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Hisamuddin IM, Yang VW. Molecular Genetics of Colorectal Cancer: An Overview. CURRENT COLORECTAL CANCER REPORTS 2006; 2:53-59. [PMID: 19079560 DOI: 10.1007/s11888-006-0002-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality from cancers in the United States. Recent studies have revealed the paradigm in which sequential genetic changes (mutations) result in the progression from normal colonic tissues to frank carcinoma. In particular, the study of hereditary colorectal cancer and polyposis syndromes such as familial adenomatous polyposis and hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer has contributed enormously to the understanding of the pathogenesis of CRC. Here we describe some of the common genetic pathways in CRC and the mechanisms of action for some of the key genes involved in the formation of CRC. The understanding of the genetic pathways and functions in CRC may lead to the development of novel therapeutic approaches for treating this deadly disease.
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Langford KJ, Askham JM, Lee T, Adams M, Morrison EE. Examination of actin and microtubule dependent APC localisations in living mammalian cells. BMC Cell Biol 2006; 7:3. [PMID: 16423286 PMCID: PMC1386658 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2121-7-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2005] [Accepted: 01/19/2006] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The trafficking of the adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) tumour suppressor protein in mammalian cells is a perennially controversial topic. Immunostaining evidence for an actin-associated APC localisation at intercellular junctions has been previously presented, though live imaging of mammalian junctional APC has not been documented. RESULTS Using live imaging of transfected COS-7 cells we observed intercellular junction-associated pools of GFP-APC in addition to previously documented microtubule-associated GFP-APC and a variety of minor localisations. Although both microtubule and junction-associated populations could co-exist within individual cells, they differed in their subcellular location, dynamic behaviour and sensitivity to cytoskeletal poisons. GFP-APC deletion mutant analysis indicated that a protein truncated immediately after the APC armadillo repeat domain retained the ability to localise to adhesive membranes in transfected cells. Supporting this, we also observed junctional APC immunostaining in cultures of human colorectal cancer cell line that express truncated forms of APC. CONCLUSION Our data indicate that APC can be found in two spatially separate populations at the cell periphery and these populations can co-exist in the same cell. The first localisation is highly dynamic and associated with microtubules near free edges and in cell vertices, while the second is comparatively static and is closely associated with actin at sites of cell-cell contact. Our imaging confirms that human GFP-APC possesses many of the localisations and behaviours previously seen by live imaging of Xenopus GFP-APC. However, we report the novel finding that GFP-APC puncta can remain associated with the ends of shrinking microtubules. Deletion analysis indicated that the N-terminal region of the APC protein mediated its junctional localisation, consistent with our observation that truncated APC proteins in colon cancer cell lines are still capable of localising to the cell cortex. This may have implications for the development of colorectal cancer.
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- Kelly J Langford
- CRUK Clinical Centre at Leeds, Division of Cancer Medicine Research, St James's University Hospital, Leeds, LS9 7TF, UK
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- CRUK Clinical Centre at Leeds, Division of Cancer Medicine Research, St James's University Hospital, Leeds, LS9 7TF, UK
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- CRUK Clinical Centre at Leeds, Division of Cancer Medicine Research, St James's University Hospital, Leeds, LS9 7TF, UK
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- CRUK Clinical Centre at Leeds, Division of Cancer Medicine Research, St James's University Hospital, Leeds, LS9 7TF, UK
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- CRUK Clinical Centre at Leeds, Division of Cancer Medicine Research, St James's University Hospital, Leeds, LS9 7TF, UK
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Kalabis J, Rosenberg I, Podolsky DK. Vangl1 protein acts as a downstream effector of intestinal trefoil factor (ITF)/TFF3 signaling and regulates wound healing of intestinal epithelium. J Biol Chem 2006; 281:6434-41. [PMID: 16410243 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m512905200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The intestinal trefoil factor (ITF/TFF3) protects intestinal epithelia from a range of insults and contributes to mucosal repair. However, the signaling events that mediate healing responses are only partially understood. To identify ITF signaling pathways, proteins that were Ser/Thr phosphorylated in response to ITF stimulation were immunoprecipitated from human colon carcinoma cell lines and identified by mass spectrometry. We demonstrated that Van Gogh-like protein 1 (also designated Vang-like 1 or Vangl1), a protein with four transmembrane domains, was Ser/Thr phosphorylated in response to ITF stimulation. Vangl1 was present in normal human colon and all intestinal epithelial cell lines (IEC) tested. In transfected IEC, FLAG-Vangl1 was mostly present in the Nonidet P-40 soluble fraction as detected by Western blotting, corresponding to the localization of endogenous protein in cytoplasmic vesicular structures by confocal microscopy with rabbit polyclonal anti-human Vangl1 antibody (alpha-Vangl1). Vangl1 cell membrane association increased with differentiation, as demonstrated by co-localization with E-cadherin in differentiated IEC. Increased Vangl1 phosphorylation after stimulation with ITF corresponded to decreased cell membrane association with E-cadherin. Functionally, Vangl1 overexpression enhanced ITF unstimulated and stimulated wound closure of IEC, whereas siRNA directed against Vangl1 inhibited the migratory response to ITF. Vangl1 protein may serve as an effector mediating the ITF healing response of the intestinal mucosa.
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- Jiri Kalabis
- Gastrointestinal Unit and Center for the Study of Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
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Etienne-Manneville S, Manneville JB, Nicholls S, Ferenczi MA, Hall A. Cdc42 and Par6-PKCzeta regulate the spatially localized association of Dlg1 and APC to control cell polarization. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 170:895-901. [PMID: 16157700 PMCID: PMC2171429 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200412172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 237] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Cell polarization is essential in a wide range of biological processes such as morphogenesis, asymmetric division, and directed migration. In this study, we show that two tumor suppressor proteins, adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) and Dlg1-SAP97, are required for the polarization of migrating astrocytes. Activation of the Par6–PKCζ complex by Cdc42 at the leading edge of migrating cells promotes both the localized association of APC with microtubule plus ends and the assembly of Dlg-containing puncta in the plasma membrane. Biochemical analysis and total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy reveal that the subsequent physical interaction between APC and Dlg1 is required for polarization of the microtubule cytoskeleton.
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- Sandrine Etienne-Manneville
- Medical Research Council Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology, University College London, London WC1E 68T, UK
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Hanson CA, Miller JR. Non-traditional roles for the Adenomatous Polyposis Coli (APC) tumor suppressor protein. Gene 2005; 361:1-12. [PMID: 16185824 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2005.07.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2005] [Revised: 06/23/2005] [Accepted: 07/25/2005] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The Adenomatous Polyposis Coli (APC) tumor suppressor is a multifunctional protein that is mutated in a majority of colon cancers. The role of APC as an antagonist of the Wnt signaling pathway is well known and it is widely accepted that inappropriate activation of this pathway through loss of APC function contributes to the progression of colon cancers. However, a body of evidence is growing to support the idea that APC plays non-traditional functions outside of the Wnt pathway with roles in cell migration, adhesion, chromosome segregation, spindle assembly, apoptosis, and neuronal differentiation. This review highlights the research into alternate functions for APC beyond its role in Wnt signaling and discusses the possible contributions for these non-traditional functions of APC in tumor formation.
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- Caroline A Hanson
- Department of Genetics, Cell Biology and Development, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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Aiba T, Kohu K, Ishidao T, Yasui N, Horii A, Aburatani H, Akiyama T. The mammalian homolog of the Drosophila discs large tumor suppressor protein up-regulates expression of the ELR+ CXC chemokine Scyb5. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2005; 337:191-4. [PMID: 16185658 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2005.09.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2005] [Accepted: 09/07/2005] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The mammalian homolog of the Drosophila discs large tumor suppressor protein Dlg functions as a scaffolding protein that facilitates the transmission of diverse signals. In the present study, we attempted to identify the downstream target genes of Dlg, and found that Dlg up-regulates expression of the ELR+ CXC chemokine Scyb5, which has been implicated in the immune system. Our finding suggests that Scyb5 may play an important role in the tumor suppressor function of Dlg.
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- Tomoiki Aiba
- Laboratory of Molecular and Genetic Information, Institute for Molecular and Cellular Biosciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0032, Japan
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Human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) infection is associated with the clonal expansion and transformation of mature T lymphocytes. While the mechanisms involved are incompletely understood the viral regulatory protein Tax plays a central role in these processes. Recent studies employing genomic and proteomic approaches have demonstrated the marked complexity of gene deregulation associated with Tax expression and confirmed the remarkable pleiotropism of this protein as evidenced by the numerous Tax-cellular protein interactions in infected cells. In this review, we summarize the role of Tax in the deregulation of selected cellular-signaling pathways. Specifically, this has focused on the influence and interaction of Tax with the AP-1 and NF-AT transcription factors, PDZ domain-containing proteins, Rho-GTPases, and the Janus kinase/signal transducer and activator of transcription and transforming growth factor-beta-signaling pathways. In addition to identifying the deregulation of events within these pathways, attempts have been made to highlight differences between HTLV-1 and -2, which may relate to differences in their pathogenic properties.
