Distinct activities of the alpha-catenin family, alpha-catulin and alpha-catenin, on beta-catenin-mediated signaling.

Abstract:

:Alpha-catenin, an integral part of cadherin-catenin adhesion complexes, is a major binding partner of beta-catenin, a key component of the Wnt pathway, which activates T-cell factor (TCF)/lymphoid enhancer factor (LEF) transcription and is often upregulated in cancers. Recently, we identified an alpha-catenin-related protein, alpha-catulin, whose function is poorly understood, as part of a Rho GTPase signaling complex. Here, based on evidence suggesting that alpha-catulin may associate with a beta-catenin fraction, we investigated the role of alpha-catenin family members in beta-catenin-mediated signals. Expression of the full length or a 103-residue region of alpha-catenin strongly inhibits the induction of the TCF/LEF-responsive TOPFLASH reporter in HEK293T cells expressing activated beta-catenin or in cancer cells with constitutively upregulated Wnt signaling, whereas alpha-catulin expression had no effect. Interestingly, alpha-catulin expression attenuates the activation of the cyclin D1 promoter, a target of Wnt pathway signals. Alpha-catulin appears to inhibit Ras-mediated signals to the cyclin D1 promoter, rather than beta-catenin signals, and the synergy between Ras and beta-catenin required to fully activate this promoter. Data suggesting the involvement of Rho in this response are presented and discussed. These results suggest a novel function for alpha-catulin and imply that alpha-catenin and alpha-catulin have distinct activities that downregulate, respectively, beta-catenin and Ras signals converging on the cyclin D1 promoter.

journal_name

Mol Cell Biol

authors

Merdek KD,Nguyen NT,Toksoz D

doi

10.1128/mcb.24.6.2410-2422.2004

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2004-03-01 00:00:00

pages

2410-22

issue

6

eissn

0270-7306

issn

1098-5549

journal_volume

24

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