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Interaction of phosphorylated c-Jun with TCF4 regulates intestinal cancer development

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Nateri, Abdolrahman S., Spencer-Dene, Bradley, Behrens, Axel·2005·Nature

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The proto-oncoprotein c-Jun is a component of the AP-1 transcription factor, the activity of which is augmented in many tumour types. An important mechanism in the stimulation of AP-1 function is amino-terminal phosphorylation of c-Jun by the c-Jun N-terminal kinases (JNKs). Phosphorylated c-Jun is biologically more active, partially because it acquires the ability to interact with binding partners. Here we show that phosphorylated c-Jun interacts with the HMG-box transcription factor TCF4 to form a ternary complex containing c-Jun, TCF4 and β-catenin. Chromatin immunoprecipitation assays revealed JNK-dependent c-Jun–TCF4 interaction on the c-jun promoter, and c-Jun and TCF4 cooperatively activated the c-jun promoter in reporter assays in a β-catenin-dependent manner. In the ApcMin mouse model of intestinal cancer, genetic abrogation of c-Jun N-terminal phosphorylation or gut-specific conditional c-jun inactivation reduced tumour number and size and prolonged lifespan. Therefore, the phosphorylation-dependent interaction between c-Jun and TCF4 regulates intestinal tumorigenesis by integrating JNK and APC/β-catenin, two distinct pathways activated by WNT signalling.

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Authors
Nateri, A. S., Spencer-Dene, B., & Behrens, A.
Venue
Nature
Published
2005-07-10
Volume
437
Issue
7056
Pages
281-285
ISSN
  • 0028-0836 (ISSN-L)
  • 1476-4687
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W2017937615
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375
References
24
FWCI
8.30
Type
journal article
Language
en
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