β-catenin/T-cell factor-mediated transcription is modulated by cell density in human bronchial epithelial cells
Steel, Mark D., Puddicombe, Sarah M., Hamilton, Lynnsey M., Powell, Rob M., Holloway, John W., Holgate, Stephen T., Davies, Donna E. and Collins, Jane E. (2005) β-catenin/T-cell factor-mediated transcription is modulated by cell density in human bronchial epithelial cells. International Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, 37, (6), 1281-1295. (doi:10.1016/j.biocel.2004.12.010).
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Description/Abstract
he embryonic Wnt/β-catenin (‘canonical’) pathway has been implicated in epithelial regeneration. To investigate the role of Wnt signal transduction in the airways, we characterised the expression of key pathway components in human bronchial epithelial cells (HBEC) and studied the influence of cell density on pathway activity, using sub-confluent cells in log-phase growth as a simple model of repairing epithelium. Primary HBEC and H292 bronchial epithelial cells were found to express TCF-4, TCF-3 and isoforms of LEF-1, transcription factors that are regulated by Wnt signalling. The cells also had the potential to respond to Wnt signalling through expression of several members of the Frizzled receptor family, including FZD-5 and -6. In confluent H292 cells, 20 mM lithium and 25% v/v Wnt-3a conditioned medium induced 4.5-fold (p = 0.008) and 1.4-fold (p = 0.006) increases in TOPflash activity, respectively. Under conditions of reduced cell density, TOPflash activity increased 1.8-fold (p = 0.002) in association with increased nuclear localisation of hypophosphorylated (active) β-catenin and increased cell proliferation. This up-regulation in reporter activity occurred independently of EGF receptor activation and could not be recapitulated by use of low-calcium medium to disrupt cadherin-mediated cell–cell adhesion, but was associated with changes in FZD-6 expression. We conclude that reactivation of this embryonic pathway may play an important role in bronchial epithelial regeneration, and that modulation of Fzd-6 receptors may regulate Wnt signalling at confluence. Recognising that many chronic inflammatory disorders of the airways involve epithelial damage and repair, altered Wnt signalling might contribute to disease pathogenesis or progression.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| ISSNs: | 1357-2725 (print) |
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| Keywords: | catenin, egf receptor, bronchial epithelial cells, tcf, lef-1, cell density |
| Subjects: | R Medicine > RB Pathology Q Science > QP Physiology |
| Divisions: | University Structure - Pre August 2011 > School of Medicine > Infection, Inflammation and Repair University Structure - Pre August 2011 > School of Medicine > Human Genetics |
| Item ID: | 27438 |
| Date Deposited: | 27 Apr 2006 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Mar 2012 11:46 |
| Contributors: | Steel, Mark D. (Author) Puddicombe, Sarah M. (Author) Hamilton, Lynnsey M. (Author) Powell, Rob M. (Author) Holloway, John W. (Author) Holgate, Stephen T. (Author) Davies, Donna E. (Author) Collins, Jane E. (Author) |
| Date: | June 2005 |
| Status: | Published |
| Contact Email Address: | jec3@soton.ac.uk |
| URI: | http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/27438 |
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