Notch4 Ligands in Mammary Gland Development and Tumorigenesis

Abstract

Notch receptors play important roles in both normal animal development and pathogenesis. We show that the CDC4 family protein SEL-l0 negatively regulates Notch receptor activity by targeting the intracellular domain of Notch receptors for ubiquitin-mediated protein degradation. The WD40 repeats of SEL-l0 interact with the C-terminal domain of Notch receptors. SEL-l0 binds preferentially to a phosphorylated form of Notch4 in cells, and mediates ubiquitination of Notch proteins in vitro. Blocking endogenous SEL-l0 activity by over-expression of a dominant-negative form of SEL-l0 with only the WD40 repeats leads to stabilization of the intracellular domain of Notch and up-regulation of Notch induced reporter activation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADA394195

Entities

People

  • Guangyu Wu

Organizations

  • Columbia University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Breast Cancer
  • Cell Physiological Processes
  • Cells
  • Chemistry
  • Epithelial Cells
  • Fungi
  • Genetic Code
  • Genetic Structures
  • Genetics
  • Immune Serums
  • Mammary Glands
  • Medical Personnel
  • Neoplasms
  • Proteins

Fields of Study

  • Biology
  • Chemistry

Readers

  • Breast cancer cell signaling and growth regulation.