PDCD4 is a CSL associated protein with a transcription repressive function in cancer associated fibroblast activation
Open accessAbstract
// Seung-Hee Jo 1,2 , Dong Eun Kim 3 , Andrea Clocchiatti 1,2 and G. Paolo Dotto 1,3 1 Cutaneous Biology Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA, USA 2 Department of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA 3 Department of Biochemistry, University of Lausanne, Epalinges, CH, Switzerland Correspondence to: G. Paolo Dotto, email: // Keywords : PDCD4, Notch/CSL signaling, transcription repression, squamous cancer, CAFs Received : May 12, 2016 Accepted : July 22, 2016 Published : August 11, 2016 Abstract The Notch/CSL pathway plays an important role in skin homeostasis and carcinogenesis. CSL, the key effector of canonical Notch signaling endowed with an intrinsic transcription repressive function, suppresses stromal fibroblast senescence and Cancer Associated Fibroblast (CAF) activation through direct down-modulation of key effector genes. Interacting proteins that participate with CSL in this context are as yet to be identified. We report here that Programmed Cell Death 4 (PDCD4), a nuclear/cytoplasmic shuttling protein with multiple functions, associates with CSL and plays a similar role in suppressing dermal fibroblast senescence and CAF activation. Like CSL, PDCD4 is down-regulated in stromal fibroblasts of premalignant skin actinic keratosis (AKs) lesions and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). While devoid of intrinsic DNA binding capability, PDCD4 is present at CSL binding sites of CAF marker genes as well as canonical Notch/CSL targets and suppresses expression of these genes in a fibroblast-specific manner. Thus, we propose that PDCD4 is part of the CSL repressive complex involved in negative control of stromal fibroblasts conversion into CAFs.
The claims and statistics of this paper haven’t been checked yet.
Run the check — free, no account needed. It reads the open-access text and checks the sources it cites.
Integrity signals
Registry
Cites
Statistics
Claims the paper makes
The claims and statistics of this paper haven’t been checked yet.
Run the check — free, no account needed. It reads the open-access text and checks the sources it cites.
Claims other papers make about this one
Each is checked against this paper’s own text: does it say what the citing paper says it does?
PDCD4 is a member in the complex of CSL repressor and functions as a repressor of the target genes.
“PDCD4 was shown to be a member in the complex of CSL repressor and to function as the repressor of the target genes [41].”
From Control Mechanisms of the Tumor Suppressor PDCD4: Expression and Functions (2019) · cites this paper as [41]
Self-check
Percentages, sums and reported differences re-computed from the paper’s own numbers.
The self-check needs the paper’s full text.
Cites
The Canonical Notch Signaling Pathway: Unfolding the Activation Mechanism
Kopan, R., & Ilagan, M. X. G. (2009) · Cell · doi:10.1016/j.cell.2009.03.045 · Cited by 3,631 · see citing works
TGF-ß Signaling in Fibroblasts Modulates the Oncogenic Potential of Adjacent Epithelia
Bhowmick, N. A., Chytil, A., Plieth, D., Gorska, A. E., Dumont, N., Shappell, S., Washington, M. K., Neilson, E. G., & Moses, H. L. (2004) · Science · doi:10.1126/science.1090922 · Cited by 1,401 · see citing works
The reverse Warburg effect: Aerobic glycolysis in cancer associated fibroblasts and the tumor stroma
Pavlides, S., Whitaker-Menezes, D., Castello-Cros, R., Flomenberg, N., Witkiewicz, A. K., Frank, P. G., Casimiro, M. C., Wang, C., Fortina, P., Addya, S., et al. (2009) · Cell Cycle · doi:10.4161/cc.8.23.10238 · Cited by 1,391 · see citing works
TUMOR STROMA AND REGULATION OF CANCER DEVELOPMENT
Tlsty, T. D., & Coussens, L. M. (2006) · Annual Review of Pathology Mechanisms of Disease · doi:10.1146/annurev.pathol.1.110304.100224 · Cited by 981 · see citing works
Cellular senescence: putting the paradoxes in perspective
Campisi, J. (2011) · Current Opinion in Genetics & Development · doi:10.1016/j.gde.2010.10.005 · Cited by 368 · see citing works
