β-Catenin Sustains and Is Required for YES-associated Protein Oncogenic Activity in Cholangiocarcinoma.
Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing
/ genetics
Animals
Bile Duct Neoplasms
/ genetics
Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic
/ pathology
Carcinogenesis
Cholangiocarcinoma
/ genetics
Humans
Mice
Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt
/ metabolism
Transcription Factors
/ genetics
YAP-Signaling Proteins
/ genetics
beta Catenin
/ genetics
Hippo/YAP
Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma
TEADs
β-Catenin
Journal
Gastroenterology
ISSN: 1528-0012
Titre abrégé: Gastroenterology
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 0374630
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
08 2022
08 2022
Historique:
received:
26
08
2021
revised:
05
04
2022
accepted:
19
04
2022
pubmed:
1
5
2022
medline:
27
7
2022
entrez:
30
4
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
YES-associated protein (YAP) aberrant activation is implicated in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (iCCA). Transcriptional enhanced associate domain (TEAD)-mediated transcriptional regulation is the primary signaling event downstream of YAP. The role of Wnt/β-Catenin signaling in cholangiocarcinogenesis remains undetermined. Here, we investigated the possible molecular interplay between YAP and β-Catenin cascades in iCCA. Activated AKT (Myr-Akt) was coexpressed with YAP (YapS127A) or Tead2VP16 via hydrodynamic tail vein injection into mouse livers. Tumor growth was monitored, and liver tissues were collected and analyzed using histopathologic and molecular analysis. YAP, β-Catenin, and TEAD interaction in iCCAs was investigated through coimmunoprecipitation. Conditional Ctnnb1 knockout mice were used to determine β-Catenin function in murine iCCA models. RNA sequencing was performed to analyze the genes regulated by YAP and/or β-Catenin. Immunostaining of total and nonphosphorylated/activated β-Catenin staining was performed in mouse and human iCCAs. We discovered that TEAD factors are required for YAP-dependent iCCA development. However, transcriptional activation of TEADs did not fully recapitulate YAP's activities in promoting cholangiocarcinogenesis. Notably, β-Catenin physically interacted with YAP in human and mouse iCCA. Ctnnb1 ablation strongly suppressed human iCCA cell growth and Yap-dependent cholangiocarcinogenesis. Furthermore, RNA-sequencing analysis revealed that YAP/ transcriptional coactivator with PDZ-binding motif (TAZ) regulate a set of genes significantly overlapping with those controlled by β-Catenin. Importantly, activated/nonphosphorylated β-Catenin was detected in more than 80% of human iCCAs. YAP induces cholangiocarcinogenesis via TEAD-dependent transcriptional activation and interaction with β-Catenin. β-Catenin binds to YAP in iCCA and is required for YAP full transcriptional activity, revealing the functional crosstalk between YAP and β-Catenin pathways in cholangiocarcinogenesis.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND & AIMS
YES-associated protein (YAP) aberrant activation is implicated in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (iCCA). Transcriptional enhanced associate domain (TEAD)-mediated transcriptional regulation is the primary signaling event downstream of YAP. The role of Wnt/β-Catenin signaling in cholangiocarcinogenesis remains undetermined. Here, we investigated the possible molecular interplay between YAP and β-Catenin cascades in iCCA.
METHODS
Activated AKT (Myr-Akt) was coexpressed with YAP (YapS127A) or Tead2VP16 via hydrodynamic tail vein injection into mouse livers. Tumor growth was monitored, and liver tissues were collected and analyzed using histopathologic and molecular analysis. YAP, β-Catenin, and TEAD interaction in iCCAs was investigated through coimmunoprecipitation. Conditional Ctnnb1 knockout mice were used to determine β-Catenin function in murine iCCA models. RNA sequencing was performed to analyze the genes regulated by YAP and/or β-Catenin. Immunostaining of total and nonphosphorylated/activated β-Catenin staining was performed in mouse and human iCCAs.
RESULTS
We discovered that TEAD factors are required for YAP-dependent iCCA development. However, transcriptional activation of TEADs did not fully recapitulate YAP's activities in promoting cholangiocarcinogenesis. Notably, β-Catenin physically interacted with YAP in human and mouse iCCA. Ctnnb1 ablation strongly suppressed human iCCA cell growth and Yap-dependent cholangiocarcinogenesis. Furthermore, RNA-sequencing analysis revealed that YAP/ transcriptional coactivator with PDZ-binding motif (TAZ) regulate a set of genes significantly overlapping with those controlled by β-Catenin. Importantly, activated/nonphosphorylated β-Catenin was detected in more than 80% of human iCCAs.
CONCLUSION
YAP induces cholangiocarcinogenesis via TEAD-dependent transcriptional activation and interaction with β-Catenin. β-Catenin binds to YAP in iCCA and is required for YAP full transcriptional activity, revealing the functional crosstalk between YAP and β-Catenin pathways in cholangiocarcinogenesis.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35489428
pii: S0016-5085(22)00440-1
doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2022.04.028
pmc: PMC9329198
mid: NIHMS1802311
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing
0
CTNNB1 protein, human
0
Transcription Factors
0
YAP-Signaling Proteins
0
YAP1 protein, human
0
beta Catenin
0
Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt
EC 2.7.11.1
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
481-494Subventions
Organisme : NCI NIH HHS
ID : R01 CA258449
Pays : United States
Organisme : NIDDK NIH HHS
ID : P30 DK026743
Pays : United States
Organisme : NCI NIH HHS
ID : R01 CA251155
Pays : United States
Organisme : NCI NIH HHS
ID : R01 CA250227
Pays : United States
Organisme : NCI NIH HHS
ID : R01 CA228483
Pays : United States
Organisme : NIDDK NIH HHS
ID : P30 DK132710
Pays : United States
Organisme : NIDDK NIH HHS
ID : P30 DK120531
Pays : United States
Organisme : NCI NIH HHS
ID : R01 CA204586
Pays : United States
Organisme : NCI NIH HHS
ID : R01 CA190606
Pays : United States
Commentaires et corrections
Type : CommentIn
Informations de copyright
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