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ArticleNucleic acids research2021

Wnt target enhancer regulation by a CDX/TCF transcription factor collective and a novel DNA motif.

Aravinda-Bharathi Ramakrishnan, Lisheng Chen, Peter E Burby, Ken M Cadigan

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Aravinda-Bharathi RamakrishnanDepartment of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8818-8727
Lisheng ChenDepartment of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA.
Peter E BurbyDepartment of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA.
Ken M CadiganDepartment of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2431-1703
University of Michigan · US

Funding

Transcription Factor Collectives in Vertebrate Wnt SignalingR01GM108468 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI CADIGAN, KENNETH M · 2015 to 2018
$1.2M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM108468NIH HHS R01 GM108468
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Transcriptional regulation by Wnt signalling is primarily thought to be accomplished by a complex of β-catenin and TCF family transcription factors (TFs). Although numerous studies have suggested that additional TFs play roles in regulating Wnt target genes, their mechanisms of action have not been investigated in detail. We characterised a Wnt-responsive element (WRE) downstream of the Wnt target gene Axin2 and found that TCFs and Caudal type homeobox (CDX) proteins were required for its activation. Using a new separation-of-function TCF mutant, we found that WRE activity requires the formation of a TCF/CDX complex. Our systematic mutagenesis of this enhancer identified other sequences essential for activation by Wnt signalling, including several copies of a novel CAG DNA motif. Computational and experimental evidence indicates that the TCF/CDX/CAG mode of regulation is prevalent in multiple WREs. Put together, our results demonstrate the complex nature of cis- and trans- interactions required for signal-dependent enhancer activity.

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Enhancer Elements, GeneticWnt Signaling PathwayAxin ProteinBinding SitesDNAGene Expression RegulationHEK293 CellsHeLa CellsHomeodomain ProteinsHumansNucleotide MotifsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-mycTCF Transcription FactorsTranscription Factor 7-Like 2 ProteinAXIN2 protein, humanAxin ProteinDNAHomeodomain ProteinsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-mycTCF Transcription FactorsTranscription Factor 7-Like 2 Protein

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PMID34358319
PMCPMC8421206
OpenAlexW3192241153

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