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Dickkopf homolog 1, a Wnt signaling antagonist, is transcriptionally up-regulated via an ATF4-independent and MAPK/ERK-dependent pathway following amino acid deprivation.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  21683813     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Amino acid response (AAR) pathway is activated when cells are deprived of amino acids. In the present study, using the human colon cancer cell line SW480, we observed that DKK1, an antagonist of the Wnt pathway, was significantly induced at the mRNA level after the removal of amino acids from the medium. Addition of the amino alcohol histidinol, which prevents the formation of histidinyl-tRNA(His), also increased DKK1 mRNA to a level similar to that observed when cells were deprived of all amino acids. Transcriptional activity and stability of DKK1 mRNA were both increased in the amino acid-deprived condition. The induction of DKK1 gene expression was confirmed by the increased immunofluorescent staining of the DKK1 protein in the amino acid deprived condition. Although chromatin immunoprecipitation assays showed increased RNA Polymerase II binding at the DKK1 promoter in amino acid-limited conditions, ATF4 binding to the promoter is absent. Luciferase reporter assays did not detect any functional AARE within the DKK1 gene structure. Knockdown of ATF4 by siRNA did not affect the increase of DKK1 mRNA during amino acid limitation. Inhibition of ERK phosphorylation abolished the induction of DKK1. Our study revealed that DKK1 is a novel target gene in the response to amino acid deficiency and that the expression of DKK1 is up-regulated through an ATF4-independent and an ERK-dependent pathway.
Authors:
Dan Zhou; Yukun Zhang; Yuan-Xiang Pan; Hong Chen
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2011-06-13
Journal Detail:
Title:  Biochimica et biophysica acta     Volume:  1809     ISSN:  0006-3002     ISO Abbreviation:  Biochim. Biophys. Acta     Publication Date:  2011 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-08-01     Completed Date:  2011-09-20     Revised Date:  2012-07-04    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0217513     Medline TA:  Biochim Biophys Acta     Country:  Netherlands    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  306-15     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright © 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Activating Transcription Factor 4 / genetics,  metabolism*
Amino Acids
Cell Line, Tumor
Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases / genetics,  metabolism
Humans
Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / biosynthesis*,  genetics
MAP Kinase Signaling System / physiology*
Phosphorylation / physiology
Promoter Regions, Genetic / physiology
RNA Polymerase II / genetics,  metabolism
Transcription, Genetic / physiology*
Up-Regulation / physiology*
Wnt Proteins / genetics,  metabolism*
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
R03 CA135262-01/CA/NCI NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/ATF4 protein, human; 0/Amino Acids; 0/DKK1 protein, human; 0/Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; 0/Wnt Proteins; 145891-90-3/Activating Transcription Factor 4; EC 2.7.11.24/Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases; EC 2.7.7.-/RNA Polymerase II

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