title: Galectin-3, a novel binding partner of beta-catenin.
abstract: Galectin-3 (gal-3), a pleiotrophic protein, is an important regulator of tumor metastasis, which like beta-catenin shuttles between the nucleus and the cytosol in a phosphorylation-dependent manner. We report herein that beta-catenin stimulation of cyclin D1 and c-myc expression is gal-3 dependent. Gal-3 binds to beta-catenin/Tcf complex, colocalizes with beta-catenin in the nucleus, and induces the transcriptional activity of Tcf-4 as determined by the TOP/FOPFLASH reporter system. We have identified the beta-catenin-gal-3-binding sequences, which are in the NH2 and COOH termini of the proteins encompassing amino acid residues 1 to 131 and 143 to 250, respectively. These data indicate that gal-3 is a novel binding partner for beta-catenin involved in the regulation of Wnt/beta-catenin signaling pathway.
authors.affiliation: Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University Medical School, Detroit, Michigan 48201, USA.
authors.forename: Tatsuo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shimura
authors.forename: Yukinori
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takenaka
authors.forename: Souichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tsutsumi
authors.forename: Victor
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Hogan
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kikuchi
authors.forename: Avraham
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Raz
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D003598:Cytoskeletal Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D037502:Galectin 3 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic; D019940:Genes, bcl-1; D045325:HCT116 Cells; D019073:HT29 Cells; D006801:Humans; D010957:Plasmids / Q000235:genetics; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D011485:Protein Binding; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D051820:TCF Transcription Factors; D015534:Trans-Activators / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D058118:Transcription Factor 7-Like 2 Protein; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D015533:Transcriptional Activation; D014162:Transfection; D015854:Up-Regulation; D051176:beta Catenin
chemical_list: C495270:CTNNB1 protein, human; D003598:Cytoskeletal Proteins; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D037502:Galectin 3; D051820:TCF Transcription Factors; C544894:TCF7L2 protein, human; D015534:Trans-Activators; D058118:Transcription Factor 7-Like 2 Protein; D014157:Transcription Factors; D051176:beta Catenin