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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6738
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-7-21
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
The signalling protein Wnt regulates transcription factors containing high-mobility-group (HMG) domains to direct decisions on cell fate during animal development. In Caenorhabditis elegans, the HMG-domain-containing repressor POP-1 distinguishes the fates of anterior daughter cells from their posterior sisters throughout development, and Wnt signalling downregulates POP-1 activity in one posterior daughter cell called E. Here we show that the genes mom-4 and lit-1 are also required to downregulate POP-1, not only in E but also in other posterior daughter cells. Consistent with action in a common pathway, mom-4 and lit-1 exhibit similar mutant phenotypes and encode components of the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway that are homologous to vertebrate transforming-growth-factor-beta-activated kinase (TAK1) and NEMO-like kinase (NLK), respectively. Furthermore, MOM-4 and TAK1 bind related proteins that promote their kinase activities. We conclude that a MAPK-related pathway cooperates with Wnt signal transduction to downregulate POP-1 activity. These functions are likely to be conserved in vertebrates, as TAK1 and NLK can downregulate HMG-domain-containing proteins related to POP-1.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent..., http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Carrier Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/DNA-Binding Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/High Mobility Group Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Intracellular Signaling Peptides..., http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein..., http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/KCNQ1OT1 protein, human, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/MAP Kinase Kinase 4, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/MAP Kinase Kinase Kinases, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/MAP kinase kinase kinase 7, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Membrane Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase..., http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/NLK protein, human, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Potassium Channels, Voltage-Gated, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Protein Kinases, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Proto-Oncogene Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/TAB1 protein, MAPKKK activator..., http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/TAB1 protein, human, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Wnt Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Zebrafish Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/lit-1 protein, C elegans, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/pop-1 protein, C elegans
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0028-0836
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
24
pubmed:volume
399
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
793-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-2
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10391246-Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing, pubmed-meshheading:10391246-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:10391246-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:10391246-Caenorhabditis elegans, pubmed-meshheading:10391246-Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:10391246-Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinases, pubmed-meshheading:10391246-Carrier Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:10391246-Cell Line, pubmed-meshheading:10391246-Cloning, Molecular, pubmed-meshheading:10391246-DNA-Binding Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:10391246-Down-Regulation, pubmed-meshheading:10391246-Enzyme Activation, pubmed-meshheading:10391246-Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental, pubmed-meshheading:10391246-Genes, Helminth, pubmed-meshheading:10391246-High Mobility Group Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:10391246-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:10391246-Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:10391246-JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases, pubmed-meshheading:10391246-MAP Kinase Kinase 4, pubmed-meshheading:10391246-MAP Kinase Kinase Kinases, pubmed-meshheading:10391246-Membrane Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:10391246-Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinases, pubmed-meshheading:10391246-Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases, pubmed-meshheading:10391246-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:10391246-Potassium Channels, Voltage-Gated, pubmed-meshheading:10391246-Protein Kinases, pubmed-meshheading:10391246-Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases, pubmed-meshheading:10391246-Proto-Oncogene Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:10391246-Sequence Homology, Amino Acid, pubmed-meshheading:10391246-Signal Transduction, pubmed-meshheading:10391246-Wnt Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:10391246-Zebrafish Proteins
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
MAP kinase and Wnt pathways converge to downregulate an HMG-domain repressor in Caenorhabditis elegans.
pubmed:affiliation
Institute of Molecular Biology, University of Oregon, Eugene 97403, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.