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- William W Hall
- Department of Medical Microbiology, Centre for Research in Infectious Diseases, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
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During the last fifty years the dominant stance in experimental biology has been reductionism. For the most part, research programs were based on the notion that genes were in 'the driver's seat' controlling the developmental program and determining normalcy and disease (genetic reductionism and genetic determinism). Philosophers were the first to realize that the belief that the Mendelian genes were reduced to DNA molecules was questionable. Soon after these pronouncements, experimental data confirmed their misgivings. The optimism of molecular biologists, fueled by early success in tackling relatively simple problems, has now been tempered by the difficulties found when attempting to understand complex biological problems. Here, we analyse experimental data that illustrate the shortcomings of this sort of reductionism. We also examine the prevailing paradigm in cancer research, the somatic mutation theory (SMT), the premises of which are: (i) cancer is derived from a single somatic cell that has accumulated multiple DNA mutations; (ii) the default state of cell proliferation in metazoa is quiescence; and (iii) cancer is a disease of cell proliferation caused by mutations in genes that control proliferation and the cell cycle. We challenge the notion that cancer is a cellular problem caused by mutated genes by assessing data gathered both from within the reductionist paradigm and from an alternative view that regards carcinogenesis as a developmental process gone awry. This alternative view, explored under the name of the tissue organization field theory (TOFT), is based on premises that place cancer in a different hierarchical level of complexity from that proposed by the SMT, namely: (i) carcinogenesis represents a problem of tissue organization comparable to organogenesis, and (ii) proliferation is the default state of all cells. We propose that the organicist view, in which the TOFT is based, is a good starting point from which to explore emergent phenomena. However, new theoretical concepts are needed in order to grapple with the apparent circular causality of complex biological phenomena in development and carcinogenesis.
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- Ana M Soto
- Tufts University School of Medicine, 136 Harrison Ave, Boston, MA 02111, USA.
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Terada N, Ohno N, Yamakawa H, Ohara O, Ohno S. Topographical significance of membrane skeletal component protein 4.1 B in mammalian organs. Anat Sci Int 2005; 80:61-70. [PMID: 15960311 DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-073x.2005.00094.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The polarized architecture of epithelial cells is a fundamental determinant of cell structures and functions. Both formation and orientation of proper epithelial polarity are needed for cell-cell or cell-matrix adhesion, signal transduction and cytoskeletal interactions of multimolecular complexes at apical, lateral and basal cell membranes. These cell membrane domains are usually segregated by some junctional complexes. Recent molecular genetic studies on the anchor structure between myelin sheaths and axons have indicated the specific molecular organization for polarization of axolemma and the myelin sheaths at paranodes, termed 'septate-like junctions'. It was also speculated that other mammalian organs may use a similar junctional system. The protein 4.1 B was originally found to be localized in paranodes and juxtaparanodes of myelinated nerve fibers. Our recent immunohistochemical studies on protein 4.1B have indicated its significance for the cell-cell and/or cell-matrix adhesion in various rodent organs. The protein 4.1 family of proteins have been supposed to possess variable molecular domains relating to cell adhesion, ion balance, receptor responses and signal transduction. Therefore, more precise studies on the molecular structure and the functional domains of protein 4.1B, as well as on its changes under physiological and pathological conditions, may provide a clue for organogenesis in various mammalian organs.
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- Nobuo Terada
- Department of Anatomy, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, University of Yamanashi, Tamaho, Japan.
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Senda T, Shimomura A, Iizuka-Kogo A. Adenomatous polyposis coli (Apc) tumor suppressor gene as a multifunctional gene. Anat Sci Int 2005; 80:121-31. [PMID: 16158975 DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-073x.2005.00106.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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The adenomatous polyposis coli (Apc) gene is mutated in familial adenomatous polyposis and in sporadic colorectal tumors. The Apc gene product (APC), basically a cytoplasmic protein, blocks cell cycle progression and plays crucial roles in development. The APC binds to beta-catenin, axin and glycogen synthase kinase 3beta to form a large protein complex, in which beta-catenin is phosphorylated and broken down, resulting in negative regulation of the Wnt signaling pathway. Most of the mutated Apc genes in colorectal tumors lack beta-catenin-binding regions and fail to inhibit Wnt signaling, leading to overproliferation of tumor cells. The APC, having some nuclear localizing signals in its molecule, can also be localized in the nucleus. The nuclear APC exports excess beta-catenin to the cytoplasm. Through its C-terminus, APC binds to post-synaptic density discs large zonula occludens domain-containing proteins, such as discs large (DLG) and post-synaptic density (PSD)-95, and may play important roles in epithelial morphogenesis, brain development and neuronal functions. In addition, APC is involved in cell motility through its association with microtubules and APC-stimulated guanine nucleotide exchange factor. Colocalization of APC and DLG is dependent on microtubules. The Apc gene is highly expressed in the embryonic and postnatal developing brain. Recently, we found that APC is required for the activity of alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid (AMPA) receptors by facilitating the clustering of PSD-95 and these receptors at the postsynapse. In addition, APC is present in astrocytes, although its role in astrocytes is, as yet, unknown.
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- Takao Senda
- Department of Anatomy I, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi 470-1192, Japan.
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The neuron is a prime example of a highly polarized cell. It is becoming clear that conserved protein complexes, which have been shown to regulate polarity in such diverse systems as the C. elegans zygote and mammalian epithelia, are also required for neuronal polarization. This review considers the role of these polarity proteins in axon specification and synaptogenesis.
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- Giselle R Wiggin
- Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, 600 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X5, Canada
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Steigerwald K, Behbehani GK, Combs KA, Barton MC, Groden J. The APC tumor suppressor promotes transcription-independent apoptosis in vitro. Mol Cancer Res 2005; 3:78-89. [PMID: 15755874 DOI: 10.1158/1541-7786.mcr-03-0189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The APC tumor suppressor is found in nonproliferating epithelial cells of the colonic crypts and is mutated in most colorectal tumors. To understand the function of APC in normal epithelium and how its loss leads to tumor formation, we tested whether APC is a mediator of apoptosis using an in vitro assay that monitors caspase-3-mediated cleavage of lamin B protein or a colorimetric substrate in a cell-free Xenopus egg extract. Recombinant APC protein accelerates apoptosis-associated caspase activity independently of ongoing transcription and protein synthesis. Conversely, the addition of mutant APC and immunodepletion of Xenopus APC decelerates apoptosis-associated caspase activity. Acceleration of apoptosis by APC is abolished by the caspase-8 inhibitor Z-IETD-FMK, demonstrating that caspase-8 is an essential component of APC-mediated apoptosis. These results suggest that the induction of apoptosis may be one role of APC in tumor suppression and that this mechanism is independent of beta-catenin-mediated effects on transcription.
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- Kira Steigerwald
- Department of Genetics, Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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Näthke I. Relationship between the role of the adenomatous polyposis coli protein in colon cancer and its contribution to cytoskeletal regulation. Biochem Soc Trans 2005; 33:694-7. [PMID: 16042576 DOI: 10.1042/bst0330694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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A unique feature of colon cancer is that truncation mutations in the APC (adenomatous polyposis coli) gene are common to most tumours. The high penetrance of APC mutations, especially in gut epithelium, supports the idea that APC may be involved in a number of the processes that govern the normal maintenance of this tissue: differentiation, migration, proliferation and apoptosis. Indeed, APC is involved in the regulation of β-catenin and it also is an important regulator of the cytoskeleton. Thus mutations in APC lead to the accumulation of β-catenin, which causes changes in differentiation, and they also produce changes in cytoskeletal organization, which results in altered cell migration and disrupted mitotic spindles. The function of APC in cytoskeletal organization is related to its effect on microtubules and F-actin. Depleting APC from cultured cells leads to changes in cytoskeletal organization. In addition, N-terminal fragments of APC, like those commonly found in tumours, compromise cell migration in Dictyostelium and in early developing chicken embryos. Consistent with the idea that such dominant effects are normally balanced by interactions within the full-length molecule, protein interactions of N-terminal fragments expressed in tumour cells can be altered by binding to C-terminal regions of APC commonly lost in tumours. This review summarizes effects of APC on the cytoskeleton and discusses how these functions of APC may contribute to its role in cancer.
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- I Näthke
- Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Dundee, Dow Street, Dundee DD1 5EH, Scotland, UK.
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Cui DH, Jiang KD, Jiang SD, Xu YF, Yao H. The tumor suppressor adenomatous polyposis coli gene is associated with susceptibility to schizophrenia. Mol Psychiatry 2005; 10:669-77. [PMID: 15768050 DOI: 10.1038/sj.mp.4001653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The etiology of schizophrenia is unclear, although family, twin, and linkage studies implicate genetic factors. Here, we identified adenomatous polyposis coli (APC), a tumor suppressor gene, as a risk factor for schizophrenia. We compared leukocytic gene expression patterns of six pairs of patients with schizophrenia and healthy controls by microarray. APC expression levels were significantly increased in all patients compared to healthy controls. To confirm the findings of microarray analysis, we measured expression levels of APC in the leukocytes from 30 relapse patients taking antipsychotic medication, 29 first-episode drug-naïve patients, and 30 healthy controls using real-time quantitative reverse transcription (RT)-polymerase chain reaction (PCR). APC expression levels were significantly increased in leukocytes of schizophrenics both taking and not taking antipsychotic medication and hence the increase of APC expression was not due to antipsychotic medication. APC is located at 5q21-22, which has been previously reported to be linked with schizophrenia. Further, we performed the transmission disequilibrium test (TDT) and TDT based on haplotypes to search for the association between schizophrenia and APC by examining 163 parent-offspring trios of Chinese descent. We analyzed three single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) (rs2229992, rs42427, rs465899) at the exon region of APC. TDT showed that the three SNPs are significantly associated with schizophrenia (TDT chi(2)=4.23, P<0.05; 4.15, P<0.05; 8.49 P<0.01, respectively; HHRRchi(2)=5.54, P<0.05; 4.40, P<0.05; 9.79, P<0.01, respectively). We found a significant association between the APC haplotypes from rs2229992-rs42427-rs465899 and schizophrenia (Global chi(2)=44.376,df=7, P<0.001). The C-A-T haplotype has a frequency of more than 57% and has a strong association with schizophrenia (chi(2)=15.04, P<0.001). These results indicate that the APC may be a candidate gene conferring susceptibility to schizophrenia and also may be associated with reduced vulnerability to cancer in schizophrenia.
