CUX1 Transcription Factor Is a Downstream Effector of the Proteinase-activated Receptor 2 (PAR2)
Copyright policy )CUX1 Transcription Factor Is a Downstream Effector of the Proteinase-activated Receptor 2 (PAR2)
Proteinase-activated receptors (PARs) are G-protein-coupled receptors that have been linked to an array of cellular processes, including inflammation, migration, and proliferation. Although signal transduction downstream of PARs has been actively investigated, little is known about the mechanisms that lead to changes in transcriptional programs. Here we show that the CUX1 homeodomain protein is a downstream effector of PAR2. Treatment of epithelial and fibroblastic cells with trypsin or the PAR2-activating peptide (PAR2-AP) caused a rapid increase in CUX1 DNA binding activity. The stimulation of CUX1 was specific to PAR2 because no effect was observed with thrombin or the PAR1-AP. Using a panel of recombinant CUX1 proteins, the regulation was found to involve the cut repeat 3 (CR3) and the cut homeodomain, two DNA binding domains that are present in all CUX1 isoforms. Expression analysis in cux1(-/-) mouse embryo fibroblasts led to the identification of three genes that are regulated downstream of both PAR2 and CUX1 as follows: interleukin-1alpha, matrix metalloproteinase-10, and cyclo-oxygenase-2. p110 CUX1 was able to activate each of these genes, both in reporter assays and following the infection of cells. Moreover, the treatment of Hs578T breast tumor cells with trypsin led to a rapid recruitment of p110 CUX1 to the promoter of these genes and to a concomitant increase in their mRNA steady-state levels. Altogether, these results suggest a model whereby activation of PAR2 triggers a signaling cascade that culminates with the stimulation of p110 CUX1 DNA binding and the transcriptional activation of target genes.
- McGill University Canada
- University of Calgary Canada
Homeodomain Proteins, Inflammation, Mice, Knockout, Nuclear Proteins, Fibroblasts, Embryo, Mammalian, Models, Biological, Mice, Gene Expression Regulation, Matrix Metalloproteinase 10, Cell Movement, Cyclooxygenase 2, Cell Line, Tumor, Interleukin-1alpha, Mutation, NIH 3T3 Cells, Animals, Protein Isoforms, Peptides, Cell Proliferation
Homeodomain Proteins, Inflammation, Mice, Knockout, Nuclear Proteins, Fibroblasts, Embryo, Mammalian, Models, Biological, Mice, Gene Expression Regulation, Matrix Metalloproteinase 10, Cell Movement, Cyclooxygenase 2, Cell Line, Tumor, Interleukin-1alpha, Mutation, NIH 3T3 Cells, Animals, Protein Isoforms, Peptides, Cell Proliferation
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