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- Title
RB regulates pancreas development by stabilizing Pdx1.
- Authors
Kim, Yong-Chul; Kim, So Yoon; Mellado-Gil, Jose Manuel; Yadav, Hariom; Neidermyer, William; Kamaraju, Anil K; Rane, Sushil G
- Abstract
RB is a key substrate of Cdks and an important regulator of the mammalian cell cycle. RB either represses E2Fs that promote cell proliferation or enhances the activity of cell-specific factors that promote differentiation, although the mechanism that facilitates this dual interaction is unclear. Here, we demonstrate that RB associates with and stabilizes pancreatic duodenal homeobox-1 (Pdx-1) that is essential for embryonic pancreas development and adult β-cell function. Interestingly, Pdx-1 utilizes a conserved RB-interaction motif (RIM) that is also present in E2Fs. Point mutations within the RIM reduce RB-Pdx-1 complex formation, destabilize Pdx-1 and promote its proteasomal degradation. Glucose regulates RB and Pdx-1 levels, RB/Pdx-1 complex formation and Pdx-1 degradation. RB occupies the promoters of β-cell-specific genes, and knockdown of RB results in reduced expression of Pdx-1 and its target genes. Further, RB-deficiency in vivo results in reduced pancreas size due to decreased proliferation of Pdx-1(+) pancreatic progenitors, increased apoptosis and aberrant expression of regulators of pancreatic development. These results demonstrate an unanticipated regulatory mechanism for pancreatic development and β-cell function, which involves RB-mediated stabilization of the pancreas-specific transcription factor Pdx-1.
- Publication
The EMBO journal, 2011, Vol 30, Issue 8, p1563
- ISSN
1460-2075
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1038/emboj.2011.57