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ArticleOncogene2002

Wnt-4 regulation by the Wilms' tumour suppressor gene, WT1.

Edmund U-H Sim, Aaron Smith, Elida Szilagi, Fiona Rae, Panos Ioannou, Megan H Lindsay, Melissa H Little

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Article in Oncogene, 2002. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers.

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26 citing papers in PubMed, 89 citations in OpenAlex.

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  15. An integrated genome screen identifies the Wnt signaling pathway as a major target of WT1.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2009
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Edmund U-H SimInstitute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia.
Aaron Smith
Elida Szilagi
Fiona Rae
Panos Ioannou
Megan H Lindsay
Melissa H Little
University of Queensland · AURoyal Children's Hospital · AU

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Wilms' tumour suppressor gene, WT1, encodes multiple nuclear protein isoforms, all containing four C-terminal zinc finger motifs. WT1 proteins can both activate and repress putative target genes in vitro, although the in vivo relevance of these putative target genes is often unverified. WT1 mutations can result in Wilms' tumour and the Denys-Drash Syndrome (DDS) of infantile nephropathy, XY pseudohermaphroditism and predisposition to Wilms' tumour. We have established stable transfectants of the mouse mesonephric cell line, M15, which express WT1 harbouring a common DDS point mutation (R394W). A comparison of the expression profiles of M15 and transfectant C2A was performed using Nylon-based arrays. Very few genes showed differential expression. However Wnt-4, a member of the Wnt gene family of secreted glycoproteins, was downregulated in C2A and other similar clones. Doxycycline induction of WT1-A or WT1-D expression in HEK293 stable transfectants also elicited an elevation in Wnt4 expression. Wnt4 is critical for the mesenchyme-to-epithelial transition during kidney development, making it an attractive putative WT1 target. We have mapped human Wnt-4 gene to chromosome 1p35-36, a region of frequent LOH in WT, have characterized the genomic structure of the human Wnt-4 gene and isolated 9 kb of immediate promoter. While several potential WT1 binding sites exist within this promoter, reporter analysis does not strongly support the direct regulation of Wnt4 by WT1. We propose that Wnt-4 regulation by WT1 occurs at a more distant promoter or enhancer site, or is indirect.

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Genes, Wilms TumorAmino Acid SubstitutionAnimalsBase SequenceCell LineCell Line, TransformedChlorocebus aethiopsChromosomes, Human, Pair 1COS CellsDoxycyclineEpithelial CellsGene Expression RegulationGenes, DominantHumansKidneyMesodermDoxycyclineProto-Oncogene ProteinsWnt4 ProteinWNT4 protein, humanWnt4 protein, mouseWnt ProteinsWT1 Proteins

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