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Identification of Nedd4 as a novel regulator in Hedgehog signaling / 中华医学杂志(英文版)
Chinese Medical Journal ; (24): 3851-3855, 2012.
Article in English | WPRIM | ID: wpr-256629
ABSTRACT
<p><b>BACKGROUND</b>Hedgehog (Hh) signaling plays an important role in both embryonic development and postnatal tissue homeostasis. Aberrant Hh activation results in a large variety of cancers. This study was designed to discover novel modulators in Hh signaling pathway.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>We performed yeast-two-hybrid screening and immunoprecipitation to identify the interaction of Nedd4 and Smo. To verify whether Nedd4 is involved in the regulation of Hh signaling, we monitored the activation of Gli-luciferase reporter by overexpressing Nedd4 together with Gli-luciferase reporter. In order to examine the role of endogenous Nedd4 in regulating Hh signaling, we used a short hairpin RNA (shRNA) interference strategy to silence the Nedd4 expression, and then perform dual-luciferase reporter assay. Statistical comparisons were performed by Student's t tests.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>We showed that Nedd4 binds to Smo in the transfected HEK293 cells. Overexpression of Nedd4 alone did not significantly activate the Gli reporter compared to pcDNA3 control (Nedd4 group dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), relative luciferase unit (RLU) 1.87 ± 0.41). However, Smo agonist (SAG)-stimulated activation of Gli-luciferase reporter was markedly potentiated in Nedd4 transfected cells (Nedd4 group SAG, RLU 13.49 ± 1.04, P < 0.05), indicating that overexpression of Nedd4 increases Gli luciferase reporter activity and Nedd4-induced activation of Hh signaling is activity dependent. In Nedd4 knockdown NIH 3T3 cells, the luciferase reporter activity was measured basally and after SAG treatment. In scrambled cells, compared to DMSO, SAG could activate reporter activity by (4.16 ± 0.84)-fold. In Nedd4 knockdown cells, the luciferase reporter activation by SAG was significantly inhibited (SAG, RLU 1.72 ± 0.24, P < 0.05); knockdown of Nedd4 did not change the basal activity of luciferase activity (DMSO, RLU 0.86 ± 0.11), suggesting that the loss of Nedd4 expression diminishes Gli-dependent activity in the Hh pathway and the regulation of Nedd4 in the Hh signaling pathway is activity-dependent.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Nedd4 positively regulates the Hh pathway and provides a potential target for inhibiting Hh signaling in cancer therapy.</p>
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Full text: Available Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Main subject: Physiology / Transcription Factors / Signal Transduction / NIH 3T3 Cells / Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases / Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled / Hedgehog Proteins / Endosomal Sorting Complexes Required for Transport / HEK293 Cells / Zinc Finger Protein GLI1 Type of study: Prognostic study Limits: Animals / Humans Language: English Journal: Chinese Medical Journal Year: 2012 Type: Article

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Full text: Available Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Main subject: Physiology / Transcription Factors / Signal Transduction / NIH 3T3 Cells / Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases / Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled / Hedgehog Proteins / Endosomal Sorting Complexes Required for Transport / HEK293 Cells / Zinc Finger Protein GLI1 Type of study: Prognostic study Limits: Animals / Humans Language: English Journal: Chinese Medical Journal Year: 2012 Type: Article