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ZAS3 accentuates transforming growth factor ? signaling in epithelial cells.

ABSTRACT: In mammals, the ZAS family of transcription factors activates or represses transcription depending on the cellular context. In the current study, we explored the interaction between ZAS3 and TGF?1 signaling in epithelial cells using HEK293 cells and the intestinal epithelial cell line, RIE-1. Endogenous ZAS3 expression was detected in each cell line and the small intestine of mice. Additionally, endogenous ZAS3 expression was increased in both whole cell and nuclear lysates by TGF?1 and in vivo in TGF?-overexpressing mice, indicating a potential interaction between ZAS3 and TGF?. ZAS3 transfection enhanced TGF?1 activation of a luciferase reporter in both HEK293 and RIE-1 cells. Analysis of truncated ZAS3 constructs revealed a 155 amino acid, N-terminal sequence between amino acids 106 and 261 that was required for enhancement of TGF?1-mediated transcription. Co-immunoprecipitation experiments with nuclear extracts from TGF?1-stimulated HEK293 cells revealed an association between ZAS3 and the Smad complex. Additionally, transfected ZAS3 decreased the association between the Smad complex and the TGF? transcriptional repressors Ski and SnoN, indicating a possible mechanism for the enhancement of transcription by exogenous ZAS3. These observations were confirmed by site-directed mutagenesis of ZAS domains homologous with Smad-interacting domains in Ski and SnoN. Finally, ZAS3 transfection enhanced the TGF?1-mediated induction of ?-smooth muscle actin in HEK293 cells, indicating that ZAS3 plays a functional role in TGF? signaling. In conclusion, we have identified an interaction between ZAS3 and Smad proteins that enhances TGF? signaling. Since TGF? signaling is primarily known as a negatively regulated pathway, the enhancement of signaling by ZAS3 has novel implications for understanding TGF? biology.

SUBMITTER: Yakovich AJ

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2967717 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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ZAS3 accentuates transforming growth factor β signaling in epithelial cells.

Yakovich Adam J AJ Jiang Bo B Allen Carl E CE Du Jianguo J Wu Lai-Chu LC Barnard John A JA

Cellular signalling 20100821 1

In mammals, the ZAS family of transcription factors activates or represses transcription depending on the cellular context. In the current study, we explored the interaction between ZAS3 and TGFβ1 signaling in epithelial cells using HEK293 cells and the intestinal epithelial cell line, RIE-1. Endogenous ZAS3 expression was detected in each cell line and the small intestine of mice. Additionally, endogenous ZAS3 expression was increased in both whole cell and nuclear lysates by TGFβ1 and in vivo ...[more]

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ZAS3 accentuates transforming growth factor ? signaling in epithelial cells.

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