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Repression of Intestinal Stem Cell Function and Tumorigenesis through Direct Phosphorylation of ?-Catenin and Yap by PKC?.

ABSTRACT: Intestinal epithelial homeostasis requires continuous renewal supported by stem cells located in the base of the crypt. Disruption of this balance results in failure to regenerate and initiates tumorigenesis. The ?-catenin and Yap pathways in Lgr5+ stem cells have been shown to be central to this process. However, the precise mechanisms by which these signaling molecules are regulated in the stem cell population are not totally understood. Protein kinase C ? (PKC?) has been previously demonstrated to be a negative regulator of intestinal tumorigenesis. Here, we show that PKC? suppresses intestinal stem cell function by promoting the downregulation of ?-catenin and Yap through direct phosphorylation. PKC? deficiency results in increased stem cell activity in organoid cultures and in vivo, accounting for the increased tumorigenic and regenerative activity response of Lgr5+-specific PKC?-deficient mice. This demonstrates that PKC? is central to the control of stem cells in intestinal cancer and homeostasis.

SUBMITTER: Llado V

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4524805 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Repression of Intestinal Stem Cell Function and Tumorigenesis through Direct Phosphorylation of β-Catenin and Yap by PKCζ.

Llado Victoria V Nakanishi Yuki Y Duran Angeles A Reina-Campos Miguel M Shelton Phillip M PM Linares Juan F JF Yajima Tomoko T Campos Alex A Aza-Blanc Pedro P Leitges Michael M Diaz-Meco Maria T MT Moscat Jorge J

Cell reports 20150205 5

Intestinal epithelial homeostasis requires continuous renewal supported by stem cells located in the base of the crypt. Disruption of this balance results in failure to regenerate and initiates tumorigenesis. The β-catenin and Yap pathways in Lgr5<sup>+</sup> stem cells have been shown to be central to this process. However, the precise mechanisms by which these signaling molecules are regulated in the stem cell population are not totally understood. Protein kinase C ζ (PKCζ) has been previously ...[more]

PMID: 25660024

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Repression of Intestinal Stem Cell Function and Tumorigenesis through Direct Phosphorylation of ?-Catenin and Yap by PKC?.

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Repression of Intestinal Stem Cell Function and Tumorigenesis through Direct Phosphorylation of β-Catenin and Yap by PKCζ.

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