Abstract:
:β-catenin is a key mediator of Wnt signaling and its deregulated nuclear accumulation can drive cancer progression. While the central armadillo (Arm) repeats of β-catenin stimulate nuclear entry, the N- and C-terminal "tail" sequences are thought to regulate turnover and transactivation. We show here that the N- and C-tails are also potent transport sequences. The unstructured tails of β-catenin, when individually fused to a GFP-reporter, could enter and exit the nucleus rapidly in live cells. Proximity ligation assays and pull-down assays identified a weak interaction between the tail sequences and the FG-repeats of nucleoporins, consistent with a possible direct translocation of β-catenin through the nuclear pore complex. Extensive alanine mutagenesis of the tail sequences revealed that nuclear translocation of β-catenin was dependent on specific uniformly distributed patches of hydrophobic residues, whereas the mutagenesis of acidic amino acids had no effect. Moreover, the mutation of hydrophobic patches within the N-tail and C-tail of full length β-catenin reduced nuclear transport rate and diminished its ability to activate transcription. We propose that the tail sequences can contribute to β-catenin transport and suggest a possible similar role for hydrophobic unstructured regions in other proteins.
journal_name
Exp Cell Resjournal_title
Experimental cell researchauthors
Sharma M,Jamieson C,Lui C,Henderson BRdoi
10.1016/j.yexcr.2016.09.009subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2016-11-01 00:00:00pages
132-145issue
2eissn
0014-4827issn
1090-2422pii
S0014-4827(16)30289-0journal_volume
348pub_type
杂志文章abstract::Functional imaging of the intracellular calcium concentration [Ca2+]i using fluorescent indicators is a powerful and frequently applied method for assessing various biological questions in vitro, including ion channel function and intracellular signaling in homeostasis and disease. In functional [Ca2+]i imaging experi...
journal_title:Experimental cell research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.yexcr.2020.112210
更新日期:2020-10-15 00:00:00
abstract::We previously demonstrated that the Tg737 gene plays a critical role in the carcinogenesis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, few systematic investigations have focused on the biological function of Tg737 in the invasion and migration of liver cancer stem cells (LCSCs) and on its clinical significance. In thi...
journal_title:Experimental cell research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.yexcr.2017.06.021
更新日期:2017-09-15 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE:Owing to the late diagnosis and frequent metastasis, ovarian cancer (OC) exhibits a high mortality rate. The study was intended to figure out the function of long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) HCP5 in OC metastasis. METHODS:Microarray analysis was conducted to probe aberrantly expressed lncRNAs in OC tissues. Artifi...
journal_title:Experimental cell research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.yexcr.2020.112129
更新日期:2020-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::The RAI gene is also known as iASPP and PPP1R13L. Recent investigations have shown that the region encompassing RAI is important for the development of cancer in young and middle-aged persons. It has been speculated that the RAI product induces apoptosis by blocking NF-kappaB or inhibits apoptosis by blocking p53. Eit...
journal_title:Experimental cell research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.yexcr.2007.05.006
更新日期:2007-07-15 00:00:00
abstract::Ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury, one of the leading health problems in the world, is defined as a cause of cardiomyocytes death. In the present study, we investigate the role of formyl peptide receptor 1 (FPR1) in cardiomyocyte apoptosis and ventricular remodeling of I/R injury rats and the underlying mechanism invo...
journal_title:Experimental cell research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.yexcr.2018.07.016
更新日期:2018-09-15 00:00:00
abstract::Pevonedistat is a potent, selective, first-in-class NEDD8 activating enzyme inhibitor. It is now under multiple clinical trials that investigate its anticancer effect against solid tumors and leukemia. ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters are membrane proteins that are involved in mediating multidrug resistance (MD...
journal_title:Experimental cell research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.yexcr.2020.111858
更新日期:2020-03-15 00:00:00
abstract::Intestinal ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury is a grave clinical emergency and associated with high morbidity and mortality rates. Based on the complex underlying mechanisms, a multimodal pharmacological approach seems necessary to prevent intestinal I/R injury. The antibiotic drug doxycycline, which exhibits a wide r...
journal_title:Experimental cell research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.yexcr.2017.03.017
更新日期:2017-04-15 00:00:00
abstract::Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) are soft-tissue sarcoma commonly encountered in childhood. RMS cells can acquire invasive behavior and form metastases. The metastatic dissemination implicates many proteases among which are mu-calpain and m-calpain. Study of calpain expression and activity underline the deregulation of calpain ...
