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WNT11 is a direct target of early growth response protein 1

  • Kim, JuHwan (Department of Biological Sciences, Sanghuh College of Lifesciences, Konkuk University) ;
  • Jung, Euitaek (Department of Biological Sciences, Sanghuh College of Lifesciences, Konkuk University) ;
  • Ahn, Sung Shin (Department of Biological Sciences, Sanghuh College of Lifesciences, Konkuk University) ;
  • Yeo, Hyunjin (Department of Biological Sciences, Sanghuh College of Lifesciences, Konkuk University) ;
  • Lee, Jeong Yeon (Department of Biological Sciences, Sanghuh College of Lifesciences, Konkuk University) ;
  • Seo, Jeong Kon (Central Research Facilities, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology) ;
  • Lee, Young Han (Department of Biological Sciences, Sanghuh College of Lifesciences, Konkuk University) ;
  • Shin, Soon Young (Department of Biological Sciences, Sanghuh College of Lifesciences, Konkuk University)
  • Received : 2020.03.09
  • Accepted : 2020.07.06
  • Published : 2020.12.31
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Abstract

WNT11 is a member of the non-canonical Wnt family and plays a crucial role in tumor progression. However, the regulatory mechanisms underlying WNT11 expression are unclear. Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNFα) is a major inflammatory cytokine produced in the tumor microenvironment and contributes to processes associated with tumor progression, such as tumor invasion and metastasis. By using site-directed mutagenesis and introducing a serial deletion in the 5'-regulatory region of WNT11, we observed that TNFα activates the early growth response 1 (EGR1)-binding sequence (EBS) in the proximal region of WNT11 and that the transcription factor EGR1 is necessary for the TNFα-induced transcription of WNT11. EGR1 bound directly to the EBSs within the proximal 5'-regulatory region of WNT11 and ectopic expression of EGR1 stimulated WNT11 promoter activity, whereas the knockdown of EGR1 expression by RNA interference reduced TNFα-induced WNT11 expression in T47D breast cancer cells. We also observed that mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK), extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK), c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK), and p38 kinase mediated TNFα-induced transcription of WNT11 via EGR1. Our results suggest that EGR1 directly targets WNT11 in response to TNFα stimulation in breast cancer cells.

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