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Cdc42-Interacting Protein 4 Represses E-Cadherin Expression by Promoting β-Catenin Translocation to the Nucleus in Murine Renal Tubular Epithelial Cells

Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1095 Jiefang Ave., Wuhan 430030, China
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Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2015, 16(8), 19170-19183; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms160819170
Received: 9 June 2015 / Revised: 13 July 2015 / Accepted: 29 July 2015 / Published: 14 August 2015
(This article belongs to the Section Biochemistry)
Renal fibrosis is an inevitable outcome of end-stage chronic kidney disease. During this process, epithelial cells lose E-cadherin expression. β-Catenin may act as a mediator by accumulation and translocation to the nucleus. Studies have suggested that CIP4, a Cdc42 effector protein, is associated with β-catenin. However, whether CIP4 contributes to E-cadherin loss in epithelial cells by regulating β-catenin translocation is unclear. In this study, we investigated the involvement of CIP4 in β-catenin translocation. Expression of CIP4 was upregulated in renal tissues of 5/6 nephrectomized rats and mainly distributed in renal tubular epithelia. In TGF-β1-treated NRK-52E cells, upregulation of CIP4 expression was accompanied by reduced expression of E-cadherin. CIP4 overexpression promoted the translocation of β-catenin to the nucleus, which was accompanied by reduced expression of E-cadherin even without TGF-β1 stimulation. In contrast, CIP4 depletion by using siRNA inhibited the translocation of β-catenin to the nucleus and reversed the decrease in expression of E-cadherin. The interaction between CIP4 and β-catenin was detected. We also show that β-catenin depletion could restore the expression of E-cadherin that was suppressed by CIP4 overexpression. In conclusion, these results suggest that CIP4 overexpression represses E-cadherin expression by promoting β-catenin translocation to the nucleus. View Full-Text
Keywords: TGF-β1; CIP4; β-catenin; E-cadherin; renal tubular epithelial cells TGF-β1; CIP4; β-catenin; E-cadherin; renal tubular epithelial cells
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Xu, C.; Zhou, Q.; Liu, L.; Liu, P.; Pei, G.; Zeng, R.; Han, M.; Xu, G. Cdc42-Interacting Protein 4 Represses E-Cadherin Expression by Promoting β-Catenin Translocation to the Nucleus in Murine Renal Tubular Epithelial Cells. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2015, 16, 19170-19183. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms160819170

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Xu C, Zhou Q, Liu L, Liu P, Pei G, Zeng R, Han M, Xu G. Cdc42-Interacting Protein 4 Represses E-Cadherin Expression by Promoting β-Catenin Translocation to the Nucleus in Murine Renal Tubular Epithelial Cells. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2015; 16(8):19170-19183. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms160819170

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Xu, Chuou, Qiaodan Zhou, Lili Liu, Ping Liu, Guangchang Pei, Rui Zeng, Min Han, and Gang Xu. 2015. "Cdc42-Interacting Protein 4 Represses E-Cadherin Expression by Promoting β-Catenin Translocation to the Nucleus in Murine Renal Tubular Epithelial Cells" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 16, no. 8: 19170-19183. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms160819170

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