PMID- 12566432 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20030312 LR - 20181113 IS - 0021-9525 (Print) IS - 1540-8140 (Electronic) IS - 0021-9525 (Linking) VI - 160 IP - 3 DP - 2003 Feb 3 TI - The ZO-1-associated Y-box factor ZONAB regulates epithelial cell proliferation and cell density. PG - 423-32 AB - Epithelial tight junctions regulate paracellular permeability, restrict apical/basolateral intramembrane diffusion of lipids, and have been proposed to participate in the control of epithelial cell proliferation and differentiation. Previously, we have identified ZO-1-associated nucleic acid binding proteins (ZONAB), a Y-box transcription factor whose nuclear localization and transcriptional activity is regulated by the tight junction-associated candidate tumor suppressor ZO-1. Now, we found that reduction of ZONAB expression using an antisense approach or by RNA interference strongly reduced proliferation of MDCK cells. Transfection of wild-type or ZONAB-binding fragments of ZO-1 reduced proliferation as well as nuclear ZONAB pools, indicating that promotion of proliferation by ZONAB requires its nuclear accumulation. Overexpression of ZONAB resulted in increased cell density in mature monolayers, and depletion of ZONAB or overexpression of ZO-1 reduced cell density. ZONAB was found to associate with cell division kinase (CDK) 4, and reduction of nuclear ZONAB levels resulted in reduced nuclear CDK4. Thus, our data indicate that tight junctions can regulate epithelial cell proliferation and cell density via a ZONAB/ZO-1-based pathway. Although this regulatory process may also involve regulation of transcription by ZONAB, our data suggest that one mechanism by which ZONAB and ZO-1 influence proliferation is by regulating the nuclear accumulation of CDK4. FAU - Balda, Maria S AU - Balda MS AD - Division of Cell Biology, Institute of Ophthalmology, University College London, London EC1V 9EL, UK. m.balda@ucl.ac.uk FAU - Garrett, Michelle D AU - Garrett MD FAU - Matter, Karl AU - Matter K LA - eng GR - Wellcome Trust/United Kingdom PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - United States TA - J Cell Biol JT - The Journal of cell biology JID - 0375356 RN - 0 (Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p16) RN - 0 (DNA-Binding Proteins) RN - 0 (Membrane Proteins) RN - 0 (Phosphoproteins) RN - 0 (Proto-Oncogene Proteins) RN - 0 (RNA, Antisense) RN - 0 (Recombinant Fusion Proteins) RN - 0 (TJP1 protein, human) RN - 0 (Transcription Factors) RN - 0 (ZONAB protein, Canis familiaris) RN - 0 (Zonula Occludens-1 Protein) RN - EC 2.7.11.22 (CDK4 protein, human) RN - EC 2.7.11.22 (Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 4) RN - EC 2.7.11.22 (Cyclin-Dependent Kinases) SB - IM MH - Active Transport, Cell Nucleus/physiology MH - Animals MH - Cell Communication/*physiology MH - Cell Division/*physiology MH - Cell Nucleus/metabolism MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 4 MH - Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p16/genetics/metabolism MH - Cyclin-Dependent Kinases/metabolism MH - DNA-Binding Proteins/*deficiency/genetics MH - Epithelial Cells/*metabolism MH - Gene Expression Regulation/physiology MH - Humans MH - Membrane Proteins/genetics/*metabolism MH - Phosphoproteins/genetics/*metabolism MH - Protein Structure, Tertiary/physiology MH - *Proto-Oncogene Proteins MH - RNA, Antisense/genetics MH - Recombinant Fusion Proteins MH - Signal Transduction/physiology MH - Tight Junctions/*metabolism MH - Transcription Factors/*deficiency/genetics MH - Zonula Occludens-1 Protein PMC - PMC2172662 EDAT- 2003/02/05 04:00 MHDA- 2003/03/13 04:00 PMCR- 2003/08/03 CRDT- 2003/02/05 04:00 PHST- 2003/02/05 04:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2003/03/13 04:00 [medline] PHST- 2003/02/05 04:00 [entrez] PHST- 2003/08/03 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - jcb.200210020 [pii] AID - 200210020 [pii] AID - 10.1083/jcb.200210020 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Cell Biol. 2003 Feb 3;160(3):423-32. doi: 10.1083/jcb.200210020.