Affiliation:
1. Department of Life Sciences, Sogang University, Seoul 04107, Republic of Korea
2. CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
Abstract
The Wnt signaling pathway plays a critical role in regulating normal cellular processes, including proliferation, differentiation, and apoptosis. Dysregulation of Wnt signaling has been implicated in various human diseases, including cancer. β-catenin and LEF1 are key mediators of Wnt signaling, and their dysregulation is a hallmark of many cancer types. In this study, we aimed to identify the deubiquitinases (DUBs) that regulate the Wnt signaling pathway through the essential component LEF1. Screening candidate DUBs from the human DUB library, we discovered that OTUD7B interacts with LEF1 and activates Wnt signaling. OTUD7B and LEF1 interact with each other through the UBA and HMG domains, respectively. Furthermore, OTUD7B promotes the nuclear localization of LEF1, leading to an increased interaction with β-catenin in the nucleus while not noticeably affecting ubiquitination on LEF1. Using qPCR array analysis, we found that OTUD7B overexpression leads to an upregulation of 75% of the tested Wnt target genes compared to the control. These findings suggest that OTUD7B may serve as a potential therapeutic target in human diseases, including cancers where Wnt signaling is frequently dysregulated.
Subject
Molecular Biology,Biochemistry
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