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Down-regulation of β-catenin by activated p53
Year:
2001
Source of publication :
Molecular and Cellular Biology
Authors :
Sadot, Einat
;
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Volume :
21
Co-Authors:
Sadot, E., Dept. of Molecular Cell Biology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel
Geiger, B., Dept. of Molecular Cell Biology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel
Oren, M., Dept. of Molecular Cell Biology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel
Ben-Ze'ev, A., Dept. of Molecular Cell Biology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel
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From page:
6768
To page:
6781
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Total pages:
14
)
Abstract:
β-Catenin is a cytoplasmic protein that participates in the assembly of cell-cell adherens junctions by binding cadherins to the actin cytoskeleton. In addition, it is a key component of the Wnt signaling pathway. Activation of this pathway triggers the accumulation of β-catenin in the nucleus, where it activates the transcription of target genes. Abnormal accumulation of β-catenin is characteristic of various types of cancer and is caused by mutations either in the adenomatous polyposis coli protein, which regulates β-catenin degradation, or in the β-catenin molecule itself. Aberrant accumulation of β-catenin in tumors is often associated with mutational inactivation of the p53 tumor suppressor. Here we show that overexpression of wild-type p53, by either transfection or DNA damage, down-regulates β-catenin in human and mouse cells. This effect was not obtained with transcriptionally inactive p53, including a common tumor-associated p53 mutant. The reduction in β-catenin level was accompanied by inhibition of its transactivation potential. The inhibitory effect of p53 on β-catenin is apparently mediated by the ubiquitin-proteasome system and requires an active glycogen synthase kinase 3β (GSK3β). Mutations in the N terminus of β-catenin which compromise its degradation by the proteasomes, overexpression of dominant-negative ΔF-β-TrCP, or inhibition of GSKβ activity all rendered β-catenin resistant to down-regulation by p53. These findings support the notion that there will be a selective pressure for the loss of wild-type p53 expression in cancers that are driven by excessive accumulation of β-catenin.
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DOI :
10.1128/MCB.21.20.6768-6781.2001
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Database:
Scopus
Publication Type:
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Language:
English
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ID:
26067
Last updated date:
02/03/2022 17:27
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Down-regulation of β-catenin by activated p53
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Sadot, E., Dept. of Molecular Cell Biology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel
Geiger, B., Dept. of Molecular Cell Biology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel
Oren, M., Dept. of Molecular Cell Biology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel
Ben-Ze'ev, A., Dept. of Molecular Cell Biology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel
Down-regulation of β-catenin by activated p53
β-Catenin is a cytoplasmic protein that participates in the assembly of cell-cell adherens junctions by binding cadherins to the actin cytoskeleton. In addition, it is a key component of the Wnt signaling pathway. Activation of this pathway triggers the accumulation of β-catenin in the nucleus, where it activates the transcription of target genes. Abnormal accumulation of β-catenin is characteristic of various types of cancer and is caused by mutations either in the adenomatous polyposis coli protein, which regulates β-catenin degradation, or in the β-catenin molecule itself. Aberrant accumulation of β-catenin in tumors is often associated with mutational inactivation of the p53 tumor suppressor. Here we show that overexpression of wild-type p53, by either transfection or DNA damage, down-regulates β-catenin in human and mouse cells. This effect was not obtained with transcriptionally inactive p53, including a common tumor-associated p53 mutant. The reduction in β-catenin level was accompanied by inhibition of its transactivation potential. The inhibitory effect of p53 on β-catenin is apparently mediated by the ubiquitin-proteasome system and requires an active glycogen synthase kinase 3β (GSK3β). Mutations in the N terminus of β-catenin which compromise its degradation by the proteasomes, overexpression of dominant-negative ΔF-β-TrCP, or inhibition of GSKβ activity all rendered β-catenin resistant to down-regulation by p53. These findings support the notion that there will be a selective pressure for the loss of wild-type p53 expression in cancers that are driven by excessive accumulation of β-catenin.
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