Dishevelled interacts with p65 and acts as a repressor of NF-κB-mediated transcription

Cell Res. 2010 Oct;20(10):1117-27. doi: 10.1038/cr.2010.108. Epub 2010 Jul 13.

Abstract

Dishevelled (Dvl) is a highly conserved protein family that plays an important role in mediating Wnt signaling from membrane to cytoplasm. Recently we reported that Dvl also functions in the nucleus by stabilizing the β-catenin/TCFs transcriptional complex. Here we describe that Dvl may function as a repressor of NF-κB. Our data show that Dvl directly binds to p65 and their interaction occurs in the nucleus. Dvl expression inhibits p65-mediated or TNF-α-stimulated activation of the NF-κB dependent reporter. This action of Dvl, however, is not dependent on Wnt or its downstream effector β-catenin. Chromatin immunoprecipitation assay shows that recruitment of p65 to the promoters of NF-κB target genes is significantly enhanced when expression of Dvl is knocked down. Consistently, the expression level of a subset of NF-κB target genes is also increased after knock-down of Dvl. Moreover, our data suggest that Dvl may relieve the anti-apoptotic effect of NF-κB, thus play a role in promoting apoptosis. Therefore, this work demonstrates a novel function of Dvl in modulating NF-κB-regulated gene transcription.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing / genetics
  • Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing / metabolism*
  • Apoptosis
  • Cell Line
  • Cell Nucleus / metabolism
  • Dishevelled Proteins
  • Humans
  • NF-kappa B / antagonists & inhibitors
  • NF-kappa B / genetics
  • NF-kappa B / metabolism*
  • Phosphoproteins / genetics
  • Phosphoproteins / metabolism*
  • Promoter Regions, Genetic
  • RNA Interference
  • RNA, Small Interfering / metabolism
  • Repressor Proteins / metabolism*
  • Signal Transduction
  • Transcription Factor RelA / metabolism*
  • Transcription, Genetic
  • Wnt Proteins / metabolism
  • beta Catenin / metabolism

Substances

  • Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing
  • Dishevelled Proteins
  • NF-kappa B
  • Phosphoproteins
  • RELA protein, human
  • RNA, Small Interfering
  • Repressor Proteins
  • Transcription Factor RelA
  • Wnt Proteins
  • beta Catenin