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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
21
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-10-16
pubmed:abstractText
Dysregulation of beta-catenin signaling has been implicated in the malignant transformation of cells. However, the role of beta-catenin in the human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1)-induced transformation of T cells is unknown. Here we found that beta-catenin protein was overexpressed in the nucleus and that beta-catenin-dependent transcription was significantly enhanced in Tax-positive HTLV-1-infected T-cell lines compared to that in Tax-negative HTLV-1-infected T-cell lines. Transfection with beta-catenin-specific small interfering RNA inhibited the growth of the Tax-positive HTLV-1-infected T-cell line HUT-102. Transient transfection of Tax appeared to enhance beta-catenin-dependent transcription by stabilizing the beta-catenin protein via activation of the cyclic AMP (cAMP) response element-binding protein. HTLV-1-infected T-cell lines overexpressing beta-catenin also showed increased Akt activity via Tax activation of the cAMP response element-binding protein, resulting in the phosphorylation and inactivation of glycogen synthase kinase 3beta, which phosphorylates beta-catenin for ubiquitination. The phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase inhibitor LY294002 reduced beta-catenin expression in Tax-positive T-cell lines, and inactivation of glycogen synthase kinase 3beta by lithium chloride restored beta-catenin expression in Tax-negative T-cell lines. Finally, we showed that dominant-negative Akt inhibited Tax-induced beta-catenin-dependent transcription. These results indicate that Tax activates beta-catenin through the Akt signaling pathway. Our findings suggest that activation of beta-catenin by Tax may be important in the transformation of T cells by HTLV-1 infection.
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0022-538X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
80
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
10497-505
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-2-2
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:16920823-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:16920823-DNA, pubmed-meshheading:16920823-Cell Transformation, Neoplastic, pubmed-meshheading:16920823-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:16920823-DNA, Viral, pubmed-meshheading:16920823-Models, Biological, pubmed-meshheading:16920823-HeLa Cells, pubmed-meshheading:16920823-Cell Line, pubmed-meshheading:16920823-Transcription, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:16920823-Cell Proliferation, pubmed-meshheading:16920823-T-Lymphocytes, pubmed-meshheading:16920823-Signal Transduction, pubmed-meshheading:16920823-Transfection, pubmed-meshheading:16920823-Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex, pubmed-meshheading:16920823-Human T-lymphotropic virus 1, pubmed-meshheading:16920823-Cyclic AMP Response Element-Binding Protein, pubmed-meshheading:16920823-Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt, pubmed-meshheading:16920823-Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases, pubmed-meshheading:16920823-Gene Products, tax, pubmed-meshheading:16920823-TCF Transcription Factors
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