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PIWIL2 stabilizes β-catenin to promote cell cycle and proliferation in tumor cells

  • Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2019 Aug 27;516(3):819-824. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2019.06.136.
Bojun Qiu 1 Jiarong Zeng 1 Xu Zhao 1 Lian Huang 1 Tengjiao Ma 1 Yingchuan Zhu 1 Man Liu 1 Dachang Tao 1 Yunqiang Liu 1 Yilu Lu 1 Yongxin Ma 2
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Affiliations

  • 1 Department of Medical Genetics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China.
  • 2 Department of Medical Genetics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China. Electronic address: mayongxin@gmail.com.
Abstract

PIWIL2 belongs to the PIWI protein subfamily and is widely expressed in a variety of tumors. Previous studies have shown that PIWIL2 has the characteristics of oncogene. Recently we reported that PIWIL2 suppresses GSK3β activity to regulate circadian rhythms through SRC-PI3K-AKT pathway. As GSK3β is a key part of the β-catenin destruction complex, it plays a vital role in regulating the degradation of β-catenin. Besides, the activated β-catenin/CyclinD1 pathway is involved in the proliferation of tumor cells. It is intriguing to investigate whether PIWIL2 regulates β-catenin and downstream pathway. In this study, we found that PIWIL2 suppressed GSK3β induced phosphorylation and ubiquitination of β-catenin, and thus increased β-catenin accumulation in the nucleus. By up-regulating β-catenin and CyclinD1, PIWIL2 can promote cell cycle and proliferation in tumor cells. Taken together, our results revealed a novel function of PIWIL2 in regulating β-catenin/CyclinD1 pathway in tumor cells, providing a new perspective for PIWIL2 as an oncogene.

Keywords

GSK3β; PIWIL2; β-Catenin; β-Catenin/CyclinD1 pathway.

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