Inhibition of HOS expression and activities by Wnt pathway

Oncogene. 2002 Jan 24;21(5):856-60. doi: 10.1038/sj.onc.1205132.

Abstract

BetaTrCP and HOS are closely related F-box proteins, which play key roles in ubiquitination and degradation of beta-catenin and IkappaB through associating with those phosphorylated substrates and recruiting SCF E3 ubiquitin ligase. Here we report that activation of Wnt/beta-catenin signal transduction pathway elevates betaTrCP levels but inhibits expression of HOS in 293T cells. Similar disparity is likely to exist in human colorectal tumors. In the NIH3T3 cells, which express HOS, but not betaTrCP, Wnt/beta-catenin signaling leads to inhibition of HOS promoter activity and NF-kappaB-driven transcription as well as to stabilization of beta-catenin. These results indicate that expression and activities of HOS are negatively regulated by Wnt/beta-catenin pathway.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • 3T3 Cells
  • Animals
  • Carrier Proteins / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • Carrier Proteins / genetics
  • Carrier Proteins / metabolism*
  • Cell Line
  • Cytoskeletal Proteins / genetics
  • Cytoskeletal Proteins / physiology
  • Down-Regulation
  • GTP-Binding Proteins / biosynthesis
  • GTP-Binding Proteins / genetics
  • Genes, Reporter
  • Humans
  • Mice
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins / genetics
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins / physiology*
  • RNA, Messenger / metabolism
  • Signal Transduction*
  • Trans-Activators*
  • Transcription, Genetic
  • Transfection
  • Tumor Cells, Cultured
  • Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases
  • Wnt2 Protein
  • beta Catenin
  • beta-Transducin Repeat-Containing Proteins

Substances

  • BTRC protein, human
  • Btrc protein, mouse
  • CTNNB1 protein, human
  • CTNNB1 protein, mouse
  • Carrier Proteins
  • Cytoskeletal Proteins
  • FBXW11 protein, human
  • Fbxw1b protein, mouse
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins
  • RNA, Messenger
  • Trans-Activators
  • Wnt2 Protein
  • beta Catenin
  • beta-Transducin Repeat-Containing Proteins
  • Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases
  • GTP-Binding Proteins