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Wnt/?-catenin signaling enhances cyclooxygenase-2 (COX2) transcriptional activity in gastric cancer cells.


ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Increased expression of the cyclooxygenase-2 enzyme (COX2) is one of the main characteristics of gastric cancer (GC), which is a leading cause of death in the world, particularly in Asia and South America. Although the Wnt/?-catenin signaling pathway has been involved in the transcriptional activation of the COX2 gene, the precise mechanism modulating this response is still unknown. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: Here we studied the transcriptional regulation of the COX2 gene in GC cell lines and assessed whether this phenomenon is modulated by Wnt/?-catenin signaling. We first examined the expression of COX2 mRNA in GC cells and found that there is a differential expression pattern consistent with high levels of nuclear-localized ?-catenin. Pharmacological treatment with either lithium or valproic acid and molecular induction with purified canonical Wnt3a significantly enhanced COX2 mRNA expression in a dose- and time-dependent manner. Serial deletion of a 1.6 Kbp COX2 promoter fragment and gain- or loss-of-function experiments allowed us to identify a minimal Wnt/?-catenin responsive region consisting of 0.8 Kbp of the COX2 promoter (pCOX2-0.8), which showed maximal response in gene-reporter assays. The activity of this pCOX2-0.8 promoter region was further confirmed by site-directed mutagenesis and DNA-protein binding assays. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE: We conclude that the pCOX2-0.8 minimal promoter contains a novel functional T-cell factor/lymphoid enhancer factor (TCF/LEF)-response element (TBE Site II; -689/-684) that responds directly to enhanced Wnt/?-catenin signaling and which may be important for the onset/progression of GC.

SUBMITTER: Nunez F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3071840 | biostudies-literature | 2011

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Wnt/β-catenin signaling enhances cyclooxygenase-2 (COX2) transcriptional activity in gastric cancer cells.

Nuñez Felipe F   Bravo Soraya S   Cruzat Fernando F   Montecino Martín M   De Ferrari Giancarlo V GV  

PloS one 20110406 4


<h4>Background</h4>Increased expression of the cyclooxygenase-2 enzyme (COX2) is one of the main characteristics of gastric cancer (GC), which is a leading cause of death in the world, particularly in Asia and South America. Although the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway has been involved in the transcriptional activation of the COX2 gene, the precise mechanism modulating this response is still unknown.<h4>Methodology/principal findings</h4>Here we studied the transcriptional regulation of the COX  ...[more]

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