journal_title:Experimental cell research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.yexcr.2010.02.017
更新日期:2010-05-15 00:00:00
abstract::In a previous paper (Barboro et al., 1993, Biophys. J. 65, 1690-1699) we have shown that cancer development in the resistant hepatocyte model of Solt and Farber is characterized by the progressive unfolding of the higher-order structure of chromatin. A possible functional role of decondensation phenomena in cell trans...
journal_title:Experimental cell research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1006/excr.1996.0182
更新日期:1996-06-15 00:00:00
abstract::We examined the relationship of cellular oncogene c-myc and transferrin receptor (TfR) gene expression to cell proliferation and cell cycle progression during myeloid differentiation in the HL-60 myeloid leukemia cell line. In order to determine levels of mRNA for these genes in HL-60 cells induced to differentiate al...
journal_title:Experimental cell research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0014-4827(90)90202-l
更新日期:1990-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Stress-activated protein (SAP) kinases and the mitochondrial pro-apoptotic Bcl-2 protein Bak are important regulators of apoptosis. Reduced expression of Bak increases cellular resistance to the anticancer agent cisplatin, and we report here that mouse embryo fibroblasts deficient in the SAP kinase jnk1 are highly res...
journal_title:Experimental cell research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.yexcr.2006.01.023
更新日期:2006-05-15 00:00:00
abstract::The development of Sjögren's syndrome (SS) is accompanied by B cell hyperproliferation and mutation. Our previous study identified aberrant expression of BST-2 (also known as Tetherin/CD317) in B cells from either the peripheral blood or infiltrated salivary glands. However, the roles of BST-2 in the regulation of B c...
journal_title:Experimental cell research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.yexcr.2020.112399
更新日期:2021-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) derived from bone marrow (BM) represents a useful source of adult stem cells for cell therapy and tissue engineering. MSCs are present at a low frequency in the BM; therefore expansion is necessary before performing clinical studies. Fetal bovine serum (FBS) as a nutritional supplement fo...
journal_title:Experimental cell research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.yexcr.2015.10.009
更新日期:2016-06-10 00:00:00
abstract::Fibroblast migration is a central process in skin wound healing, which requires the coordination of several types of growth factors. bFGF, a well-known fibroblast growth factor (FGF), is able to accelerate fibroblast migration; however, the underlying mechanism of bFGF regulation fibroblast migration remains unclear. ...
journal_title:Experimental cell research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.yexcr.2017.03.054
更新日期:2017-06-15 00:00:00
abstract::Microsomal triglyceride transfer protein (MTP) is a heterodimeric complex consisting of a unique large 97-kDa protein and the multifunctional 58-kDa protein disulfide isomerase (PDI). It plays an essential role in the assembly of lipoproteins by shuttling lipids between phospholipid membranes. Based on cell fractionat...
journal_title:Experimental cell research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.yexcr.2004.05.038
更新日期:2004-10-15 00:00:00
abstract::The ocular surface shares many characteristics with mucosal surfaces. In both, healing is regulated by peptide growth factors, cytokines, and extracellular matrix proteins. However, these factors are not sufficient to ensure most rapid healing. Trefoil peptides are abundantly expressed epithelial cell products which e...
journal_title:Experimental cell research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1006/excr.2000.5116
更新日期:2001-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::Fluid-phase endocytosis was significantly faster in three lines of human lysosomal storage disease fibroblasts (two I cells and one Sandhoff's) than in three normals. Re-exocytosis of fluid showed similar kinetics in all lines when release was expressed as a percentage of the radioactivity associated with the cells at...
journal_title:Experimental cell research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0014-4827(84)90404-x
更新日期:1984-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::T cell polarization and redistribution of cellular components are critical to processes such as activation, migration, and potentially HIV infection. Here, we investigate the effects of CD4 engagement on the redistribution and localization of chemokine receptors, CXCR4 and CCR5, adhesion molecules, and lipid raft comp...
journal_title:Experimental cell research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.yexcr.2004.11.022
更新日期:2005-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::Dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPPIV) is a serine peptidase that cleaves N-terminal dipeptides from polypeptides when the second residue is a proline or an alanine. We have recently cloned cDNAs for rat gp110, a membrane glycoprotein with Mr of 110,000 isolated initially from rat liver. Studies reported here establish that ...
