title: p73beta, a variant of p73, enhances Wnt/beta-catenin signaling in Saos-2 cells.
abstract: The Wnt/beta-catenin pathway and p53 are very common targets for genetic alterations in colorectal cancer, and relationships between them have been reported. Here, we describe the relation between Wnt/beta-catenin signaling and the p53-related gene p73. p73, but not p53, activated a promoter containing the Tcf-binding sequence in Saos-2 cells, and the degree of activation was positively correlated with that on a p53-responsive promoter. Moreover, p73beta enhanced Wnt/beta-catenin signaling synergistically with Wnt-3a or exogenously expressed beta-catenin, unlike p53, and the enhancement was not caused by the accumulation of beta-catenin. These results show that the effects of p73 on Wnt/beta-catenin signaling differ from those of p53.
authors.affiliation: Department of Viral Oncology, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ueda
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hijikata
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takagi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Takada
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takada
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Chiba
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shimotohno
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D001665:Binding Sites / Q000235:genetics; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D003598:Cytoskeletal Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D017931:DNA Primers / Q000235:genetics; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic; D016147:Genes, Tumor Suppressor; D014644:Genetic Variation; D006801:Humans; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D015398:Signal Transduction; D051820:TCF Transcription Factors; D015534:Trans-Activators; D058118:Transcription Factor 7-Like 2 Protein; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D014162:Transfection; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured; D000072160:Tumor Protein p73; D016159:Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 / Q000378:metabolism; D025521:Tumor Suppressor Proteins; D051153:Wnt Proteins; D029961:Zebrafish Proteins; D051176:beta Catenin
chemical_list: C495270:CTNNB1 protein, human; D003598:Cytoskeletal Proteins; D017931:DNA Primers; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D051820:TCF Transcription Factors; C544894:TCF7L2 protein, human; C000606460:TP73 protein, human; D015534:Trans-Activators; D058118:Transcription Factor 7-Like 2 Protein; D014157:Transcription Factors; D000072160:Tumor Protein p73; D016159:Tumor Suppressor Protein p53; D025521:Tumor Suppressor Proteins; D051153:Wnt Proteins; D029961:Zebrafish Proteins; D051176:beta Catenin