MIM/BEG4, a Sonic hedgehog-responsive gene that potentiates Gli-dependent transcription

CA Callahan, T Ofstad, L Horng, JK Wang… - Genes & …, 2004 - genesdev.cshlp.org
CA Callahan, T Ofstad, L Horng, JK Wang, HH Zhen, PA Coulombe, AE Oro
Genes & development, 2004genesdev.cshlp.org
Sonic hedgehog (Shh) signaling plays a critical role during development and
carcinogenesis. While Gli family members govern the transcriptional output of Shh signaling,
little is known how Gli-mediated transcriptional activity is regulated. Here we identify the
actin-binding protein Missing in Metastasis (MIM) as a new Shh-responsive gene. Together,
Gli1 and MIM recapitulate Shh-mediated epidermal proliferation and invasion in
regenerated human skin. MIM is part of a Gli/Suppressor of Fused complex and potentiates …
Sonic hedgehog (Shh) signaling plays a critical role during development and carcinogenesis. While Gli family members govern the transcriptional output of Shh signaling, little is known how Gli-mediated transcriptional activity is regulated. Here we identify the actin-binding protein Missing in Metastasis (MIM) as a new Shh-responsive gene. Together, Gli1 and MIM recapitulate Shh-mediated epidermal proliferation and invasion in regenerated human skin. MIM is part of a Gli/Suppressor of Fused complex and potentiates Gli-dependent transcription using domains distinct from those used for monomeric actin binding. These data define MIM as both a Shh-responsive gene and a new member of the pathway that modulates Gli responses during growth and tumorigenesis.
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