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- D H Cui
- Department of Psychiatry, Fudan University Affiliated Huashan Hospital, Shanghai, China
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Hayakawa M, Kitagawa H, Miyazawa K, Kitagawa M, Kikugawa K. The FWD1/beta-TrCP-mediated degradation pathway establishes a 'turning off switch' of a Cdc42 guanine nucleotide exchange factor, FGD1. Genes Cells 2005; 10:241-51. [PMID: 15743413 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2443.2005.00834.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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FWD1/beta-TrCP is the F-box protein that functions as the receptor subunit of the SCF(FWD1/beta-TrCP) ubiquitin ligase and has been shown to be responsible for the degradation of important signaling molecules such as IkappaBs and beta-catenin. Protein substrates of FWD1/beta-TrCP contain a consensus DSGPsiXS motif (where Psi represents a hydrophobic residue and X represents any amino acid). Recognition by FWD1/beta-TrCP requires phosphorylation of the conserved serines in that motif. Here we show that FGD1, a Cdc42 guanine nucleotide exchange factor (GEF), is a novel target of the SCF(FWD1/beta-TrCP) ubiquitin ligase. A mutant FGD1 protein, FGD1(SA), in which both of the critical serine residues in the DSGPsiXS motif have been replaced by alanines, does not interact with FWD1/beta-TrCP and exhibits increased stability. Morphological changes induced by wild-type FGD1 (FGD1(WT)) are reduced by the co-expression of SCF(FWD1/beta-TrCP) whereas those induced by FGD1(SA) are not affected. FGD1(SA)-expressing cells show a higher level of cell motility than FGD1(WT)-expressing cells. We present a novel 'turning off' mechanism for the inactivation of FGD1, an upstream regulator for Cdc42.
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- Makio Hayakawa
- School of Pharmacy, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Science, 1432-1 Horinouchi, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0392, Japan.
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- Anders Merg
- Roswell Park Cancer Center, Buffalo, New York, USA
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Pinto-de-Oliveira A, McCance D, de Magalhães-Sant'Ana AC, Marques JM, Gonçalves T. Expression of HPV16 E6 oncoprotein increases resistance to several stress conditions in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. FEMS Yeast Res 2005; 5:777-87. [PMID: 15851106 DOI: 10.1016/j.femsyr.2005.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2004] [Revised: 11/26/2004] [Accepted: 02/03/2005] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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The E6 protein of human papillomavirus type 16 is essential for the oncogenic transformation process induced by these viruses. Here we expressed the E6 protein in Saccharomyces cerevisiae (which lacks p53) in order to determine if E6 interacts with normal cell functioning, independently of the p53 tumour suppressor factor. We observed a higher resistance to caffeine, hydrogen peroxide and to pheromone, but not to high temperature, starvation and osmostress. Measurement of the relative expression levels of target genes of the signalling pathways, involved in the latter stressful stimuli, led us to conclude that such pathways are differently regulated in the presence of E6.
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- Ana Pinto-de-Oliveira
- Centre for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Rua Larga, 3004-504 Coimbra, Portugal
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Medulloblastoma is a primary brain tumor found in the cerebellum of children. The tumor occurs in association with two inherited cancer syndromes: Turcot syndrome and Gorlin syndrome. Insights into the molecular biology of the tumor have come from looking at alterations in the genes altered in these syndromes, PTC and APC, respectively. Murine models of medulloblastoma have been constructed based on these alterations. Additional murine models that, while mimicking the appearance of the human tumor, seem unrelated to the human tumor's molecular alterations have been made. In this review, the clinical picture, origin, molecular biology, and murine models of medulloblastoma are discussed. Although a great deal has been discovered about this tumor, the genetic alterations responsible for tumor development in a majority of patients have yet to be described.
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- Corey Raffel
- Department of Neurologic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
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Resnick MB, Konkin T, Routhier J, Sabo E, Pricolo VE. Claudin-1 is a strong prognostic indicator in stage II colonic cancer: a tissue microarray study. Mod Pathol 2005; 18:511-8. [PMID: 15475928 DOI: 10.1038/modpathol.3800301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 168] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Tight junction associated proteins are key molecular components governing cellular adhesion, polarity and glandular differentiation. Tight junction proteins also play critical roles in cellular proliferation and neoplastic pathways via their functions as couplers of the extracellular milieu to intracellular signaling pathways and the cytoskeleton. Neoplastic cells frequently exhibit structural and functional deficiencies in the tight junction. The purpose of this study was to determine the pattern of expression and prognostic value of four tight junction associated proteins, claudin-1, claudin-4, occludin and ZO-1 in a cohort of TNM stage II colon cancer using tissue microarray technology. In this study, we retrospectively analyzed, resected and otherwise untreated paraffin embedded specimens from 129 consecutive patients with TNM stage II colonic carcinomas for claudin-1, claudin-4, occludin and ZO-1 protein expression by immunohistochemistry. Seventy-five, 58, 56 and 44% of the tumors exhibited normal to elevated expression levels (+2 and +3 immunopositivity) of claudin-1, claudin-4, occludin and ZO-1 respectively. Low expression levels of claudin-1 and ZO-1 were directly associated with higher tumor grade (P=0.05 and 0.03 respectively). Multivariate analysis indicated that lymphovascular invasion (P=0.01) and low levels of claudin-1 (P=0.0001) expression were independent predictors of recurrence and that reduced claudin-1 expression (P=0.0001) was associated with poor survival. This study is the first to comprehensively examine the expression of several tight junction associated proteins in colonic neoplasms and to correlate their expression with disease progression. Loss of claudin-1 expression proved to be a strong predictor of disease recurrence and poor patient survival in stage II colon cancer.
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- Murray B Resnick
- Department of Pathology, Rhode Island Hospital and Brown University School of Medicine, Providence, RI 02903, USA.
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Sierralta J, Mendoza C. PDZ-containing proteins: alternative splicing as a source of functional diversity. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 47:105-15. [PMID: 15572166 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresrev.2004.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/08/2004] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Scaffold proteins allow specific protein complexes to be assembled in particular regions of the cell at which they organize subcellular structures and signal transduction complexes. This characteristic is especially important for neurons, which are highly polarized cells. Among the domains contained by scaffold proteins, the PSD-95, Discs-large, ZO-1 (PDZ) domains are of particular relevance in signal transduction processes and maintenance of neuronal and epithelial polarity. These domains are specialized in the binding of the carboxyl termini of proteins allowing membrane proteins to be localized by the anchoring to the cytoskeleton mediated by PDZ-containing scaffold proteins. In vivo studies carried out in Drosophila have taught that the role of many scaffold proteins is not limited to a single process; thus, in many cases the same genes are expressed in different tissues and participate in apparently very diverse processes. In addition to the differential expression of interactors of scaffold proteins, the expression of variants of these molecular scaffolds as the result of the alternative processing of the genes that encode them is proving to be a very important source of variability and complexity on a main theme. Alternative splicing in the nervous system is well documented, where specific isoforms play roles in neurotransmission, ion channel function, neuronal cell recognition, and are developmentally regulated making it a major mechanism of functional diversity. Here we review the current state of knowledge about the diversity and the known function of PDZ-containing proteins in Drosophila with emphasis in the role played by alternatively processed forms in the diversity of functions attributed to this family of proteins.
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- Jimena Sierralta
- Program of Physiology and Biophysics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de Chile, Centro de Neurociencias Integradas, Independencia 1027, Santiago, Chile.
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Qi J, Su Y, Sun R, Zhang F, Luo X, Yang Z, Luo X. CASK inhibits ECV304 cell growth and interacts with Id1. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2005; 328:517-21. [PMID: 15694377 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2005.01.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2004] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Calcium/calmodulin-dependent serine protein kinase (CASK) is generally known as a scaffold protein. Here we show that overexpression of CASK resulted in a reduced rate of cell growth, while inhibition of expression of endogenous CASK via RNA-mediated interference resulted in an increased rate of cell growth in ECV304 cells. To explore the molecular mechanism, we identified a novel CASK-interacting protein, inhibitor of differentiation 1 (Id1) with a yeast two-hybrid screening. Furthermore, endogenous CASK and Id1 proteins were co-precipitated from the lysates of ECV304 cells by immunoprecipitation. Mammalian two-hybrid protein-protein interaction assays indicated that CASK possessed a different binding activity for Id1 and its alternative splicing variant. It is known that Id proteins play important roles in regulation of cell proliferation and differentiation. Thus, we speculate that the regulation of cell growth mediated by CASK may be involved in Id1. Our findings indicate a novel function of CASK, the mechanism that remains to be further investigated.