The tumour suppressor Pdcd4: recent advances in the elucidation of function and regulation
Lankat–Buttgereit, B., & Göke, R. (2009) · Biology of the Cell · doi:10.1042/bc20080191 · Cited by 307 · see citing works
Lefort, K., Mandinova, A., Ostano, P., Kolev, V. N., Calpini, V., Kolfschoten, I., Devgan, V., Lieb, J., Raffoul, W., Hohl, D., et al. (2007) · Genes & Development · doi:10.1101/gad.1484707 · Cited by 307 · see citing works
Self-citationDynamic binding of RBPJ is determined by Notch signaling statusPreprint
Castel, D., Mourikis, P., Bartels, S. J. J., Brinkman, A. B., Tajbakhsh, S., & Stunnenberg, H. G. (2013) · Genes & Development · doi:10.1101/gad.211912.112 · Cited by 256 · see citing works
Notch tumor suppressor function
Dotto, G. P. (2008) · Oncogene · doi:10.1038/onc.2008.225 · Cited by 245 · see citing works
Self-citationCombined CSL and p53 downregulation promotes cancer-associated fibroblast activation
Procopio, M.-G., Laszlo, C., Al Labban, D., Kim, D. E., Bordignon, P., Jo, S.-H., Goruppi, S., Menietti, E., Ostano, P., Ala, U., et al. (2015) · Nature Cell Biology · doi:10.1038/ncb3228 · Cited by 223 · see citing works
Self-citationIsolation of a novel mouse gene MA-3 that is induced upon programmed cell death
Shibahara, K., Asano, M., Ishida, Y., Aoki, T., Koike, T., & Honjo, T. (1995) · Gene · doi:10.1016/0378-1119(95)00607-9 · Cited by 223 · see citing works
Beres, T. M., Masui, T., Swift, G. H., Shi, L., Henke, R., & MacDonald, R. J. (2006) · Molecular and Cellular Biology · doi:10.1128/mcb.26.1.117-130.2006 · Cited by 216 · see citing works
Mechanistic Insights into Notch Receptor Signaling from Structural and Biochemical Studies
Kovall, R. A., & Blacklow, S. C. (2010) · Current topics in developmental biology/Current Topics in Developmental Biology · doi:10.1016/s0070-2153(10)92002-4 · Cited by 213 · see citing works
Epidermal Expression of the Translation Inhibitor Programmed Cell Death 4 Suppresses Tumorigenesis
Jansen, A. P., Camalier, C. E., & Colburn, N. H. (2005) · Cancer Research · doi:10.1158/0008-5472.can-04-2119 · Cited by 212 · see citing works
A SIRT1-LSD1 Corepressor Complex Regulates Notch Target Gene Expression and Development
Mulligan, P., Yang, F., Stefano, L. D., Ji, J., Ouyang, J., Nishikawa, J. L., Toiber, D., Kulkarni, M., Wang, Q., Najafi-Shoushtari, S. H., et al. (2011) · Molecular Cell · doi:10.1016/j.molcel.2011.04.020 · Cited by 211 · see citing works
Multifocal Epithelial Tumors and Field Cancerization from Loss of Mesenchymal CSL Signaling
Hu, B., Castillo, E., Harewood, L., Ostano, P., Reymond, A., Dummer, R., Raffoul, W., Hoetzenecker, W., Hofbauer, G. F. L., & Dotto, G. P. (2012) · Cell · doi:10.1016/j.cell.2012.03.048 · Cited by 211 · see citing works
Self-citationMultifocal epithelial tumors and field cancerization: stroma as a primary determinant
Dotto, G. P. (2014) · Journal of Clinical Investigation · doi:10.1172/jci72589 · Cited by 169 · see citing works
Self-citationTranslational Regulation of Autoimmune Inflammation and Lymphoma Genesis by Programmed Cell Death 4
Hilliard, A., Hilliard, B., Zheng, S.-J., Sun, H., Miwa, T., Song, W., Göke, R., & Chen, Y. H. (2006) · The Journal of Immunology · doi:10.4049/jimmunol.177.11.8095 · Cited by 167 · see citing works
More complicated than it looks: assembly of Notch pathway transcription complexes
Kovall, R. A. (2008) · Oncogene · doi:10.1038/onc.2008.223 · Cited by 161 · see citing works
Twist1 Is a Key Regulator of Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts
Lee, K.-W., Yeo, S.-Y., Sung, C. O., & Kim, S. (2014) · Cancer Research · doi:10.1158/0008-5472.can-14-0350 · Cited by 140 · see citing works
Bitomsky, N., Böhm, M., & Klempnauer, K.-H. (2004) · Oncogene · doi:10.1038/sj.onc.1208064 · Cited by 134 · see citing works
Shiota, M., Izumi, H., Tanimoto, A., Takahashi, M., Miyamoto, N., Kashiwagi, E., Kidani, A., Hirano, G., Masubuchi, D., Fukunaka, Y., et al. (2009) · Cancer Research · doi:10.1158/0008-5472.can-08-2334 · Cited by 134 · see citing works
