Journal
HUMAN CELL
Volume 24, Issue 3, Pages 121-126Publisher
SPRINGER TOKYO
DOI: 10.1007/s13577-011-0023-2
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Traf2 and NCK-interacting kinase; Short-hairpin RNA; Wnt; c-Jun N-terminus kinase; Apoptosis
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- Science Foundation of Zhejiang Sci-Tech University (ZSTU) [0916819-Y]
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Basic cellular activities and coordinated cell actions are governed by intracellular signals, among which the Wnt signaling cascade plays an important role in tissue polarity and cell adhesion or movement through the activation of c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) pathway. As one of the central transcriptional factors, Traf2- and Nck-interacting kinase (TNIK) mediates the transactivation of Wnt target genes and promotes the activity of c-Jun N-terminus kinase (JNK)2 when overexpressed. To further understand the function of TNIK, changes in intracellular signals were detected in colon cancer cell lines using a knockdown strategy. In this study, we found that the short-hairpin RNA-mediated knockdown of TNIK decreased the expressions of CD44, c-MYC and cyclin D1, which was consistent with the results of a TCF-4 reporter assay. Our data showed, for the first time, that the activation of both JNK1 and JNK2 by TNF alpha could be blocked through TNIK knockdown, which dampened the AP1 luciferase activity accordingly. In addition, adenovirus mediated the downregulation of TNIK-triggered intrinsic apoptosis in SW480 cells by activating caspase-9 and PARP-1. We conclude that TNIK is essential for the activation of both the canonical Wnt pathway and the JNK pathway, and serves as a pro-survival factor.
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