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- Jie Qi
- Burn Research Institute, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burn and Combined Injury, Chongqing 400038, PR China
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Temburni MK, Rosenberg MM, Pathak N, McConnell R, Jacob MH. Neuronal nicotinic synapse assembly requires the adenomatous polyposis coli tumor suppressor protein. J Neurosci 2005; 24:6776-84. [PMID: 15282282 PMCID: PMC6729726 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1826-04.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Normal cognitive and autonomic functions require nicotinic synaptic signaling. Despite the physiological importance of these synapses, little is known about molecular mechanisms that direct their assembly during development. We show here that the tumor-suppressor protein adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) functions in localizing alpha3-nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) to neuronal postsynaptic sites. Our quantitative confocal microscopy studies indicate that APC is selectively enriched at cholinergic synapses; APC surface clusters are juxtaposed to synaptic vesicle clusters and colocalize with alpha3-nAChRs but not with the neighboring synaptic glycine receptors or perisynaptic alpha7-nAChRs on chick ciliary ganglion (CG) neurons. We identify PSD (postsynaptic density)-93, beta-catenin, and microtubule end binding protein EB1 as APC binding partners. PSD-93 and beta-catenin are also enriched at alpha3-nAChR postsynaptic sites. EB1 shows close proximity to and partial overlap with alpha3-nAChR and APC surface clusters. We tested the role of APC in neuronal nicotinic synapse assembly by using retroviral-mediated in vivo overexpression of an APC dominant-negative (APC-dn) peptide to block the interaction of endogenous APC with both EB1 and PSD-93 during synapse formation in CG neurons. The overexpressed APC-dn led to dramatic decreases in alpha3-nAChR surface levels and clusters. Effects were specific to alpha3-nAChR postsynaptic sites; synaptic glycine receptor and perisynaptic alpha7-nAChR clusters were not altered. In addition, APC-dn also reduced surface membrane-associated clusters of PSD-93 and EB1. The results show that APC plays a key role in organizing excitatory cholinergic postsynaptic specializations in CG neurons. We identify APC as the first nonreceptor protein to function in localizing nAChRs to neuronal synapses in vivo.
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MESH Headings
- Adenomatous Polyposis Coli Protein/analysis
- Adenomatous Polyposis Coli Protein/genetics
- Adenomatous Polyposis Coli Protein/physiology
- Animals
- Chick Embryo
- Cholinergic Fibers/chemistry
- Cholinergic Fibers/ultrastructure
- Cytoskeletal Proteins/analysis
- DNA, Complementary/genetics
- Ganglia, Parasympathetic/cytology
- Ganglia, Parasympathetic/embryology
- Genes, APC
- Interneurons/chemistry
- Interneurons/ultrastructure
- Microscopy, Confocal
- Microscopy, Fluorescence
- Microtubule-Associated Proteins/analysis
- Nerve Tissue Proteins/analysis
- Nerve Tissue Proteins/chemistry
- Nerve Tissue Proteins/physiology
- Protein Binding
- Receptors, Glycine/analysis
- Receptors, Nicotinic/analysis
- Receptors, Nicotinic/chemistry
- Receptors, Nicotinic/physiology
- Recombinant Fusion Proteins/physiology
- Synapses/chemistry
- Synapses/physiology
- Synapses/ultrastructure
- Trans-Activators/analysis
- Two-Hybrid System Techniques
- beta Catenin
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- Murali Krishna Temburni
- Department of Neuroscience, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts 02111, USA
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The Adenomatous Polyposis coli (APC) gene is mutated or lost in most colon cancers, and the APC protein has emerged as a multifunctional protein that is not only involved in the Wnt-regulated degradation of -catenin, but also regulates cytoskeletal proteins and thus plays a role in cell migration, cell adhesion, and mitosis. The gut epithelium is uniquely dependent on an intricate balance between a number of fundamental cellular processes including migration, differentiation, adhesion, apoptosis, and mitosis. In this review, I discuss the molecular mechanisms that govern the various functions of APC and their relationship to the role of APC in colon cancer.
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- Inke S Näthke
- Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Dundee Dundee DD1 5EH, Scotland, United Kingdom.
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Shimomura A, Kohu K, Akiyama T, Senda T. Subcellular localization of the tumor suppressor protein APC in developing cultured neurons. Neurosci Lett 2005; 375:81-6. [PMID: 15670646 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2004.10.074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2004] [Revised: 10/25/2004] [Accepted: 10/25/2004] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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We examined the subcellular distribution of tumor suppressor adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) in developing cultured rat hippocampal neurons using both immunofluorescent microscopy and immunoelectron microscopy. APC initially localized at the distal tips of all the cell processes. Between 12 and 24 h after plating, APC concentrated at the growth cone and in the distal portion of the longest process, which was growing very rapidly. The other processes, growing at a much slower rate, showed only weak immunoreactivity for APC. After maturation of the neurons, APC in the axons was restricted to the growth cones and distal portions. In contrast, APC formed a punctuated pattern along the dendritic processes. This subcellular distribution of APC was dependent on the organization of microtubules, but not actin filaments. Moreover, treatment of neurons with a PKCzeta specific inhibitor caused defects in the staining pattern of APC. These results suggest that APC may be involved in neuronal process extension, and that APC may exert different functions on axons and dendritic processes.
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- Atsushi Shimomura
- Department of Anatomy I, School of Medicine, Fujita Health University, 1-98, Toyoake, Aichi 470-1192, Japan
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Watanabe T, Wang S, Noritake J, Sato K, Fukata M, Takefuji M, Nakagawa M, Izumi N, Akiyama T, Kaibuchi K. Interaction with IQGAP1 links APC to Rac1, Cdc42, and actin filaments during cell polarization and migration. Dev Cell 2005; 7:871-83. [PMID: 15572129 DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2004.10.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 372] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2004] [Revised: 08/03/2004] [Accepted: 10/26/2004] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Rho family GTPases, particularly Rac1 and Cdc42, are key regulators of cell polarization and directional migration. Adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) is also thought to play a pivotal role in polarized cell migration. We have found that IQGAP1, an effector of Rac1 and Cdc42, interacts directly with APC. IQGAP1 and APC localize interdependently to the leading edge in migrating Vero cells, and activated Rac1/Cdc42 form a ternary complex with IQGAP1 and APC. Depletion of either IQGAP1 or APC inhibits actin meshwork formation and polarized migration. Depletion of IQGAP1 or APC also disrupts localization of CLIP-170, a microtubule-stabilizing protein that interacts with IQGAP1. Taken together, these results suggest a model in which activation of Rac1 and Cdc42 in response to migration signals leads to recruitment of IQGAP1 and APC which, together with CLIP-170, form a complex that links the actin cytoskeleton and microtubule dynamics during cell polarization and directional migration.
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- Takashi Watanabe
- Department of Cell Pharmacology, Nagoya University, Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai, Showa, Nagoya, Aichi 466-8550, Japan
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Goode S, Wei J, Kishore S. Novel spatiotemporal patterns of epithelial tumor invasion inDrosophila discs large egg chambers. Dev Dyn 2005; 232:855-64. [PMID: 15712204 DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.20336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Loss of Discslarge (Dlg) in early Drosophila egg chambers causes invasion of tumor follicle cells from the anterior epithelium, a pattern that resembles developmental border cell migration during mid-oogenesis. Here, we have analyzed novel spatial and temporal patterns of dlg invasion. Even though Dlg is ubiquitously expressed in all follicle cells, invasions are biased at the anterior and posterior termini. The patterns of invasion correlate with both a higher rate of follicle cell proliferation and with a greater frequency of loss of epithelial polarity at the termini compared with central regions of the egg chamber. Nonetheless, the average number of cells that invade per invasion event from terminal vs. central regions is approximately equal. Of interest, patterns of dlg invasion appear to coincide with boundaries established by proto-oncogene signals responsible for anterior-posterior patterning. The Drosophila egg chamber may thus be a useful model for exploring how epithelial tumor invasion might be a neomorphogenetic process organized by signals essential for developmental pattern formation.
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- Scott Goode
- Department of Pathology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
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Taniuchi K, Nakagawa H, Nakamura T, Eguchi H, Ohigashi H, Ishikawa O, Katagiri T, Nakamura Y. Down-regulation of RAB6KIFL/KIF20A, a Kinesin Involved with Membrane Trafficking of Discs Large Homologue 5, Can Attenuate Growth of Pancreatic Cancer Cell. Cancer Res 2005. [DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.105.65.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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To identify novel molecular targets for treatment of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), we generated precise gene expression profiles of PDACs on a genome-wide cDNA microarray after populations of tumor cells were purified by laser microdissection. Through functional analysis of genes that were transactivated in PDACs, we identified RAB6KIFL as a candidate for development of drugs to treat PDACs at the molecular level. Knockdown of endogenous RAB6KIFL expression in PDAC cell lines by small interfering RNA drastically attenuated growth of those cells, suggesting an essential role for the gene product in maintaining viability of PDAC cells. RAB6KIFL belongs to the kinesin superfamily of motor proteins, which have critical functions in trafficking of molecules and organelles. Proteomics analyses using a polyclonal anti-RAB6KIFL antibody identified one of the cargoes transported by RAB6KIFL as discs, large homologue 5 (DLG5), a scaffolding protein that may link the vinexin-β-catenin complex at sites of cell-cell contact. Like RAB6KIFL, DLG5 was overexpressed in PDACs, and knockdown of endogenous DLG5 by small interfering RNA significantly suppressed the growth of PDAC cells as well. Decreased levels of endogenous RAB6KIFL in PDAC cells altered the subcellular localization of DLG5 from cytoplasmic membranes to cytoplasm. Our results imply that collaboration of RAB6KIFL and DLG5 is likely to be involved in pancreatic carcinogenesis. These molecules should be promising targets for development of new therapeutic strategies for PDACs.
