The predominant WT1 isoform (+KTS) encodes a DNA-binding protein targeting the planar cell polarity gene Scribble in renal podocytes

Mol Cancer Res. 2010 Jul;8(7):975-85. doi: 10.1158/1541-7786.MCR-10-0033. Epub 2010 Jun 22.

Abstract

WT1 encodes a tumor suppressor first identified by its inactivation in Wilms' Tumor. Although one WT1 splicing variant encodes a well-characterized zinc finger transcription factor, little is known about the function of the most prevalent WT1 isoform, whose DNA binding domain is disrupted by a three-amino acid (KTS) insertion. Using cells that conditionally express WT1(+KTS), we undertook a genome-wide chromatin immunoprecipitation and cloning analysis to identify candidate WT1(+KTS)-regulated promoters. We identified the planar cell polarity gene Scribble (SCRB) as the first WT1(+KTS) target gene in podocytes of the kidney. WT1 and SCRB expression patterns overlap precisely in developing renal glomeruli of mice, and WT1(+KTS) binds to a 33-nucleotide region within the Scribble promoter in mouse and human cell lines and kidneys. Together, our results support a role for the predominant WT1(+KTS) isoform in transcriptional regulation and suggest a link between the WT1-dependent tumor suppressor pathway and a key component of the planar cell polarity pathway.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Alternative Splicing
  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Animals
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cell Polarity / genetics
  • Female
  • Genes, Tumor Suppressor
  • Humans
  • Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / genetics*
  • Kidney / cytology
  • Kidney / metabolism
  • Kidney / physiology*
  • Male
  • Membrane Proteins / genetics*
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred C57BL
  • Mice, Knockout
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Podocytes / metabolism
  • Protein Isoforms
  • Tumor Suppressor Proteins / genetics*
  • WT1 Proteins / genetics*
  • WT1 Proteins / metabolism
  • Wilms Tumor / genetics*
  • Wilms Tumor / metabolism
  • Zinc Fingers / genetics

Substances

  • Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
  • Membrane Proteins
  • Protein Isoforms
  • SCRIB protein, human
  • Tumor Suppressor Proteins
  • WT1 Proteins
  • scribble protein, mouse