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ArticleCell discovery2016

A novel role for the tumour suppressor Nitrilase1 modulating the Wnt/β-catenin signalling pathway.

Sonnhild Mittag, Tomas Valenta, Jörg Weiske, Laura Bloch, Susanne Klingel, Dietmar Gradl, Franziska Wetzel, Yuan Chen, Iver Petersen, Konrad Basler and 1 more

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Article in Cell discovery, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Sonnhild MittagInstitute of Biochemistry, Department of Biochemistry II, Jena University Hospital, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena , Jena, Germany.
Tomas ValentaInstitute of Molecular Life Sciences, University of Zurich , Zurich, Switzerland.
Jörg WeiskeInstitute of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiochemistry, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin , Berlin, Germany.
Laura BlochInstitute of Biochemistry, Department of Biochemistry II, Jena University Hospital, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Jena, Germany; Center for Sepsis Control and Care (CSCC), Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany.
Susanne KlingelDepartment of Cell and Developmental Biology, Zoological Institute, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology , Karlsruhe, Germany.
Dietmar GradlDepartment of Cell and Developmental Biology, Zoological Institute, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology , Karlsruhe, Germany.
Franziska WetzelInstitute of Biochemistry, Department of Biochemistry II, Jena University Hospital, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena , Jena, Germany.
Yuan ChenInstitute of Pathology, Jena University Hospital, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena , Jena, Germany.
Iver PetersenInstitute of Pathology, Jena University Hospital, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena , Jena, Germany.
Konrad BaslerInstitute of Molecular Life Sciences, University of Zurich , Zurich, Switzerland.
Otmar HuberInstitute of Biochemistry, Department of Biochemistry II, Jena University Hospital, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Jena, Germany; Center for Sepsis Control and Care (CSCC), Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany.
Jena University Hospital · DEFriedrich Schiller University Jena · DEKarlsruhe Institute of Technology · DEUniversity of Zurich · CHCharité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nitrilase1 was classified as a tumour suppressor in association with the fragile histidine-triad protein Fhit. However, knowledge about nitrilase1 and its tumour suppressor function is still limited. Whereas nitrilase1 and Fhit are discrete proteins in mammals, they are merged in Drosophila melanogaster and Caenorhabditis elegans. According to the Rosetta-Stone hypothesis, proteins encoded as fusion proteins in one organism and as separate proteins in another organism may act in the same signalling pathway. Although a direct interaction of human nitrilase1 and Fhit has not been shown, our previous finding that Fhit interacts with β-catenin and represses its transcriptional activity in the canonical Wnt pathway suggested that human nitrilase1 also modulates Wnt signalling. In fact, human nitrilase1 forms a complex with β-catenin and LEF-1/TCF-4, represses β-catenin-mediated transcription and shows an additive effect together with Fhit. Knockdown of human nitrilase1 enhances Wnt target gene expression. Moreover, our experiments show that β-catenin competes away human nitrilase1 from LEF-1/TCF and thereby contributes to the activation of Wnt-target gene transcription. Inhibitory activity of human nitrilase1 on vertebrate Wnt signalling was confirmed by repression of Wnt-induced double axis formation in Xenopus embryogenesis. In line with this finding, the Drosophila fusion protein Drosophila NitFhit directly binds to Armadillo and represses the Wingless pathway in reporter gene assays. Genetic experiments confirmed the repressive activity of Drosophila NitFhit on Wingless signalling in the Drosophila wing imaginal disc. In addition, colorectal tumour microarray analysis revealed a significantly reduced expression of human nitrilase1 in poorly differentiated tumours. Taken together, repression of the canonical Wnt pathway represents a new mechanism for the human nitrilase1 tumour suppressor function.

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catenincolorectal cancerDNitFhitnitrilase1Rosetta-Stone hypothesistumour suppressor geneWnt signalling

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