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- Keisuke Taniuchi
- 1Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Human Genome Center, Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- 3Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kochi Medical School, Nankoku, Japan
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- 1Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Human Genome Center, Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- 1Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Human Genome Center, Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- 2Department of Surgery, Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases, Osaka, Japan; and
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- 2Department of Surgery, Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases, Osaka, Japan; and
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- 2Department of Surgery, Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases, Osaka, Japan; and
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- 1Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Human Genome Center, Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- 1Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Human Genome Center, Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Iizuka-Kogo A, Shimomura A, Senda T. Colocalization of APC and DLG at the tips of cellular protrusions in cultured epithelial cells and its dependency on cytoskeletons. Histochem Cell Biol 2004; 123:67-73. [PMID: 15609045 DOI: 10.1007/s00418-004-0729-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/29/2004] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Adenomatous polyposis coli gene product (APC) is a tumor suppressor linked to familial adenomatous polyposis and is thought to be involved in cellular polarization and migration in moving epithelial cells. APC interacts with the mammalian homolog of Discs large (DLG). DLG is a member of the membrane-associated guanylate kinase superfamily and is thought to function as a scaffolding protein that coordinates the assembly of a lateral plasma membrane-localized protein complex in epithelial cells. We confirmed the suitability of several anti-APC antibodies for immunocytochemical analysis. Using these antibodies, we showed that APC clusters were colocalized with DLG protein at cellular protrusions of subconfluent MDCK cells. A portion of the clusters was found at the tips of microtubules extending into the cellular protrusions. In addition, actin stress fibers converged near the clusters. When microtubules were disrupted by nocodazole, the colocalization of APC and DLG was lost due to the disappearance of APC clusters. However, the coclusters remained after depolymerization of actin filaments with latrunculin A. This is the first report showing colocalization of APC and DLG in non-polarized epithelial cells. This colocalization suggests that DLG functions not only at the lateral cell-cell contact sites of polarized epithelial cells but also at the protrusions of non-polarized epithelial cells through the interaction with APC protein.
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- Akiko Iizuka-Kogo
- Department of Anatomy I, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, 470-1192 Aichi, Japan
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Soto AM, Sonnenschein C. The somatic mutation theory of cancer: growing problems with the paradigm? Bioessays 2004; 26:1097-107. [PMID: 15382143 DOI: 10.1002/bies.20087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 174] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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The somatic mutation theory has been the prevailing paradigm in cancer research for the last 50 years. Its premises are: (1) cancer is derived from a single somatic cell that has accumulated multiple DNA mutations, (2) the default state of cell proliferation in metazoa is quiescence, and (3) cancer is a disease of cell proliferation caused by mutations in genes that control proliferation and the cell cycle. From this compelling simplicity, an increasingly complicated picture has emerged as more than 100 oncogenes and 30 tumor suppressor genes have been identified. To accommodate this complexity, additional ad hoc explanations have been postulated. After a critical review of the data gathered from this perspective, an alternative research program has been proposed. It is based on the tissue organization field theory, the premises of which are that carcinogenesis represents a problem of tissue organization, comparable to organogenesis, and that proliferation is the default state of all cells. The merits of these competing theories are evaluated herein.
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- Ana M Soto
- Tufts University School of Medicine, Department of Anatomy and Cellular Biology, Boston, MA, USA.
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Choi J, Park SY, Costantini F, Jho EH, Joo CK. Adenomatous Polyposis Coli Is Down-regulated by the Ubiquitin-Proteasome Pathway in a Process Facilitated by Axin. J Biol Chem 2004; 279:49188-98. [PMID: 15355978 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m404655200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) protein and Axin form a complex that mediates the down-regulation of beta-catenin, a key effector of Wnt signaling. Truncation mutations in APC are responsible for familial and sporadic colorectal tumors due to failure in the down-regulation of beta-catenin. While the regulation of beta-catenin by APC has been extensively studied, the regulation of APC itself has received little attention. Here we show that the level of APC is down-regulated by the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway and that Wnt signaling inhibits the process. The domain responsible for the down-regulation and direct ubiquitination was identified. We also show an unexpected role for Axin in facilitating the ubiquitination-proteasome-mediated down-regulation of APC through the oligomerization of Axin. Our results suggest a new mechanism for the regulation of APC by Axin and Wnt signaling.
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- Jongkyu Choi
- Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, The Catholic University of Korea, 505 Banpo-dong, Seocho-ku, Seoul, 137-701, Korea
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Massimi P, Gammoh N, Thomas M, Banks L. HPV E6 specifically targets different cellular pools of its PDZ domain-containing tumour suppressor substrates for proteasome-mediated degradation. Oncogene 2004; 23:8033-9. [PMID: 15378012 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1207977] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The high-risk HPV E6 proteins have been shown to direct the degradation of a variety of cellular proteins that contain PDZ domains. Although some of these proteins are involved in regulating processes of cell growth and polarity in Drosophila, little is known about their function in higher eukaryotic epithelial cells. In HPV-containing cells derived from cervical tumours, we find that the patterns of expression of the E6 targets hDlg (discs large), hScrib (Scribble), and MUPP1 are consistent with their being substrates for E6-induced degradation. It is also clear that, in the case of hDlg, E6 is specifically targeting nuclear pools of the protein rather than membrane-bound forms. We have also analysed the activity of a subset of E6 target proteins in the suppression of oncogene-induced cell transformation. Interestingly, Dlg, MAGI-1 and MUPP1 efficiently suppressed cell transformation, while MAGI-2 and MAGI-3 were ineffective in this assay. These results suggest that in the context of HPV-induced transformation Dlg, MAGI-1 and MUPP1 can function as tumour suppressors.
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- Paola Massimi
- International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Padriciano 99, Trieste I-34012, Italy
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Bilder D. Epithelial polarity and proliferation control: links from the Drosophila neoplastic tumor suppressors. Genes Dev 2004; 18:1909-25. [PMID: 15314019 DOI: 10.1101/gad.1211604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 439] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Mammalian epithelial tumors lose polarity as they progress toward malignancy, but whether polarity loss might causally contribute to cancer has remained unclear. In Drosophila, mutations in the "neoplastic tumor suppressor genes" (nTSGs) scribble, discs-large, and lethal giant larvae disrupt polarity of epithelia and neuroblasts, and simultaneously induce extensive overproliferation of these cells, which exhibit malignant-like characteristics. Herein I review what is known about the role of the fly nTSGs in controlling cell polarity and cell proliferation. Incorporating data from mammalian studies, I consider how polarity and proliferation can be coupled, and how disruption of polarity could promote cancer.
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- David Bilder
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, 94720-3200, USA.
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Hirai A, Tada M, Furuuchi K, Ishikawa S, Makiyama K, Hamada JI, Okada F, Kobayashi I, Fukuda H, Moriuchi T. Expression of AIE-75 PDZ-domain protein induces G2/M cell cycle arrest in human colorectal adenocarcinoma SW480 cells. Cancer Lett 2004; 211:209-18. [PMID: 15219944 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2004.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2003] [Revised: 02/04/2004] [Accepted: 02/07/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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AIE-75 has been known as a 75-kDa autoantigen detected in the serum of autoimmune enteropathy (AIE) and as a colon cancer-related antigen, and now designated as a gene causative of Usher syndrome type 1C hereditary syndromic hearing loss. It binds to a novel putative tumor suppressor MCC2 that is homologous to MCC (mutated in colon cancer) through a PSD-95/Dlg/ZO-1 (PDZ) domain. To clarify the functional role in colon cancer cells, we transfected AIE-75 gene into SW480 colon cancer cells which do not express AIE-75. Expression of AIE-75 suppressed growth of SW480 cells in vitro in correlation with the expression levels. It was due mainly to G2/M phase cell cycle arrest associated with mitotic slippage, resulting in emergence of hyperploid giant-nucleated or multi-nucleated cells. Screening of proteins that bound to PDZ domains of AIE-75 by a yeast two hybrid system showed that three serine/threonine phosphatase catalytic subunits (PP2AC-alpha, PP2AC-beta, and PPP6C) could bind to AIE-75. Since PP2AC is known to regulate G2/M checkpoint, we suggest that AIE-75 interacts with PP2AC and prevent cells to transit mitotic phase.
