Title
Blood vessel epicardial substance reduces LRP6 receptor and cytoplasmic β-catenin levels to modulate Wnt signaling and intestinal homeostasis
Date Issued
01 September 2019
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Thompson J.J.
Short S.P.
Parang B.
Brown R.E.
Li C.
Ng V.H.
Choksi Y.A.
Washington M.K.
Smith J.J.
Fingleton B.
Brand T.
Lee E.
Coffey R.J.
Williams C.S.
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Publisher(s)
Oxford University Press
Abstract
Blood vessel epicardial substance (BVES, otherwise known as POPDC1) is an integral membrane protein known to regulate tight junction formation and epithelial-mesenchymal transition. BVES is underexpressed in a number of malignancies, including colorectal cancer. BVES loss leads to activation of the Wnt pathway, suggesting that decreased BVES expression functionally contributes to tumorigenesis. However, the mechanism by which BVES modulates Wnt signaling is unknown. Here, we confirm that BVES loss increases β-catenin protein levels, leads to Wnt pathway activation in a ligand-independent fashion and coordinates with Wnt ligand to further increase Wnt signaling. We show that BVES loss increases levels and activation of the Wnt co-receptor, LRP6, in cell lines, murine adenoma tumoroids and human-derived colonoids. We also demonstrate that BVES interacts with LRP6. Finally, murine tumor modeling using a Wnt-driven genetic model and a chemically induced model of colorectal carcinogenesis demonstrate that BVES loss increases tumor multiplicity and dysplasia. Together, these results implicate BVES as an inhibitor of Wnt signaling, provide one of the first examples of a tight junction-associated protein regulating Wnt receptor levels, and expand the number of putative molecular targets for therapeutic intervention in colorectal cancer.
Start page
1086
End page
1098
Volume
40
Issue
9
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Bioquímica, Biología molecular
Sistema cardiaco, Sistema cardiovascular
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85067806814
PubMed ID
Source
Carcinogenesis
ISSN of the container
01433334
DOI of the container
10.1093/carcin/bgz007
Source funding
National Institute of Health
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Office of Medical Research
Wasserman Colon and Rectal Cancer Fund
American College of Surgeons
American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons
Association for Academic Surgery
Society of Memorial Sloan Kettering
Sponsor(s)
National Institute of Health grants (R01DK099204 to C.S.W.; R35CA197570 and P50CA95103 to R.J.C.; R35GM122516 to E.L.; P50CA095103 to M.K.W.; T32GM007347 to J.J.T., B.P., R.E.B.; F30DK111107 to J.J.T.; F30DK096718 to B.P.; F32DK108492 to S.P.S.; F30DK120149 to R.E.B.), P30DK058404 (Vanderbilt Digestive Disease Research Center), UL1TR000445 (Vanderbilt’s Clinical and Translational Science Award). Merit Review Grant from the Office of Medical Research, Department of Veterans Affairs (1I01BX001426 to C.S.W.).
We appreciate the many helpful discussions with members of the Williams, Lee, and Coffey laboratories. J.J.S. is supported by the Joel J. Roslyn Faculty Research Award from the Association for Academic Surgery, a Limited Project Grant and a Career Development Grant from the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, a Research Grant from the Society of Memorial Sloan Kettering, and the Franklin Martin, MD, FACS Faculty Research Fellowship from the American College of Surgeons, the Department of Surgery Faculty Research Award and the Wasserman Colon and Rectal Cancer Fund. The funders had no role in the decision to publish, or in preparation of the manuscript. Conflict of Interest Statement: The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest with the contents of this article. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.
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