Coiled-coil domain containing 85B suppresses the β-catenin activityin a p53-dependent manner

Aberrant accumulation of beta-catenin is closely related to carcinogenesis. Mutations in the p53 gene are reported to induce the aberrant accumulation of beta-catenin in the absence of dysfunction in the glycogen synthase kinase 3 beta (GSK3 beta)-mediated degradation pathway, but the mechanism remains incompletely understood. Here, we show that human coiled-coil domain containing 85B (CCDC85B) is induced by p53 and regulates beta-catenin activity via interaction with the T-cell factor 4 in the nucleus. Moreover, CCDC85B enhances the degradation of beta-catenin and suppresses tumor cell growth. In conclusion, we revealed that CCDC85B-induced degradation of beta-catenin is independent of GSK3b and other p53-inducible products, Siah-1L, suggesting that CCDC85B constitutes the one of the frameworks of p53-induced multiple regulatory pathways for beta-catenin activity.