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- Atsuko Hirai
- Divisions of Cancer-Related Genes, Institute for Genetic Medicine, Hokkaido University, N-15 W-7, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0815, Japan
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Cavatorta AL, Fumero G, Chouhy D, Aguirre R, Nocito AL, Giri AA, Banks L, Gardiol D. Differential expression of the human homologue of drosophila discs large oncosuppressor in histologic samples from human papillomavirus-associated lesions as a marker for progression to malignancy. Int J Cancer 2004; 111:373-80. [PMID: 15221964 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.20275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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High-risk HPVs play a causal role in the development of cervical cancer, and their E6 oncoproteins target h-Dlg for ubiquitin-mediated proteolysis. The h-Dlg oncosuppressor is associated with cell-cell interactions, and deregulation of these structures leads to defective cell adhesion, loss of cell polarity and unregulated proliferation. We evaluated the contribution of this E6 activity in the progression to malignancy in HPV infections by analyzing h-Dlg expression in HPV-associated lesions. We analyzed h-Dlg in cervical, laryngeal, vulvar, colon and kidney histologic samples by Dlg immunohistochemistry. HPV association was ascertained by a PCR-colorimetric method. Although Dlg was certainly expressed in intraepithelial cervical, vulvar and laryngeal HPV-associated lesions, its cellular and tissue distribution patterns were altered compared to normal tissue. However, marked reduction in Dlg levels was observed in HPV-positive invasive cervical carcinomas. To elucidate whether the loss of Dlg was significant for carcinogenesis in general, we investigated Dlg expression in tumors not associated with HPV. In colon and kidney carcinomas, Dlg was expressed, albeit with a different pattern of distribution with respect to the normal tissue. The loss of Dlg may be considered a late-stage marker in cervical carcinogenesis, but alterations in its expression and localization take place during the different dysplastic stages. Dlg downregulation and/or alterations in its localization may contribute to transformation and may explain some of the characteristics of the malignant cells, such as loss of polarity and high migration ability.
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- Ana Laura Cavatorta
- Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas, Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario, Rosario, Argentina
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Sekiya T, Oda T, Matsuura K, Akiyama T. Transcriptional regulation of the TGF-β pseudoreceptor BAMBI by TGF-β signaling. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2004; 320:680-4. [PMID: 15240101 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2004.06.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2004] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BAMBI is a transmembrane glycoprotein related to the transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta)-family type I receptors and functions as a negative regulator of TGF-beta signaling during development. BAMBI is induced by BMP signaling through the evolutionary conserved BMP-responsive elements in its promoter. Furthermore, we have recently shown that Wnt/beta-catenin signaling activates transcription of BAMBI and that BAMBI expression is aberrantly elevated in most colorectal carcinomas. Here, we show that BAMBI is also directly induced by TGF-beta signaling, through the three tandem repeats of 13 bp sequences containing the SMAD-binding elements, which are distinct from the BMP-responsive element. Our findings suggest that BAMBI transcription is regulated by TGF-beta signaling through direct binding of SMAD3 and SMAD4 to the BAMBI promoter.
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- Takashi Sekiya
- Laboratory of Molecular and Genetic Information, Institute for Molecular and Cellular Biosciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0032, Japan
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Yamamoto Y, Irie K, Asada M, Mino A, Mandai K, Takai Y. Direct binding of the human homologue of the Drosophila disc large tumor suppressor gene to seven-pass transmembrane proteins, tumor endothelial marker 5 (TEM5), and a novel TEM5-like protein. Oncogene 2004; 23:3889-97. [PMID: 15021905 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1207495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The human homologue of the Drosophila discs large tumor suppressor gene (hDlg) is a member of the membrane-associated guanylate kinase family with three PSD-95/Dlg/ZO-1 (PDZ) domains. hDlg has been shown to bind tumor suppressor proteins, adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) and protein tyrosine phosphatase and tensin homologue (PTEN), and several viral oncoproteins, and has been implicated in the negative regulation of cell proliferation. hDlg has furthermore been shown to localize at the plasma membrane of synapses and to scaffold cell surface receptors and channels. In epithelial cells, hDlg localizes at the basolateral plasma membrane, but its localization mechanism is unknown. We searched here for a transmembrane protein that directly bound to hDlg. hDlg bound tumor endothelial marker 5 (TEM5), a seven-pass transmembrane protein that is homologous to the family B of G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). TEM5 has previously been reported to display elevated expression during tumor angiogenesis and neoangiogenesis. The PDZ domains of hDlg bound the C-terminal PDZ-binding motif of TEM5. The expression of TEM5 was detected in endothelial cells of embryonic liver, where hDlg colocalized with TEM5. hDlg furthermore bound a novel seven-pass transmembrane protein, which was homologous to TEM5, and was named here a TEM5-like protein (TEM5-like). These results suggest that hDlg localizes at the plasma membrane through TEM5 and TEM5-like and furthermore scaffolds these GPCRs in endothelial cells during tumor angiogenesis and neoangiogenesis.
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- Yasunori Yamamoto
- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine/Faculty of Medicine, Suita 565-0871, Japan
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Watson RA, Thomas M, Banks L, Roberts S. Activity of the human papillomavirus E6 PDZ-binding motif correlates with an enhanced morphological transformation of immortalized human keratinocytes. J Cell Sci 2004; 116:4925-34. [PMID: 14625386 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.00809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Human papillomavirus E6 oncoproteins induce the proteasomal degradation of several multi-PDZ (PSD95/Dlg/ZO-1) domain-containing proteins such as the human homologue of Drosophila discs large. Binding to PDZ domain-containing proteins is mediated by a PDZ-binding motif contained within the C-terminus of E6. The ability of E6 proteins to induce degradation of PDZ domain-containing proteins correlates with their oncogenic potential. Here we examined the biological effect of this region of the human papillomavirus type 18 E6 oncoprotein on keratinocyte morphology. Our results show that in simian virus 40-immortalized human keratinocytes, stable expression of E6 correlated with the induction of an exaggerated mesenchymal-like morphology and actin cytoskeleton disorganization compared with parental cells. The altered phenotype was accentuated in cells expressing an E6 protein containing a mutation (Arg153Leu) within a protein kinase A recognition motif that abrogates protein kinase A's negative regulation of the activity of the PDZ-binding domain. The E6-induced changes indicated an epithelial-mesenchymal transition and were supported by the finding that E6-expressing cells contained vimentin. Changes to the epithelial phenotype of cells expressing a mutant E6 protein (Thr156Glu) that is unable to degrade discs large was significantly less marked, although they did show evidence of epithelial-mesenchymal transition. These observations imply that the activity of the E6 PDZ-binding motif contributes only to a part of the transition. Further analysis of the E6 cell lines showed a decrease in adherens junction and desmosome formation. Cells expressing a functional PDZ-binding motif showed the greatest disruption of intercellular junction formation, but this did not correlate with a decrease in total cellular levels of the individual components of adhesion junctions. This suggests that the activity of the PDZ-binding motif may have influenced either the assembly or integrity of functional adhesion complexes. An E6-mediated decrease in peripheral membrane levels of PDZ proteins like discs large could be the basis for the enhanced morphological transformation of immortalized keratinocytes.
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- Richard A Watson
- Cancer Research UK Institute for Cancer Studies, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TA, United Kingdom
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Scott RJ, Crooks R, Rose L, Attia J, Thakkinstian A, Thomas L, Spigelman AD, Meldrum CJ. Germline Missense Changes in the APC Gene and Their Relationship to Disease. Hered Cancer Clin Pract 2004; 2:81-91. [PMID: 20233475 PMCID: PMC2839999 DOI: 10.1186/1897-4287-2-2-81] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2004] [Accepted: 05/15/2004] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) is characterized by the presence of hundreds to thousands of adenomas that carpet the entire colon and rectum. Nonsense and frameshift mutations in the adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) gene account for the majority of mutations identified to date and predispose primarily to the typical disease phenotype. Some APC mutations are associated with a milder form of the disease known as attenuated FAP. Virtually all mutations that have been described in the APC gene result in the formation of a premature stop codon and very little is known about missense mutations apart from a common Ashkenazi Jewish mutation (1307 K) and a British E1317Q missense change. The incidence of missense mutations in the APC gene has been underreported since the APC gene lends itself to analysis using an artificial transcription and translation assay known as the Protein Truncation Test (PTT) or the In Vitro Synthetic Protein assay (IVSP).In this report we have used denaturing high performance liquid chromatography to analyse the entire coding sequence of the APC gene to determine if a cohort of patients adhering to the diagnostic criteria of FAP to assess the frequency of missense mutations in the APC gene. Altogether 112 patients were studied and 22 missense mutations were identified. From the total of 22 missense changes, 13 were silent changes and the remaining 9 resulted in amino acid substitutions. One or more of these changes were identified multiple times in 62.5% of the population under study.The results reveal that missense mutations in the APC gene appear not to radically alter protein function but may be associated with more subtle processing of RNA transcripts which in turn could result in the expression of differentially spliced forms of the APC gene which may interfere with the functional activity of the APC protein.
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- Rodney J Scott
- Discipline of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Health, University of Newcastle, and the Hunter Medical Research Institute, Australia.
