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The kinase TNIK is an essential activator of Wnt target genes


ABSTRACT: Wnt signalling maintains the undifferentiated state of intestinal crypt/progenitor cells through the TCF4/ß-catenin activating transcriptional complex. In colorectal cancer, activating mutations in Wnt pathway components lead to inappropriate activation of the TCF4/ß-catenin transcriptional program and tumourigenesis in the gut epithelium. The mechanisms by which TCF4/ß-catenin activate key target genes are not well understood. Using a proteomics approach, we identified Tnik, a member of the Germinal centre kinase family, as a Tcf4 interactor in the proliferative crypts of mouse small intestine. Tnik is recruited to promoters of Wnt target genes in mouse crypts and in Ls174T colorectal cancer cells in a ß-catenin dependent manner. Depletion of TNIK and expression of TNIK kinase mutants abrogated TCF-LEF transcription, highlighting the essential role of the kinase activity in Wnt target gene activation. siRNA depletion of TNIK followed by expression array analysis demonstrated that TNIK is an essential and exclusive activator of Wnt induced transcriptional program. As an essential component in the TCF4/ß-catenin activator complex, the kinase TNIK may present an attractive candidate for drug targeting in colorectal cancer.

ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens

PROVIDER: GSE17623 | GEO | 2009/08/13

SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA118493

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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