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Twist-related protein 1

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Twist-related protein 1 (TWIST1) also known as class A basic helix–loop–helix protein 38 (bHLHa38) is a basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor that in humans is encoded by the TWIST1 gene.[5][6]

TWIST1
Available structures
PDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB
Identifiers
AliasesTWIST1, twist family bHLH transcription factor 1, ACS3, BPES2, BPES3, CRS, CRS1, SCS, TWIST, bHLHa38, CSO, SWCOS
External IDsOMIM: 601622; MGI: 98872; HomoloGene: 402; GeneCards: TWIST1; OMA:TWIST1 - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez

7291

22160

Ensembl

ENSG00000122691

ENSMUSG00000035799

UniProt

Q15672

P26687

RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_000474

NM_011658

RefSeq (protein)

NP_000465

NP_035788

Location (UCSC)Chr 7: 19.02 – 19.12 MbChr 12: 34.01 – 34.01 Mb
PubMed search[3][4]
Wikidata
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Function

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Basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription factors have been implicated in cell lineage determination and differentiation. The protein encoded by this gene is a bHLH transcription factor and shares similarity with another bHLH transcription factor, Dermo1 (a.k.a. TWIST2). The strongest expression of this mRNA is in placental tissue; in adults, mesodermally derived tissues express this mRNA preferentially.[7]

Twist1 is thought to regulate osteogenic lineage.[8]

Clinical significance

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Mutations in the TWIST1 gene are associated with Saethre–Chotzen syndrome,[9][10] breast cancer,[11] and Sézary syndrome.[12]

Craniosynostosis

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TWIST1 mutations are involved in a number of craniosynostosis presentations. It can present in nonsyndromic forms (isolated scaphocephaly, right unicoronal synostosis, and turricephaly), but also in syndromic forms such as:[13]

As an oncogene

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Twist plays an essential role in cancer metastasis. Over-expression of Twist or methylation of its promoter is common in metastatic carcinomas. Hence targeting Twist has a great promise as a cancer therapeutic.[14] In cooperation with N-Myc, Twist-1 acts as an oncogene in several cancers including neuroblastoma.[11][15]

Twist is activated by a variety of signal transduction pathways, including Akt, signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3), mitogen-activated protein kinase, Ras, and Wnt signaling. Activated Twist upregulates N-cadherin and downregulates E-cadherin, which are the hallmarks of EMT. Moreover, Twist plays an important role in some physiological processes involved in metastasis, like angiogenesis, invadopodia, extravasation, and chromosomal instability. Twist also protects cancer cells from apoptotic cell death. In addition, Twist is responsible for the maintenance of cancer stem cells and the development of chemotherapy resistance.[14][16] Twist1 is extensively studied for its role in head- and neck cancers.[17] Here and in epithelial ovarian cancer, Twist1 has been shown to be involved in evading apoptosis, making the tumour cells resistant against platinum-based chemotherapeutic drugs like cisplatin.[16][18] Moreover, Twist1 has been shown to be expressed under conditions of hypoxia, corresponding to the observation that hypoxic cells respond less to chemotherapeutic drugs.[17]

Another process in which Twist 1 is involved is tumour metastasis. The underlying mechanism is not completely understood, but it has been implicated in the upregulation of matrix metalloproteinases[19] and inhibition of TIMP.[20]

Recently, targeting Twist has gained interest as a target for cancer therapeutics. The inactivation of Twist by small interfering RNA or chemotherapeutic approach has been demonstrated in vitro. Moreover, several inhibitors which are antagonistic to the upstream or downstream molecules of Twist signaling pathways have also been identified.[14]