Yao, Q., Cao, S., Li, C., Mengesha, A., Kong, B., & Wei, M. (2010) · International Journal of Cancer · doi:10.1002/ijc.25506 · Cited by 120 · see citing works
IRF6 is a mediator of Notch pro‐differentiation and tumour suppressive function in keratinocytes
Restivo, G., Nguyen, B.-C., Dziunycz, P., Ristorcelli, E., Ryan, R. J. H., Yalcin-Ozuysal, Ö., Piazza, M., Radtke, F., Dixon, M. J., Hofbauer, G. F. L., et al. (2011) · The EMBO Journal · doi:10.1038/emboj.2011.325 · Cited by 118 · see citing works
Self-citationDDX5 is a positive regulator of oncogenic NOTCH1 signaling in T cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Lin, S., Tian, L., Shen, H., Gu, Y., Li, J., Chen, Z., Sun, X., You, M. J., & Wu, L. (2012) · Oncogene · doi:10.1038/onc.2012.482 · Cited by 91 · see citing works
RITA, a novel modulator of Notch signalling, acts via nuclear export of RBP‐J
Wacker, S., Alvarado, C., von Wichert, G., Knippschild, U., Wiedenmann, J., Clauß, K., Nienhaus, G. U., Hameister, H., Baumann, B., Borggrefe, T., et al. (2010) · The EMBO Journal · doi:10.1038/emboj.2010.289 · Cited by 68 · see citing works
RNA helicase Ddx5 and the noncoding RNA SRA act as coactivators in the Notch signaling pathway
Jung, C., Mittler, G., Oswald, F., & Borggrefe, T. (2013) · Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research · doi:10.1016/j.bbamcr.2013.01.032 · Cited by 60 · see citing works
Targeting the eIF4A RNA helicase blocks translation of the MUC1-C oncoprotein
Jin, C., Rajabi, H. N., Rodrigo, C. M., Porco, J. A. J., & Kufe, D. W. (2012) · Oncogene · doi:10.1038/onc.2012.236 · Cited by 48 · see citing works
Junker, F., Chabloz, A., Koch, U., & Radtke, F. (2015) · Blood · doi:10.1182/blood-2014-12-618892 · Cited by 45 · see citing works
Notch-independent functions of CSL.
Johnson, J. E., & MacDonald, R. J. (2011) · Current Topics in Developmental Biology · doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-385975-4.00009-7 · Cited by 43 · see citing works
Waters, L. C., Strong, S. L., Ferlemann, E., Oka, O., Muskett, F. W., Veverka, V., Banerjee, S., Schmedt, T., Henry, A. J., Klempnauer, K., et al. (2011) · Journal of Biological Chemistry · doi:10.1074/jbc.m110.166157 · Cited by 38 · see citing works
Flagged first, then by citations
Cited by
Sorted by citations
Notch Signaling in Development, Tissue Homeostasis, and Disease
Siebel, C., & Lendahl, U. (2017) · Physiological Reviews · doi:10.1152/physrev.00005.2017 · Cited by 968 · see citing works
Baj, J., Korona‐Głowniak, I., Forma, A., Maani, A., Sitarz, R., Rahnama, M., Radzikowska, E., & Portincasa, P. (2020) · Cells · doi:10.3390/cells9041055 · Cited by 173 · see citing works
Control Mechanisms of the Tumor Suppressor PDCD4: Expression and Functions
Matsuhashi, S., Manirujjaman, M., Hamajima, H., & Ozaki, I. (2019) · International Journal of Molecular Sciences · doi:10.3390/ijms20092304 · Cited by 143 · see citing works
Xian, R. R., Xie, Y., Haley, L. M., Yonescu, R., Pallavajjala, A., Pittaluga, S., Jaffe, E. S., Duffield, A. S., McCall, C. M., Gheith, S. M. F., et al. (2020) · Blood Cancer Journal · doi:10.1038/s41408-020-0335-0 · Cited by 55 · see citing works
Transcriptional regulation of metabolism in disease: From transcription factors to epigenetics
Hawkins, L. J., Al-attar, R., & Storey, K. B. (2018) · PeerJ · doi:10.7717/peerj.5062 · Cited by 16 · see citing works
Metastasis and cancer associated fibroblasts: taking it up a NOTCH
Ghosh, A., & Mitra, A. K. (2024) · Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology · doi:10.3389/fcell.2023.1277076 · Cited by 12 · see citing works
PDCD4 expression in coronary atherosclerosis rat models and its mechanism
Gao, Y., Li, H., Zhou, Y., Lv, H., & Chen, Y. (2019) · Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine · doi:10.3892/etm.2019.7296 · Cited by 12 · see citing works
Neuronal activity regulates the nuclear proteome to promote activity-dependent transcription
Herbst, W. A., Deng, W., Wohlschlegel, J. A., Achiro, J. M., & Martin, K. C. (2021) · The Journal of Cell Biology · doi:10.1083/jcb.202103087 · Cited by 11 · see citing works
