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    ISSN: 2213-9885 ― Volume 12, 2018

    Galectin-1 and Galectin-3 Mediate Protocadherin-24-Dependent Membrane Localization of β-catenin in Colon Cancer Cell Line HCT116



    Rui Osea, b, Osamu Oharaaa, b, c, Takahiro Nagasea, *
    a Department of Human Genome Research, Kazusa DNA Research Institute, 2-6-7 Kazusa-Kamatari, Kisarazu, Chiba 292-0818, Japan
    b Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences & Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-8675, Japan
    c Laboratory for Immunogenomics, Research Center for Allergy and Immunology, The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research, 1-7-22 Suehiro-cho, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 230-0045, Japan

    Abstract

    Protocadherin-24 (PCDH24) is linked to the suppression of tumor growth and the inhibition of cell proliferation in the colon cancer cell line HCT116. We previously observed that β-catenin is localized to the plasma membrane when PCDH24 is expressed in these cells, but the molecular mechanisms by which PCDH24 induces the membrane localization of β-catenin remain largely unknown. To clarify these mechanisms, we identified molecules that interact with ectopically expressed PCDH24 in HCT116 cells using a HaloTag® pull-down assay. We found that galectin-1 and galectin-3 physically interact with PCDH24 and are retained at the plasma membrane in association with PCDH24 expression. A luciferase-based pull-down assay using HaloTag-fused galectins revealed that an intracellular region of PCDH24 (amino acids 1186–1280) is essential for this interaction. Furthermore, the over-expression of galectin-1 or -3, or the depletion of endogenous galectins by small interfering RNA modulates β-catenin translocation. We also revealed that the retention of galectin-1 and -3 at the plasma membrane results in the inactivation of PI3K activity. From these findings, we propose a model in which the galectin-anchoring activity of PCDH24 leads to the suppression of β-catenin signaling by the localization of β-catenin at the plasma membrane in PCDH24-expressing HCT116 colon cancer cells.

    Keywords:: β-catenin, galectin-1, galectin-3, HaloTag, HCT116, PCDH24, pull-down assay.


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    Identifiers and Pagination:

    Year: 2012
    Volume: 6
    Issue: Suppl 1
    First Page: 18
    Last Page: 26
    Publisher Id: CCGTM-6-18
    DOI: 10.2174/1875397301206010018

    Article History:

    Received Date: 02/3/2012
    Revision Received Date: 14/5/2012
    Acceptance Date: 16/5/2012
    Electronic publication date: 20/9/2012
    Collection year: 2012

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    * Address correspondence to this author at the Department of Human Genome Research, Kazusa DNA Research Institute, 2-6-7 Kazusa-Kamatari, Kisarazu, Chiba 292-0818, Japan; Tel: +81-438-52-3931; Fax: +81-438-52-3931; nagase@kazusa.or.jp




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