
While Kras/mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) and canonical Wnt/β-catenin are critical for lung morphogenesis, mechanisms integrating these important signaling pathways during lung development are unknown. Herein, we demonstrate that the Foxm1 transcription factor is a key downstream target of activated Kras(G12D). Deletion of Foxm1 from respiratory epithelial cells during lung formation prevented structural abnormalities caused by activated Kras(G12D). Kras/Foxm1 signaling inhibited the activity of canonical Wnt signaling in the developing lung in vivo. Foxm1 decreased T-cell factor (TCF) transcriptional activity induced by activated β-catenin in vitro. Depletion of Foxm1 by short interfering RNA (siRNA) increased nuclear localization of β-catenin, increased expression of β-catenin target genes, and decreased mRNA and protein levels of the β-catenin inhibitor Axin2. Axin2 mRNA was reduced in distal lung epithelium of Foxm1-deficient mice. Foxm1 directly bound to and increased transcriptional activity of the Axin2 promoter region. Foxm1 is required for Kras signaling in distal lung epithelium and provides a mechanism integrating Kras and canonical Wnt/β-catenin signaling during lung development.
Transcriptional Activation, MAP Kinase Signaling System, Forkhead Box Protein M1, Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental, Forkhead Transcription Factors, Respiratory Mucosa, Proto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras), Wnt Proteins, Mice, Axin Protein, Animals, Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases, Lung, Wnt Signaling Pathway, Gene Deletion, beta Catenin
Transcriptional Activation, MAP Kinase Signaling System, Forkhead Box Protein M1, Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental, Forkhead Transcription Factors, Respiratory Mucosa, Proto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras), Wnt Proteins, Mice, Axin Protein, Animals, Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases, Lung, Wnt Signaling Pathway, Gene Deletion, beta Catenin
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