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Regulated proteolysis of Trop2 drives epithelial hyperplasia and stem cell self-renewal via β-catenin signaling.

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Stoyanova, T; Goldstein, AS; Cai, H; Drake, JM; Huang, J; Witte, ON
Published in: Genes Dev
October 15, 2012

The cell surface protein Trop2 is expressed on immature stem/progenitor-like cells and is overexpressed in many epithelial cancers. However the biological function of Trop2 in tissue maintenance and tumorigenesis remains unclear. In this study, we demonstrate that Trop2 is a regulator of self-renewal, proliferation, and transformation. Trop2 controls these processes through a mechanism of regulated intramembrane proteolysis that leads to cleavage of Trop2, creating two products: the extracellular domain and the intracellular domain. The intracellular domain of Trop2 is released from the membrane and accumulates in the nucleus. Heightened expression of the Trop2 intracellular domain promotes stem/progenitor self-renewal through signaling via β-catenin and is sufficient to initiate precursor lesions to prostate cancer in vivo. Importantly, we demonstrate that loss of β-catenin or Trop2 loss-of-function cleavage mutants abrogates Trop2-driven self-renewal and hyperplasia in the prostate. These findings suggest that heightened expression of Trop2 is selected for in epithelial cancers to enhance the stem-like properties of self-renewal and proliferation. Defining the mechanism of Trop2 function in self-renewal and transformation is essential to identify new therapeutic strategies to block Trop2 activation in cancer.

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Genes Dev

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EISSN

1549-5477

Publication Date

October 15, 2012

Volume

26

Issue

20

Start / End Page

2271 / 2285

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • beta Catenin
  • Stem Cells
  • Signal Transduction
  • Proteolysis
  • Prostatic Neoplasms
  • Mice
  • Male
  • L-Selectin
  • Hyperplasia
  • Humans
 

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Stoyanova, T., Goldstein, A. S., Cai, H., Drake, J. M., Huang, J., & Witte, O. N. (2012). Regulated proteolysis of Trop2 drives epithelial hyperplasia and stem cell self-renewal via β-catenin signaling. Genes Dev, 26(20), 2271–2285. https://doi.org/10.1101/gad.196451.112
Stoyanova, Tanya, Andrew S. Goldstein, Houjian Cai, Justin M. Drake, Jiaoti Huang, and Owen N. Witte. “Regulated proteolysis of Trop2 drives epithelial hyperplasia and stem cell self-renewal via β-catenin signaling.Genes Dev 26, no. 20 (October 15, 2012): 2271–85. https://doi.org/10.1101/gad.196451.112.
Stoyanova T, Goldstein AS, Cai H, Drake JM, Huang J, Witte ON. Regulated proteolysis of Trop2 drives epithelial hyperplasia and stem cell self-renewal via β-catenin signaling. Genes Dev. 2012 Oct 15;26(20):2271–85.
Stoyanova, Tanya, et al. “Regulated proteolysis of Trop2 drives epithelial hyperplasia and stem cell self-renewal via β-catenin signaling.Genes Dev, vol. 26, no. 20, Oct. 2012, pp. 2271–85. Pubmed, doi:10.1101/gad.196451.112.
Stoyanova T, Goldstein AS, Cai H, Drake JM, Huang J, Witte ON. Regulated proteolysis of Trop2 drives epithelial hyperplasia and stem cell self-renewal via β-catenin signaling. Genes Dev. 2012 Oct 15;26(20):2271–2285.

Published In

Genes Dev

DOI

EISSN

1549-5477

Publication Date

October 15, 2012

Volume

26

Issue

20

Start / End Page

2271 / 2285

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • beta Catenin
  • Stem Cells
  • Signal Transduction
  • Proteolysis
  • Prostatic Neoplasms
  • Mice
  • Male
  • L-Selectin
  • Hyperplasia
  • Humans