Protein kinase A activation enhances β-catenin transcriptional activity through nuclear localization to PML bodies.

The Protein Kinase A (PKA) and Wnt signaling cascades are fundamental pathways involved in cellular development and maintenance. In the osteoblast lineage, these pathways have been demonstrated functionally to be essential for the production of mineralized bone. Evidence for PKA-Wnt crosstalk has be...

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Main Authors: Mei Zhang, Emilia Mahoney, Tao Zuo, Parmeet K Manchanda, Ramana V Davuluri, Lawrence S Kirschner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4192022?pdf=render
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author Mei Zhang
Emilia Mahoney
Tao Zuo
Parmeet K Manchanda
Ramana V Davuluri
Lawrence S Kirschner
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Emilia Mahoney
Tao Zuo
Parmeet K Manchanda
Ramana V Davuluri
Lawrence S Kirschner
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description The Protein Kinase A (PKA) and Wnt signaling cascades are fundamental pathways involved in cellular development and maintenance. In the osteoblast lineage, these pathways have been demonstrated functionally to be essential for the production of mineralized bone. Evidence for PKA-Wnt crosstalk has been reported both during tumorigenesis and during organogenesis, and the nature of the interaction is thought to rely on tissue and cell context. In this manuscript, we analyzed bone tumors arising from mice with activated PKA caused by mutation of the PKA regulatory subunit Prkar1a. In primary cells from these tumors, we observed relocalization of β-catenin to intranuclear punctuate structures, which were identified as PML bodies. Cellular redistribution of β-catenin could be recapitulated by pharmacologic activation of PKA. Using 3T3-E1 pre-osteoblasts as a model system, we found that PKA phosphorylation sites on β-catenin were required for nuclear re-localization. Further, β-catenin's transport to the nucleus was accompanied by an increase in canonical Wnt-dependent transcription, which also required the PKA sites. PKA-Wnt crosstalk in the cells was bi-directional, including enhanced interactions between β-catenin and the cAMP-responsive element binding protein (CREB) and transcriptional crosstalk between the Wnt and PKA signaling pathways. Increases in canonical Wnt/β-catenin signaling were associated with a decrease in the activity of the non-canonical Wnt/Ror2 pathway, which has been shown to antagonize canonical Wnt signaling. Taken together, this study provides a new understanding of the complex regulation of the subcellular distribution of β-catenin and its differential protein-protein interaction that can be modulated by PKA signaling.
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spelling doaj.art-8372c451ad3c4cf2a4d621314b6060da2022-12-21T22:46:42ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032014-01-01910e10952310.1371/journal.pone.0109523Protein kinase A activation enhances β-catenin transcriptional activity through nuclear localization to PML bodies.Mei ZhangEmilia MahoneyTao ZuoParmeet K ManchandaRamana V DavuluriLawrence S KirschnerThe Protein Kinase A (PKA) and Wnt signaling cascades are fundamental pathways involved in cellular development and maintenance. In the osteoblast lineage, these pathways have been demonstrated functionally to be essential for the production of mineralized bone. Evidence for PKA-Wnt crosstalk has been reported both during tumorigenesis and during organogenesis, and the nature of the interaction is thought to rely on tissue and cell context. In this manuscript, we analyzed bone tumors arising from mice with activated PKA caused by mutation of the PKA regulatory subunit Prkar1a. In primary cells from these tumors, we observed relocalization of β-catenin to intranuclear punctuate structures, which were identified as PML bodies. Cellular redistribution of β-catenin could be recapitulated by pharmacologic activation of PKA. Using 3T3-E1 pre-osteoblasts as a model system, we found that PKA phosphorylation sites on β-catenin were required for nuclear re-localization. Further, β-catenin's transport to the nucleus was accompanied by an increase in canonical Wnt-dependent transcription, which also required the PKA sites. PKA-Wnt crosstalk in the cells was bi-directional, including enhanced interactions between β-catenin and the cAMP-responsive element binding protein (CREB) and transcriptional crosstalk between the Wnt and PKA signaling pathways. Increases in canonical Wnt/β-catenin signaling were associated with a decrease in the activity of the non-canonical Wnt/Ror2 pathway, which has been shown to antagonize canonical Wnt signaling. Taken together, this study provides a new understanding of the complex regulation of the subcellular distribution of β-catenin and its differential protein-protein interaction that can be modulated by PKA signaling.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4192022?pdf=render
spellingShingle Mei Zhang
Emilia Mahoney
Tao Zuo
Parmeet K Manchanda
Ramana V Davuluri
Lawrence S Kirschner
Protein kinase A activation enhances β-catenin transcriptional activity through nuclear localization to PML bodies.
PLoS ONE
title Protein kinase A activation enhances β-catenin transcriptional activity through nuclear localization to PML bodies.
title_full Protein kinase A activation enhances β-catenin transcriptional activity through nuclear localization to PML bodies.
title_fullStr Protein kinase A activation enhances β-catenin transcriptional activity through nuclear localization to PML bodies.
title_full_unstemmed Protein kinase A activation enhances β-catenin transcriptional activity through nuclear localization to PML bodies.
title_short Protein kinase A activation enhances β-catenin transcriptional activity through nuclear localization to PML bodies.
title_sort protein kinase a activation enhances β catenin transcriptional activity through nuclear localization to pml bodies
url http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4192022?pdf=render
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