Overexpression of DeltaNp63 has been observed in a number of human cancers, suggesting a role for DeltaNp63 in carcinogenesis. In the present study, we show that inhibition of glycogen synthase kinase-3beta (GSK-3beta) by lithium chloride (LiCl) elicited a stimulatory effect on DeltaNp63 promoter activity in HEK 293T cells. Exposure to LiCl induced DeltaNp63 promoter activation as well as DeltaNp63 protein expression in the cells. The effect of GSK-3beta on DeltaNp63 expression was further confirmed by the use of two highly specific GSK-3beta inhibitors, SB216763 and SB415286. Further study showed the presence of a putative beta-catenin responsive element (beta-catenin-RE) in the DeltaNp63 promoter region, and the stimulation of DeltaNp63 promoter activity by GSK-3beta inhibitor is markedly abolished by mutation or deletion of the putative beta-catenin-RE. Data are also presented to show that beta-catenin acts together with Lef-1 to influence DeltaNp63 promoter activity and protein expression.
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