journal_title:Experimental cell research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0014-4827(89)90296-6
更新日期:1989-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::Rhodamine 123 (R 123) is a positively charged dye at physiological pH that accumulates specifically in the mitochondria of living cells without cytotoxic effect. In the present study, the uptake of R 123 by EL-4 lymphoma cells in culture with anticancer agents was measured by flow cytometry. Changes in R 123 uptake du...
journal_title:Experimental cell research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0014-4827(92)90162-2
更新日期:1992-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::The intracellular ATP concentration decides on the onset of either apoptosis or necrosis in Jurkat cells exposed to death stimuli. Bcl-2 can block apoptotic demise, which occurs preferably under conditions of high cellular ATP levels. Here, we investigated the effects of Bcl-2 on the necrotic type of cell demise that ...
journal_title:Experimental cell research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1006/excr.2000.5059
更新日期:2001-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::A great deal of evidence suggests that long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) function in the tumorigenesis of retinoblastoma (RB). However, the roles of lncRNA ILF3-AS1 in RB are still unclear. In the present study, our work revealed that the lncRNA ILF3-AS1 was increased in both RB tissues and cell lines. Repression of ILF3...
journal_title:Experimental cell research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.yexcr.2020.112087
更新日期:2020-08-15 00:00:00
abstract::The formation of capillaries during development and tissue repair is likely to involve active reorganization of the actin cytoskeleton, although few studies have addressed this issue. Here, we have utilized an in vitro model of capillary morphogenesis whereby human umbilical vein endothelial cells are suspended within...
journal_title:Experimental cell research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1006/excr.1999.4460
更新日期:1999-05-25 00:00:00
abstract::Breast tumor cells enter the bloodstream long before the development of clinically evident metastasis. However, the early presence of such bloodborne cells predicts poor patient outcome. Nearly 90% of human breast tumors arise as carcinomas from mammary epithelial cells, so it is important to study how these cells res...
journal_title:Experimental cell research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.yexcr.2007.02.001
更新日期:2007-04-15 00:00:00
abstract::The human neuroblastoma cell line SK-N-BE can be induced to differentiate by retinoic acid (RA) or by alpha-difluoromethylornithine (DFMO). The former inducer produces neurite outgrowth, 60% reduction of growth rate, overexpression of neural antigens, and enhanced gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) and acetylcholinesteras...
journal_title:Experimental cell research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0014-4827(88)90281-9
更新日期:1988-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::In order to investigate the molecular mechanism of biological action of the drug cyclosporin A (CsA), we have studied its effect on eukaryotic RNA polymerase activities in two systems: (a) in vitro transcription; (b) injection into frog oocytes. The electron microscopic transcription R-loop method [1] has been used to...
journal_title:Experimental cell research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0014-4827(84)90382-3
更新日期:1984-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::Differentiation of endoderm into intestinal epithelium is initiated at E13.5 of mouse development when there are significant changes in morphology resulting in the conversion of undifferentiated stratified epithelium into a mature epithelial monolayer. Here we demonstrate that monolayer formation is associated with th...
journal_title:Experimental cell research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.yexcr.2004.10.006
更新日期:2005-02-15 00:00:00
abstract::The specific action of a pig skin fraction enriched in epidermal G1-chalone, a tissue-specific inhibitor of epidermal DNA synthesis, was investigated by means of flow cytofluorometry. The results indicate that G1-chalone inhibits progression of partially synchronized rat tongue epithelial cells (line RTE-2) through th...
journal_title:Experimental cell research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0014-4827(89)90235-8
更新日期:1989-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::A method for isolation of C-cells from rat fetuses was developed, and the morphological plasticity of the cells in primary culture systems was tested. Thyroid-parathyroid-ultimobranchial body (UB) complexes from 16-day rat fetuses were treated with 0.1% collagenase and 1000 PU/ml Dispase at 37 degrees C for 1 h. After...
journal_title:Experimental cell research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0014-4827(92)90373-g
更新日期:1992-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::In this study we examined by Northern blot analysis the expression of Raf-1 protooncogene in normal human peripheral blood leukocytes. Unlike thymocytes, circulating lymphocytes did not express appreciable levels of Raf-1 mRNA. In contrast, polymorphonuclear cells (PMN) had high levels of Raf-1 transcripts. Also densi...
journal_title:Experimental cell research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0014-4827(91)90366-3
更新日期:1991-06-01 00:00:00