Davies, G., Jiang, Wen Guo  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3283-1111 and Mason, Malcolm David ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1505-2869
2001.
The interaction between beta-catenin, GSK3beta and APC after motogen induced cell-cell dissociation, and their involvement in signal transduction pathways in prostate cancer.
International Journal of Oncology
18
(4)
, pp. 843-847.
10.3892/ijo.18.4.843
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Abstract
The effect of HGF/SF was examined on the interactions between APC, GSK3beta and beta-catenin in prostate cancer cells LNCapFGC (E-cadherin positive) and PC-3 (E-cadherin negative). Using immunoprecipitation, APC was found to be co-precipitated with either GSK3beta or beta-catenin in both cell lines. Stimulation with HGF/SF showed no change in the co-precipitation status of these protein molecules. In contrast, co-precipitation between GSK3beta and beta-catenin was only observed in LNCapFGC cells, and increased upon continued exposure to the motogen HGF/SF. Furthermore, using immunofluorescence, stimulation with HGF/SF was found to increase the level of co-localised cytoplasmic staining between beta-catenin and GSK3beta, in prostate cancer cells. RT-PCR revealed that there were no mutations within the binding regions between beta-catenin and GSK3beta. It is concluded, that uncomplexed cytoplasmic pools of beta-catenin associate more readily with the Axin complex in the absence of E-cadherin. Whereas, in the presence of E-cadherin, beta-catenin is stabilised by forming tight cell-cell contacts which may influence the invasive potential of cancer cells.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Date Type: | Published Online |
| Status: | Published |
| Schools: | Schools > Medicine |
| Subjects: | R Medicine > R Medicine (General) |
| Publisher: | Spandidos Publications |
| ISSN: | 1019-6439 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Nov 2022 09:40 |
| URI: | https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/88813 |
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