[HTML][HTML] Armadillo coactivates transcription driven by the product of the Drosophila segment polarity gene dTCF

M Van de Wetering, R Cavallo, D Dooijes, M van Beest… - Cell, 1997 - cell.com
M Van de Wetering, R Cavallo, D Dooijes, M van Beest, J van Es, J Loureiro, A Ypma…
Cell, 1997cell.com
The vertebrate transcription factors TCF (T cell factor) and LEF (lymphocyte enhancer
binding factor) interact with β-catenin and are hypothesized to mediate Wingless/Wnt
signaling. We have cloned a maternally expressed Drosophila TCF family member, dTCF.
dTCF binds a canonical TCF DNA motif and interacts with the β-catenin homolog Armadillo.
Previous studies have identified two regions in Armadillo required for Wingless signaling.
One of these interacts with dTCF, while the other constitutes a transactivation domain …
Abstract
The vertebrate transcription factors TCF (T cell factor) and LEF (lymphocyte enhancer binding factor) interact with β-catenin and are hypothesized to mediate Wingless/Wnt signaling. We have cloned a maternally expressed Drosophila TCF family member, dTCF. dTCF binds a canonical TCF DNA motif and interacts with the β-catenin homolog Armadillo. Previous studies have identified two regions in Armadillo required for Wingless signaling. One of these interacts with dTCF, while the other constitutes a transactivation domain. Mutations in dTCF and expression of a dominant-negative dTCF transgene cause a segment polarity phenotype and affect expression of the Wingless target genes engrailed and Ultrabithorax. Epistasis analysis positions dTCF downstream of armadillo. The Armadillo–dTCF complex mediates Wingless signaling as a bipartite transcription factor.
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