title: Functional interaction between peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma and beta-catenin.
abstract: Studies have demonstrated cross talk between beta-catenin and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARgamma) signaling pathways. Specifically, activation of PPARgamma induces the proteasomal degradation of beta-catenin in cells that express an adenomatous polyposis coli-containing destruction complex. In contrast, oncogenic beta-catenin is resistant to such degradation and inhibits the expression of PPARgamma target genes. In the present studies, we demonstrate a functional interaction between beta-catenin and PPARgamma that involves the T-cell factor (TCF)/lymphocyte enhancer factor (LEF) binding domain of beta-catenin and a catenin binding domain (CBD) within PPARgamma. Mutation of K312 and K435 in the TCF/LEF binding domain of an oncogenic beta-catenin (S37A) significantly reduces its ability to interact with and inhibit the activity of PPARgamma. Furthermore, these mutations render S37A beta-catenin susceptible to proteasomal degradation in response to activation of PPARgamma. Mutation of F372 within the CBD (helices 7 and 8) of PPARgamma disrupts its binding to beta-catenin and significantly reduces the ability of PPARgamma to induce the proteasomal degradation of beta-catenin. We suggest that in normal cells, PPARgamma can function to suppress tumorigenesis and/or Wnt signaling by targeting phosphorylated beta-catenin to the proteasome through a process involving its CBD. In contrast, oncogenic beta-catenin resists proteasomal degradation by inhibiting PPARgamma activity, which requires its TCF/LEF binding domain.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Boston University School of Medicine, 715 Albany Street, Boston, MA 02118. farmer@biochem.bumc.bu.edu.
authors.forename: Jiajian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zuo
authors.forename: Stephen R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Farmer
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001665:Binding Sites; D004247:DNA / Q000378:metabolism; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D017930:Genes, Reporter; D008239:Lysine / Q000378:metabolism; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D047495:PPAR gamma / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D010649:Phenylalanine / Q000378:metabolism; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology*; D051820:TCF Transcription Factors / Q000378:metabolism; D051176:beta Catenin / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D047495:PPAR gamma; D051820:TCF Transcription Factors; D051176:beta Catenin; D010649:Phenylalanine; D004247:DNA; D008239:Lysine