium-induced differentiation of human primary keratinocytes. J Invest Dermatol 2014; 134:2183-2191. [PMID: 24658506 DOI: 10.1038/jid.2014.149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2013] [Revised: 02/21/2014] [Accepted: 03/06/2014] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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It is well established that a gradient of extracellular calcium within the epidermis regulates the differentiation of keratinocytes. However, the molecular mechanisms implicated in this process are not fully understood. RNA interference of the calcium-sensing receptor (CaSR) showed that CaSR is essential in calcium-induced differentiation of normal human epidermal keratinocytes (NHEKs) by increasing the levels of free intracellular calcium, which upregulates the expression of Wnt5a but not Wnt3a, Wnt4, and Dkk-1 in the cells. Subsequently, autocrine Wnt5a promotes the differentiation of NHEKs, determined by increased biosynthesis of keratin-1 and loricrin, whereas proliferation is suppressed. Addition of both Wnt5a and calcium to NHEKs activated the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway as indicated by (i) increased stability of β-catenin in the cells, (ii) enhanced β-catenin transcriptional activity, demonstrated by a luciferase-based β-catenin-activated reporter assay, and (iii) augmented Wnt/β-catenin target gene expression. NHEKs depleted for β-catenin had a significantly reduced susceptibility to calcium-induced differentiation. Knockdown of axin 2, an antagonist of β-catenin stability, enhanced the biosynthesis of keratin-1 and loricrin in the cells. Our findings establish a directional crosstalk between CaSR and Wnt/β-catenin signaling in keratinocyte differentiation via Wnt5a that acts as an autocrine stimulus in this process.
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