PUBLICATION

Inhibition of Wnt signaling by ICAT, a novel beta-catenin-interacting protein

Authors
Tago, K., Nakamura, T., Nishita, M., Hyodo, J., Nagai, S., Murata, Y., Adachi, S., Ohwada, S., Morishita, Y., Shibuya, H., and Akiyama, T.
ID
ZDB-PUB-041006-12
Date
2000
Source
Genes & Development   14(14): 1741-1749 (Journal)
Registered Authors
Keywords
Wnt; beta-catenin; TCF; ICAT; signaling
MeSH Terms
  • Luciferases/metabolism
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Homeodomain Proteins/metabolism
  • Transcription Factors/metabolism
  • Body Patterning/drug effects
  • Transfection
  • Cell Cycle Proteins*
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins/antagonists & inhibitors*
  • beta Catenin
  • TCF Transcription Factors
  • Mice
  • Muscle Proteins/genetics
  • Muscle Proteins/metabolism*
  • Muscle Proteins/physiology
  • Mutagenesis
  • Genes, Dominant
  • Repressor Proteins*
  • Immunoblotting
  • Precipitin Tests
  • Xenopus/embryology
  • Humans
  • Xenopus Proteins
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental/drug effects
  • Tumor Cells, Cultured
  • Signal Transduction*
  • Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
  • Goosecoid Protein
  • Transcription Factor 7-Like 2 Protein
  • Two-Hybrid System Techniques
  • Transcription, Genetic
  • Trans-Activators*
  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Animals
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Wnt Proteins
  • Cytoskeletal Proteins/genetics
  • Cytoskeletal Proteins/metabolism*
  • Cytoskeletal Proteins/physiology
  • Cell Division
  • Zebrafish Proteins*
  • Gene Library
PubMed
10898789 Full text @ Genes & Dev.
Abstract
Wnt signaling has an important role in both embryonic development and tumorigenesis. beta-Catenin, a key component of the Wnt signaling pathway, interacts with the TCF/LEF family of transcription factors and activates transcription of Wnt target genes. Here, we identify a novel beta-catenin-interacting protein, ICAT, that was found to inhibit the interaction of beta-catenin with TCF-4 and represses beta-catenin-TCF-4-mediated transactivation. Furthermore, ICAT inhibited Xenopus axis formation by interfering with Wnt signaling. These results suggest that ICAT negatively regulates Wnt signaling via inhibition of the interaction between beta-catenin and TCF and is integral in development and cell proliferation.
Genes / Markers
Figures
Expression
Phenotype
Mutations / Transgenics
Human Disease / Model
Sequence Targeting Reagents
Fish
Antibodies
Orthology
Engineered Foreign Genes
Mapping