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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-12-16
pubmed:abstractText
The zinc finger-containing transcription factor, Krüppel-like factor 4 (KLF4), inhibits cell proliferation. An in vivo tumor-suppressive role for KLF4 is shown by the recent finding that Klf4 haploinsufficiency in Apc(Min/+) mice promotes intestinal tumorigenesis. Studies also show that KLF4 is required for the terminal differentiation of goblet cells in the mouse intestine. The Notch signaling pathway suppresses goblet cell formation and is up-regulated in intestinal tumors. Here, we investigated the relationship between Notch signaling and KLF4 expression in intestinal epithelial cells. The rate of proliferation of HT29 human colon cancer cells was reduced when treated with the gamma-secretase inhibitor dibenzazepine to inhibit Notch signaling or small interfering RNA directed against Notch. KLF4 levels were increased in dibenzazepine-treated or Notch small interfering RNA-treated cells. Conversely, overexpression of Notch in HT29 cells reduced KLF4 levels, suppressed KLF4 promoter activity, and increased proliferation rate. Treatment of Apc(Min/+) mice with dibenzazepine resulted in a 50% reduction in the number of intestinal adenomas compared with the vehicle-treated group (P < 0.001). Both the normal-appearing intestinal mucosa and adenomas obtained from dibenzazepine-treated Apc(Min/+) mice had increased goblet cell numbers and Klf4 staining accompanied by reduced cyclin D1 and Ki-67 staining when compared with those from vehicle-treated mice. Results of these studies indicate that Notch signaling suppresses KLF4 expression in intestinal tumors and colorectal cancer cells. Inhibition of Notch signaling increases KLF4 expression and goblet cell differentiation and reduces proliferation and tumor formation. KLF4 is therefore a potential mediator for the antitumor effect of Notch inhibitors such as dibenzazepine.
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1541-7786
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
6
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1920-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-8-1
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