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- Title
REG4 is a transcriptional target of GATA6 and is essential for colorectal tumorigenesis.
- Authors
Kawasaki, Yoshihiro; Matsumura, Kosuke; Miyamoto, Masaya; Tsuji, Shinnosuke; Okuno, Masumi; Suda, Sakiko; Hiyoshi, Masaya; Kitayama, Joji; Akiyama, Tetsu
- Abstract
The transcription factor GATA6 is a critical regulator of cell proliferation and development in the gastrointestinal tract. We have recently reported that GATA6 induces the expression of the intestinal stem cell marker LGR5 and enhances the clonogenicity and tumorigenicity of colon cancer cells, but not the growth of these cells cultured under adherent conditions. Here we show that REG4, a member of the regenerating islet-derived (REG) family, is also a target of GATA6. We further demonstrate that REG4 is downregulated by overexpression of miR-363, which suppresses GATA6 expression. Moreover, we show that GATA6-mediated activation of REG4 enhances the growth of colon cancer cells under adherent conditions and is required for their tumorigenicity. Taken together, our findings demonstrate that GATA6 simultaneously induces the expression of genes essential for the growth of colon cancer cells under adherent conditions (REG4) and genes required for their clonogenicity (LGR5), and that the miR-363-GATA6-REG4/LGR5 signaling cascade promotes the tumorigenicity of colon cancer cells.
- Subjects
COLON cancer; TRANSCRIPTION factors; CANCER cells; GENE expression; STEM cell research; BIOMARKERS
- Publication
Scientific Reports, 2015, p14291
- ISSN
2045-2322
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/srep14291