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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-4-13
pubmed:abstractText
Expression of the Cdx1 homeobox gene in epithelial intestinal cells promotes cellular growth and differentiation. Cdx1and the Pancreatitis Associated Protein I (PAP I) are concomitantly expressed in the epithelial cells of the lower part of the intestinal crypts. Because Cdx1 is a transcription factor and PAP I, in other tissues, is a proliferative factor, we looked for a relationship between these two proteins in the intestinal-derived IEC-6 cells. After stable transfection with a Cdx1 expression vector, they produce high levels of the PAP I transcript and protein indicating a functional link between the two genes. Demonstration of Cdx1 binding to the PAP I promoter region and suppression of PAP I induction after deletion of the corresponding sequence indicated that Cdx1 is a transcription factor controlling PAP I gene expression in intestinal cells. By infecting IEC-6 cells with adenoviruses expressing PAP I, we demonstrated that PAP I induces mitosis in these cells. On the other hand, inhibition of the PAP I expression in the IEC-6 Cdxl-expressing cells using an antisense strategy confirmed the requirement of this protein for the effect of Cdx1 on cell growth. Finally, addition of the immunopurified PAP I to the culture medium promotes cell growth of the IEC-6 cells in a dose-dependent manner. Maximal effect was obtained at 1 ng/ml. Taken together these results demonstrate that PAP I is a target of the Cdx1 homeobox gene in intestinal cells which participates in the regulation of intestinal cell growth via an autocrine and/or paracrine mechanism.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0171-9335
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
80
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
156-63
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-2-8
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11302520-Acute-Phase Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11302520-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:11302520-Antigens, Neoplasm, pubmed-meshheading:11302520-Cell Division, pubmed-meshheading:11302520-Cell Line, pubmed-meshheading:11302520-Epithelial Cells, pubmed-meshheading:11302520-Gene Expression Regulation, pubmed-meshheading:11302520-Homeodomain Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11302520-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:11302520-Intestinal Mucosa, pubmed-meshheading:11302520-Lectins, C-Type, pubmed-meshheading:11302520-Mitosis, pubmed-meshheading:11302520-Promoter Regions, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:11302520-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:11302520-Response Elements, pubmed-meshheading:11302520-Transcription Factors, pubmed-meshheading:11302520-Transcriptional Activation, pubmed-meshheading:11302520-Tumor Markers, Biological
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Cdx1 promotes cellular growth of epithelial intestinal cells through induction of the secretory protein PAP I.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratoire de Recherche de Physiologie et Pathologie Digestives, INSERM U.315, Marseille, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't