Downregulation of Wnt-Mediated ROS Generation Is Causally Implicated in Leprechaunism

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Although mutations in the insulin receptor have been causally implicated with leprechaunsim, the full pathophysiology of the syndrome cannot be accounted for by malfunction of this gene alone. We sought to characterize a connection between Wnt-mediated cell signaling and the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) which revealed a novel mechanistic basis for understanding the pathogenesis of leprechaunism. To identify candidate genes involved in this process, a PCR-based subtractive hybridization was performed. Candidate genes were examined for interaction with the Wnt signaling pathway and ROS generation. We found that Dickkopf 1 (Dkk1), a Wnt inhibitor, is overexpressed in skin fibroblast cells derived from three leprechaunism patients and that the cells showed an impaired response to Wnt2 in terms of β-catenin-Tcf activation. Knockdown of Dkk1 in the patient cell lines rescued Wnt2-mediated Tcf activation. Concerted action of Wnt2 and knockdown of Dkk1 resulted in enhanced Nox4 expression and PDGF-induced ROS generation compared to parental patient cells. Furthermore, we found that NFATc2 was activated in response to Wnt2stimulation and directly activates Nox4 expression. These data show a crosstalk between Wnt and ROS pathways which in turn provides new mechanistic insights at the molecular level into the pathogenesis of leprechaunism.

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