β-catenin relieves I-mfa-mediated suppression of LEF-1 in mammalian cells
doi: 10.1242/jcs.03257
pmid: 17090604
β-catenin relieves I-mfa-mediated suppression of LEF-1 in mammalian cells
We have previously shown that β-catenin interacts with a transcription suppressor I-mfa and, through this interaction, canonical Wnt signaling could relieve I-mfa-mediated suppression of myogenic regulatory factors (MRFs). In this study, we found that, based on this interaction, I-mfa-mediated suppression of the Wnt transcription factor T-cell factor/lymphoid enhancing factor-1 (TCF/LEF-1) can also be relieved. Our work showed that knocking down endogenous I-mfa expression mimics canonical Wnt treatment by inducing myogenesis and increasing Wnt reporter gene activity, endogenous Wnt target gene expression and expression of MRFs in P19 cells. More importantly, these I-mfa small interfering RNA (siRNA)-induced effects could be blocked by a dominant-negative mutant of LEF-1, confirming the involvement of the TCF/LEF-1 pathway. In addition, we found that β-catenin could compete with I-mfa for binding to LEF-1 and relieve the inhibitory effects of I-mfa in overexpression systems. Furthermore, canonical Wnt was able to reduce the levels of endogenous I-mfa associated with LEF-1, while increasing that of I-mfa associated with β-catenin. All of the evidence supports a conclusion that I-mfa can suppress myogenesis by inhibiting TCF/LEF-1 and that canonical Wnt signaling may relieve the suppression through elevating β-catenin levels, which in turn relieve I-mfa-mediated suppression.
- Chinese Academy of Sciences China (People's Republic of)
- Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science China (People's Republic of)
- MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology United Kingdom
- Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences China (People's Republic of)
- Medical Research Council United Kingdom
Lymphoid Enhancer-Binding Factor 1, Muscle Development, Transfection, Models, Biological, Wnt Proteins, Wnt3 Protein, Mice, Myogenic Regulatory Factors, NIH 3T3 Cells, Animals, Humans, Mutant Proteins, RNA, Small Interfering, Cells, Cultured, beta Catenin, Protein Binding
Lymphoid Enhancer-Binding Factor 1, Muscle Development, Transfection, Models, Biological, Wnt Proteins, Wnt3 Protein, Mice, Myogenic Regulatory Factors, NIH 3T3 Cells, Animals, Humans, Mutant Proteins, RNA, Small Interfering, Cells, Cultured, beta Catenin, Protein Binding
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