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Szafranski P, Goode S. A Fasciclin 2 morphogenetic switch organizes epithelial cell cluster polarity and motility. Development 2004; 131:2023-36. [PMID: 15056617 DOI: 10.1242/dev.01097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Little is known about how intercellular communication is regulated in epithelial cell clusters to control delamination and migration. We investigate this problem using Drosophila border cells as a model. We find that just preceding cell cluster delamination, expression of transmembrane immunoglobulin superfamily member, Fasciclin 2, is lost in outer border cells, but not in inner polar cells of the cluster. Loss of Fasciclin 2 expression in outer border cells permits a switch in Fasciclin 2 polarity in the inner polar cells. This polarity switch, which is organized in collaboration with neoplastic tumor suppressors Discs large and Lethal-giant-larvae, directs cluster asymmetry essential for timing delamination from the epithelium. Fas2-mediated communication between polar and border cells maintains localization of Discs large and Lethal-giant-larvae in border cells to inhibit the rate of cluster migration. These findings are the first to show how a switch in cell adhesion molecule polarity regulates asymmetry and delamination of an epithelial cell cluster. The finding that Discs large and Lethal-giant-larvae inhibit the rate of normal cell cluster movement suggests that their loss in metastatic tumors may directly contribute to tumor motility. Furthermore, our results provide novel insight into the intimate link between epithelial polarity and acquisition of motile polarity that has important implications for development of invasive carcinomas.
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- Przemyslaw Szafranski
- Department of Pathology, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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Fuja TJ, Lin F, Osann KE, Bryant PJ. Somatic Mutations and Altered Expression of the Candidate Tumor SuppressorsCSNK1ε,DLG1, andEDD/hHYDin Mammary Ductal Carcinoma. Cancer Res 2004; 64:942-51. [PMID: 14871824 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-03-2100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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We report somatic mutations in three genes (CSNK1 epsilon, encoding the Ser/Thr kinase casein kinase I epsilon; DLG1, encoding a membrane-associated putative scaffolding protein; and EDD/hHYD, encoding a progestin induced putative ubiquitin-protein ligase) in mammary ductal carcinoma. These genes were suspected of playing a role in cancer because loss-of-function mutations in their Drosophila homologues cause excess tissue growth. Using DNA from 82 laser-microdissected tumor samples, followed by microsatellite analysis, denaturing HPLC and direct sequencing, we found multiple somatic point mutations in all three genes, and these mutations showed significant association with loss of heterozygosity of closely linked polymorphic microsatellite markers. For CSNK1 epsilon and DLG1, most of the mutations affected highly conserved residues, some were found repetitively in different patients, and no synonymous mutations were found, indicating that the observed mutations were selected in tumors and may be functionally significant. Immunohistochemical reactivity of each protein was reduced in poorly differentiated tumors, and there was a positive association between altered protein reactivity, loss of heterozygosity, and somatic mutations. There was a statistically significant association of hDlg staining with p53 and Ki67 reactivity, whereas CSK1 epsilon and EDD/hHYD staining levels were associated with progesterone receptor status. The results provide strong indications for a role of all three genes in mammary ductal carcinoma. They also justify additional studies of the functional significance of the changes, as well as a search for additional changes in these and other genes identified from studies on model systems.
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- Tannin J Fuja
- Developmental Biology Center and Department of Medicine, University of California-Irvine, Irvine, California, USA
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Narayan S, Roy D. Role of APC and DNA mismatch repair genes in the development of colorectal cancers. Mol Cancer 2003; 2:41. [PMID: 14672538 PMCID: PMC317355 DOI: 10.1186/1476-4598-2-41] [Citation(s) in RCA: 128] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2003] [Accepted: 12/12/2003] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Colorectal cancer is the third most common cause of cancer-related death in both men and women in the western hemisphere. According to the American Cancer Society, an estimated 105,500 new cases of colon cancer with 57,100 deaths will occur in the U.S. in 2003, accounting for about 10% of cancer deaths. Among the colon cancer patients, hereditary risk contributes approximately 20%. The main inherited colorectal cancers are the familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) and the hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancers (HNPCC). The FAP and HNPCC are caused due to mutations in the adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) and DNA mismatch repair (MMR) genes. The focus of this review is to summarize the functions of APC and MMR gene products in the development of colorectal cancers.
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- Satya Narayan
- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology and UF Shands Cancer Center, College of Medicine, Academic Research Building, Room R4-216, 1600 SW Archer Road, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
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- Environmental Health Sciences, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 317 Ryals Building, 1665 University Boulevard, Birmingham, AL 35294-0022, USA
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Massimi P, Gardiol D, Roberts S, Banks L. Redistribution of the discs large tumor suppressor protein during mitosis. Exp Cell Res 2003; 290:265-74. [PMID: 14567986 DOI: 10.1016/s0014-4827(03)00317-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Drosophila discs large (Dlg) has been shown to be an essential regulator of cell polarity and attachment, and is classified as a potential tumour suppressor in higher eukaryotes. Human Dlg is expressed in epithelial cells at sites of cell-cell contact and acts as a negative regulator of cell growth. Although hDlg has been shown to be phosphorylated during mitosis, little is known about its activity during this stage of the cell cycle. To investigate this further we have analysed in detail the pattern of hDlg expression during mitotic cell division. In early mitosis there is a marked increase in membrane-bound hDlg which is then retained throughout mitosis, while during cytokinesis, there is a specific concentration of hDlg at the midbody. Using mutants of Dlg we show that this is mediated by sequences in the carboxy terminal region of Dlg, but it does not require the SH3 or PDZ domains, and is independent of binding to protein 4.1. Finally, using a mutant of Dlg that consists of just this carboxy terminal region of the protein, we show that it can compete with endogenous hDlg for midbody accumulation, and this mutant also gives rise to altered cell growth. We conclude that localisation of Dlg to the midbody indicates a role for Dlg at this critical point in cytokinesis.
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- Paola Massimi
- International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Padriciano 99, I-34012 Trieste, Italy
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Nguyen MM, Nguyen ML, Caruana G, Bernstein A, Lambert PF, Griep AE. Requirement of PDZ-containing proteins for cell cycle regulation and differentiation in the mouse lens epithelium. Mol Cell Biol 2003; 23:8970-81. [PMID: 14645510 PMCID: PMC309609 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.23.24.8970-8981.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2003] [Revised: 06/17/2003] [Accepted: 09/22/2003] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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The roles of PDZ domain-containing proteins such as Dlg and Scrib have been well described for Drosophila; however, their requirement for mammalian development is poorly understood. Here we show that Dlg, Scrib, MAGI1, MAGI3, and MPDZ are expressed in the mouse ocular lens. We demonstrate that the increase in proliferation and defects in cellular adhesion and differentiation observed in epithelia of lenses that express E6, a viral oncoprotein that can bind to several PDZ proteins, including the human homologs of Dlg and Scrib, is dependent on E6's ability to bind these proteins via their PDZ domains. Analyses of lenses from mice carrying an insertional mutation in Dlg (dlg(gt)) show increased proliferation and proliferation in spatially inappropriate regions of the lens, a phenotype similar to that of lenses expressing E6. The results from this study indicate that multiple PDZ domain-containing proteins, including Dlg and Scrib, may be required for maintaining the normal pattern of growth and differentiation in the lens. Furthermore, the phenotypic similarities among the Drosophila dlg mutant, the lenses of dlg(gt) mice, and the lenses of E6 transgenic mice suggest that Dlg may have a conserved function in regulating epithelial cell growth and differentiation across species.
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MESH Headings
- Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing
- Animals
- Base Sequence
- Cell Cycle
- Cell Differentiation
- Cell Division
- Crystallins/chemistry
- Crystallins/genetics
- Crystallins/physiology
- DNA, Complementary/genetics
- Discs Large Homolog 1 Protein
- Epithelial Cells/cytology
- Epithelial Cells/physiology
- Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
- Guanylate Kinases
- Humans
- Lens, Crystalline/cytology
- Lens, Crystalline/physiology
- Membrane Proteins
- Mice
- Mice, Mutant Strains
- Mice, Transgenic
- Mutagenesis, Insertional
- Oncogene Proteins, Viral/genetics
- Oncogene Proteins, Viral/physiology
- Protein Structure, Tertiary
- Proteins/genetics
- Proteins/physiology
- Repressor Proteins
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- Minh M Nguyen
- Department of Anatomy, University of Wisconsin Medical School, 1300 University Avenue, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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Sekiya T, Adachi S, Kohu K, Yamada T, Higuchi O, Furukawa Y, Nakamura Y, Nakamura T, Tashiro K, Kuhara S, Ohwada S, Akiyama T. Identification of BMP and activin membrane-bound inhibitor (BAMBI), an inhibitor of transforming growth factor-beta signaling, as a target of the beta-catenin pathway in colorectal tumor cells. J Biol Chem 2003; 279:6840-6. [PMID: 14660579 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m310876200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The Wnt signaling pathway is activated in most human colorectal tumors. Mutational inactivation in the tumor suppressor adenomatous polyposis coli (APC), as well as activation of beta-catenin, causes the accumulation of beta-catenin, which in turn associates with the T cell factor/lymphoid enhancer factor (TCF/LEF) family of transcription factors and activates transcription of their target genes. Here we show that beta-catenin activates transcription of the BMP and activin membrane-bound inhibitor (BAMBI)/NMA gene. The expression level of BAMBI was found to be aberrantly elevated in most colorectal and hepatocellular carcinomas relative to the corresponding non-cancerous tissues. Expression of BAMBI in colorectal tumor cell lines was repressed by a dominant-negative mutant of TCF-4 or by an inhibitor of beta-catenin-TCF interaction, suggesting that beta-catenin is responsible for the aberrant expression of BAMBI in colorectal tumor cells. Furthermore, overexpression of BAMBI inhibited the response of tumor cells to transforming growth factor-beta signaling. These results suggest that beta-catenin interferes with transforming growth factor-beta-mediated growth arrest by inducing the expression of BAMBI, and this may contribute to colorectal and hepatocellular tumorigenesis.