Meng, Q., Gao, J., Zhu, H., He, H., Lu, Z. H., Hong, M., & Zhou, H. (2018) · Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications · doi:10.1016/j.bbrc.2018.10.065 · Cited by 10 · see citing works
Georgakopoulou, E. A., Valsamidi, C., Veroutis, D., & Havaki, S. (2020) · Mechanisms of Ageing and Development · doi:10.1016/j.mad.2020.111409 · Cited by 10 · see citing works
Multiple Genetic Loci Associated with Pug Dog Thoracolumbar Myelopathy
Brander, G., Rohdin, C., Bianchi, M., Bergvall, K., Andersson, G., Ljungvall, I., Jäderlund, K. H., Häggström, J. U., Hedhammar, Å. A., Lindblad‐Toh, K., et al. (2023) · Genes · doi:10.3390/genes14020385 · Cited by 8 · see citing works
Perveen, R., Ozaki, I., Manirujjaman, M., Mine, K., Murata, Y., Tanaka, K., Xia, J., Takahashi, H., Anzai, K., & Matsuhashi, S. (2022) · Human Cell · doi:10.1007/s13577-022-00844-9 · Cited by 3 · see citing works
Single-cell spatial multi-omics molecular pathology enabled by SuperFocusPreprint
Lu, Y., Tian, X., Vicari, M., Enninful, A., Bao, S., Bai, Z., Liu, C., Zhang, X., Andrén, P. E., Lundeberg, J., et al. (2025) · bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · doi:10.64898/2025.12.26.696575 · Cited by 1 · see citing works
- Authors
- Jo, S.-H., Kim, D. E., Clocchiatti, A., & Dotto, G. P.
- Affiliations
- Harvard University (US)
- University of Lausanne (CH)
- Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
- Corresponding author
- Dotto, G. Paolo
- Venue
- Oncotarget
- Publisher
- Impact Journals, LLC
- Published
- 2016-08-11
- Volume
- 7
- Issue
- 37
- Pages
- 58717-58727
- ISSN
- 1949-2553 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC5312270
- OpenAlex
- W2509012192
- Cited by
- 13
- References
- 31
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 1
- FWCI
- 0.87
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- diamond
- doi.org
- Licence
- cc-by
- Locations
- Oncotarget (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- SERVAL (Université de Lausanne) (acceptedVersion, other-oa)
- IRIS (submittedVersion)
- Digital Access to Scholarship at Harvard (DASH) (Harvard University) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Funders
- Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung (156191, 310030)
- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (R01AR039190, R01AR064786)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › TGF-β signaling in diseases
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence
- Keywords
- PDCD4, CSL, Notch signaling, cancer-associated fibroblasts, fibroblast senescence, transcriptional repression, squamous cell carcinoma, actinic keratosis, dermal fibroblasts, protein-protein interaction, skin carcinogenesis
- MeSH terms
- Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts, Animals, Carcinoma, Squamous Cell, HeLa Cells, Humans, Protein Binding, Skin Neoplasms, Transcription, Genetic, Signal Transduction, Down-Regulation, Mice, SCID, RNA-Binding Proteins, Cellular Senescence, Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays, RNA, Small Interfering, Cell Line, Tumor, Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins, Mice, Immunoglobulin J Recombination Signal Sequence-Binding Protein, Keratosis, Actinic, HEK293 Cells
About these checks
Registry, retraction, Cites and statistics results are computed, not judged, with one exception: a printed reference that no index lists is read once by a model before it counts as a citation error. Claims are extracted by a model and kept only when their quote appears verbatim in the text; each cited source is then checked, with a model’s help, for whether it says what the claim relies on. Those verdicts can be wrong — read the claim’s quote and the cited source before relying on one.
Statistics and arithmetic are recomputed, not judged.
Confidence bands are shown only for fields calibrated on our annotated test set. None is calibrated yet, so no band is shown.
What counts as a claim ›How we measure confidence ›How we check this ›
Are you an author, or do you see a problem with this page? Request a review