A transcriptional response to Wnt protein in human embryonic carcinoma cells
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Wnt signaling is implicated in many developmental decisions, including stem cell control, as well as in cancer. There are relatively few target genes known of the Wnt pathway.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>We have ide...
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doaj-46e309e5aac048e99d3cd886481fa6432020-11-24T23:29:04ZengBMCBMC Developmental Biology1471-213X2002-07-0121810.1186/1471-213X-2-8A transcriptional response to Wnt protein in human embryonic carcinoma cellsPollack Jonathan REpping MirjamWillert JenniferBrown Patrick ONusse Roel<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Wnt signaling is implicated in many developmental decisions, including stem cell control, as well as in cancer. There are relatively few target genes known of the Wnt pathway.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>We have identified target genes of Wnt signaling using microarray technology and human embryonic carcinoma cells stimulated with active Wnt protein. The ~50 genes upregulated early after Wnt addition include the previously known Wnt targets Cyclin D1, MYC, ID2 and βTRCP. The newly identified targets, which include MSX1, MSX2, Nucleophosmin, Follistatin, TLE/Groucho, Ubc4/5E2, CBP/P300, Frizzled and REST/NRSF, have important implications for understanding the roles of Wnts in development and cancer. The protein synthesis inhibitor cycloheximide blocks induction by Wnt, consistent with a requirement for newly synthesized β-catenin protein prior to target gene activation. The promoters of nearly all the target genes we identified have putative TCF binding sites, and we show that the TCF binding site is required for induction of Follistatin. Several of the target genes have a cooperative response to a combination of Wnt and BMP.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>Wnt signaling activates genes that promote stem cell fate and inhibit cellular differentiation and regulates a remarkable number of genes involved in its own signaling system.</p> http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-213X/2/8 |
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A transcriptional response to Wnt protein in human embryonic carcinoma cells |
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A transcriptional response to Wnt protein in human embryonic carcinoma cells |
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A transcriptional response to Wnt protein in human embryonic carcinoma cells |
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A transcriptional response to Wnt protein in human embryonic carcinoma cells |
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A transcriptional response to Wnt protein in human embryonic carcinoma cells |
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transcriptional response to wnt protein in human embryonic carcinoma cells |
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Wnt signaling is implicated in many developmental decisions, including stem cell control, as well as in cancer. There are relatively few target genes known of the Wnt pathway.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>We have identified target genes of Wnt signaling using microarray technology and human embryonic carcinoma cells stimulated with active Wnt protein. The ~50 genes upregulated early after Wnt addition include the previously known Wnt targets Cyclin D1, MYC, ID2 and βTRCP. The newly identified targets, which include MSX1, MSX2, Nucleophosmin, Follistatin, TLE/Groucho, Ubc4/5E2, CBP/P300, Frizzled and REST/NRSF, have important implications for understanding the roles of Wnts in development and cancer. The protein synthesis inhibitor cycloheximide blocks induction by Wnt, consistent with a requirement for newly synthesized β-catenin protein prior to target gene activation. The promoters of nearly all the target genes we identified have putative TCF binding sites, and we show that the TCF binding site is required for induction of Follistatin. Several of the target genes have a cooperative response to a combination of Wnt and BMP.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>Wnt signaling activates genes that promote stem cell fate and inhibit cellular differentiation and regulates a remarkable number of genes involved in its own signaling system.</p> |
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