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- Takashi Sekiya
- Laboratory of Molecular and Genetic Information, Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences, University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0032, Japan
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During embryonic development, polarized epithelial cells are either formed during cleavage or formed from mesenchymal cells. Because the formation of epithelia during embryogenesis has to occur with high fidelity to ensure proper development, embryos allow a functional approach to study epithelial cell polarization in vivo. In particular, genetic model organisms have greatly advanced our understanding of the generation and maintenance of epithelial cell polarity. Many novel and important polarity genes have been identified and characterized in invertebrate systems, like Drosophila melanogaster and Caenorhabditis elegans. With the rapid identification of mammalian homologues of these invertebrate polarity genes, it has become clear that many important protein domains, single proteins and even entire protein complexes are evolutionarily conserved. It is to be expected that the field of epithelial cell polarity is just experiencing the 'top of the iceberg' of a large protein network that is fundamental for the specific adhesive, cell signalling and transport functions of epithelial cells.
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- H-Arno J Müller
- Institut für Genetik, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Universitätsstrasse 1, Düsseldorf D-40225, Germany.
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Fukuhara H, Masuda M, Yageta M, Fukami T, Kuramochi M, Maruyama T, Kitamura T, Murakami Y, Masvuda M. Association of a lung tumor suppressor TSLC1 with MPP3, a human homologue of Drosophila tumor suppressor Dlg. Oncogene 2003; 22:6160-5. [PMID: 13679854 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1206744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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We have previously identified the tumor suppressor in lung cancer 1 (TSLC1) gene as a novel tumor suppressor in human non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) by functional complementation. TSLC1 encodes a membrane glycoprotein belonging to an immunoglobulin superfamily and participates in cell adhesion. A truncating mutation of the TSLC1 corresponding to its cytoplasmic domain in a primary NSCLC tumor suggests that this domain is important for tumor suppressor activity. Here, we report that TSLC1 directly associates with MPP3, one of the human homologues of a Drosophila tumor suppressor gene, Discs large (Dlg). This interaction was dependent on the presence of a PDZ-binding motif at the carboxyl terminus of TSLC1. Furthermore, TSLC1 and MPP3 were colocalized at the cell-cell attachment sites in both a low and a high cell density. The MPP3 gene was expressed in normal lung as well as in many tissues examined except for peripheral blood lymphocytes but lost its expression in one of the nine NSCLC cell lines. These results suggest that TSLC1 and MPP3 are involved in the same cascade of cell-cell interaction, and that the disruption of this cascade might lead cells to malignant growth and tumor formation in lung cancer.
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- Hiroshi Fukuhara
- Tumor Suppression & Functional Genomics Project, National Cancer Center Research Institute, 5-1-1, Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0045, Japan
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Mantovani F, Banks L. Regulation of the discs large tumor suppressor by a phosphorylation-dependent interaction with the beta-TrCP ubiquitin ligase receptor. J Biol Chem 2003; 278:42477-86. [PMID: 12902344 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m302799200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The discs large (hDlg) tumor suppressor is intimately involved in the control of cell contact, polarity, and proliferation by interacting with several components of the epithelial junctional complex and with the APC tumor suppressor protein. In epithelial cells, hDlg protein stability is regulated through the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway: hDlg is actively degraded in isolated cells, whereas it accumulates upon cell-cell contact. During neoplastic transformation of epithelial cells, loss of the differentiated morphology and progression toward a metastatic phenotype correlate with down-regulation of hDlg levels and loss of contact-dependent stabilization. Here we show that upon hyperphosphorylation, hDlg interacts with the beta-TrCP ubiquitin ligase receptor through a DSGLPS motif within its Src homology 3 domain. As a consequence, overexpression of beta-TrCP enhances ubiquitination of Dlg protein and decreases its stability, whereas a dominant negative beta-TrCP mutant inhibits this process. Furthermore, a mutant Dlg protein that is unable to bind beta-TrCP displays a higher protein stability and is insensitive to beta-TrCP. Using RNA interference, we also demonstrate that endogenous beta-TrCP regulates hDlg protein levels in epithelial cells. Finally, we show that beta-TrCP selectively induces the degradation of the membrane-cytoplasmic pool, without affecting the nuclear pool of hDlg.
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- Fiamma Mantovani
- International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Padriciano 99, Trieste I-34012, Italy.
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EB1 family proteins are evolutionarily conserved proteins that bind microtubule plus-ends and centrosomes and regulate the dynamics and organization of microtubules. Human EB1 family proteins, which include EB1, EBF3, and RP1, also associate with the tumor suppressor protein adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) and p150glued, a component of the dynactin complex. The structural basis for interaction between human EB1 family proteins and their associated proteins has not been defined in detail. EB1 family proteins have a calponin homology (CH) domain at their N terminus and an EB1-like C-terminal motif at their C terminus; the functional importance of these domains has not been determined. To better understand functions of human EB1 family proteins and to reveal functional similarities and differences among these proteins, we performed detailed characterizations of interactions between human EB1 family proteins and their associated proteins. We show that amino acids 1-133 of EB1 and EBF3 and the corresponding region of RP1, which contain a CH domain, are necessary and sufficient for binding microtubules, thus demonstrating for the first time that a CH domain contributes to binding microtubules. EB1 family proteins use overlapping but different regions that contain the EB1-like C-terminal motif to associate with APC and p150glued. Neither APC nor p150glued binding domain is necessary for EB1 or EBF3 to induce microtubule bundling, which requires amino acids 1-181 and 1-185 of EB1 and EBF3, respectively. We also determined that the EB1 family protein-binding regions are amino acids 2781-2820 and 18-111 of APC and p150glued, respectively.
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- Wen Bu
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Oncology, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
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Nguyen ML, Nguyen MM, Lee D, Griep AE, Lambert PF. The PDZ ligand domain of the human papillomavirus type 16 E6 protein is required for E6's induction of epithelial hyperplasia in vivo. J Virol 2003; 77:6957-64. [PMID: 12768014 PMCID: PMC156174 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.77.12.6957-6964.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 173] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2002] [Accepted: 02/21/2003] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Human papillomaviruses (HPVs) are the causative agent of warts. Infections with high-risk HPVs are associated with anogenital and head and neck cancers. One of the viral genes responsible for HPV's oncogenic activity is E6. Mice expressing the HPV-16 E6 protein in their epidermis (K14E6(WT)) develop epithelial hyperplasia and squamous carcinomas. Numerous cellular proteins interact with E6, some of which can be grouped based on common amino acid motifs in their E6-binding domains. One such group, the PDZ partners, including hDLG, hSCRIBBLE, MUPP1, and MAGI, bind to the carboxy-terminal four amino acids of E6 through their PDZ domains. E6's interaction with the PDZ partners leads to their degradation. Additionally, E6's binding to PDZ proteins has been correlated with its ability to transform baby rat kidney cells in tissue culture and to confer tumorigenicity onto cells in xenograft experiments. To address whether the ability of E6 to bind PDZ domain partners is necessary for E6 to confer epithelial hyperproliferation in vivo, we generated transgenic mice that express in stratified squamous epithelia a mutant of E6 lacking the last six amino acids at its carboxyl terminus, E6(Delta 146-151), from the human keratin 14 (K14) promoter. The K14E6(Delta 146-151) mice exhibit a radiation response similar to that of the K14E6(WT) mice, demonstrating that this protein, as predicted, retains an ability to inactivate p53. However, the K14E6(Delta 146-151) mice fail to display epithelial hyperplasia. These results indicate that an interaction of E6 with PDZ partners is necessary for its induction of epithelial hyperplasia.
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- Marie L Nguyen
- McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research, University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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Humbert P, Russell S, Richardson H. Dlg, Scribble and Lgl in cell polarity, cell proliferation and cancer. Bioessays 2003; 25:542-53. [PMID: 12766944 DOI: 10.1002/bies.10286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 218] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Dlg (Discs large), Scrib (Scribble) and Lgl (Lethal giant larvae) are evolutionarily conserved components of a common genetic pathway that link the seemingly disparate functions of cell polarity and cell proliferation in epithelial cells. dlg, scrib and lgl have been identified as tumour suppressor genes in Drosophila, mutations of which cause similar phenotypes, involving disruption of cell polarity and neoplastic overgrowth of tissues. The molecular mechanisms by which Dlg, Scrib and Lgl proteins regulate cell proliferation are not clear, but there is some evidence that epithelial polarisation is required for this regulation. Dlg, Scrib and Lgl are highly conserved between human and Drosophila, and we discuss evidence that these proteins also play a role in cancer progression in humans.
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- Patrick Humbert
- Cell Cycle and Cancer Genetics Laboratory, Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute, St. Andrew's Place, East Melbourne, Victoria 3002, Australia
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