Interactions

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Twist transcription factor has been shown to interact with EP300,[21] TCF3[22] and PCAF.[21]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000122691 – Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ a b c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000035799 – Ensembl, May 2017
  3. ^ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. ^ "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. ^ Bourgeois P, Stoetzel C, Bolcato-Bellemin AL, Mattei MG, Perrin-Schmitt F (Dec 1996). "The human H-twist gene is located at 7p21 and encodes a B-HLH protein that is 96% similar to its murine M-twist counterpart". Mammalian Genome. 7 (12): 915–7. doi:10.1007/s003359900269. PMID 8995765. S2CID 42710079.
  6. ^ Dollfus H, Kumaramanickavel G, Biswas P, Stoetzel C, Quillet R, Denton M, Maw M, Perrin-Schmitt F (Jul 2001). "Identification of a new TWIST mutation (7p21) with variable eyelid manifestations supports locus homogeneity of BPES at 3q22". Journal of Medical Genetics. 38 (7): 470–2. doi:10.1136/jmg.38.7.470. PMC 1757180. PMID 11474656.
  7. ^ "Entrez Gene: TWIST1 twist homolog 1 (acrocephalosyndactyly 3; Saethre–Chotzen syndrome) (Drosophila)".
  8. ^ Lee MS, Lowe GN, Strong DD, Wergedal JE, Glackin CA (Dec 1999). "TWIST, a basic helix–loop–helix transcription factor, can regulate the human osteogenic lineage". Journal of Cellular Biochemistry. 75 (4): 566–77. doi:10.1002/(SICI)1097-4644(19991215)75:4<566::AID-JCB3>3.0.CO;2-0. PMID 10572240. S2CID 21874692.
  9. ^ Kress W, Schropp C, Lieb G, Petersen B, Büsse-Ratzka M, Kunz J, Reinhart E, Schäfer WD, Sold J, Hoppe F, Pahnke J, Trusen A, Sörensen N, Krauss J, Collmann H (Jan 2006). "Saethre-Chotzen syndrome caused by TWIST 1 gene mutations: functional differentiation from Muenke coronal synostosis syndrome". European Journal of Human Genetics. 14 (1): 39–48. doi:10.1038/sj.ejhg.5201507. PMID 16251895.
  10. ^ Howard TD, Paznekas WA, Green ED, Chiang LC, Ma N, Ortiz de Luna RI, Garcia Delgado C, Gonzalez-Ramos M, Kline AD, Jabs EW (Jan 1997). "Mutations in TWIST, a basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor, in Saethre-Chotzen syndrome". Nature Genetics. 15 (1): 36–41. doi:10.1038/ng0197-36. PMID 8988166. S2CID 35360537.
  11. ^ a b Martin TA, Goyal A, Watkins G, Jiang WG (Jun 2005). "Expression of the transcription factors snail, slug, and twist and their clinical significance in human breast cancer". Annals of Surgical Oncology. 12 (6): 488–96. doi:10.1245/ASO.2005.04.010. PMID 15864483. S2CID 19102926.
  12. ^ van Doorn R, Dijkman R, Vermeer MH, Out-Luiting JJ, van der Raaij-Helmer EM, Willemze R, Tensen CP (Aug 2004). "Aberrant expression of the tyrosine kinase receptor EphA4 and the transcription factor twist in Sézary syndrome identified by gene expression analysis". Cancer Research. 64 (16): 5578–86. doi:10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-04-1253. PMID 15313894. S2CID 6506412.
  13. ^ "TWIST1-related craniosynostosis (Concept Id: C4551902) - MedGen - NCBI". www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  14. ^ a b c Khan MA, Chen HC, Zhang D, Fu J (Oct 2013). "Twist: a molecular target in cancer therapeutics". Tumour Biology. 34 (5): 2497–506. doi:10.1007/s13277-013-1002-x. PMID 23873099. S2CID 498698.
  15. ^ Puisieux A, Valsesia-Wittmann S, Ansieau S (Jan 2006). "A twist for survival and cancer progression". British Journal of Cancer. 94 (1): 13–7. doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6602876. PMC 2361066. PMID 16306876.
  16. ^ a b Roberts CM, Tran MA, Pitruzzello MC, Wen W, Loeza J, Dellinger TH, Mor G, Glackin CA (2016). "TWIST1 drives cisplatin resistance and cell survival in an ovarian cancer model, via upregulation of GAS6, L1CAM, and Akt signalling". Scientific Reports. 6: 37652. Bibcode:2016NatSR...637652R. doi:10.1038/srep37652. PMC 5120297. PMID 27876874.
  17. ^ a b Wu KJ, Yang MH (Dec 2011). "Epithelial-mesenchymal transition and cancer stemness: the Twist1-Bmi1 connection". Bioscience Reports. 31 (6): 449–55. doi:10.1042/BSR20100114. PMID 21919891. S2CID 16648243.
  18. ^ Zhuo WL, Wang Y, Zhuo XL, Zhang YS, Chen ZT (May 2008). "Short interfering RNA directed against TWIST, a novel zinc finger transcription factor, increases A549 cell sensitivity to cisplatin via MAPK/mitochondrial pathway". Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 369 (4): 1098–102. doi:10.1016/j.bbrc.2008.02.143. PMID 18331824.
  19. ^ Zhao XL, Sun T, Che N, Sun D, Zhao N, Dong XY, Gu Q, Yao Z, Sun BC (Mar 2011). "Promotion of hepatocellular carcinoma metastasis through matrix metalloproteinase activation by epithelial-mesenchymal transition regulator Twist1". Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine. 15 (3): 691–700. doi:10.1111/j.1582-4934.2010.01052.x. PMC 3922390. PMID 20219012.
  20. ^ Okamura H, Yoshida K, Haneji T (Jul 2009). "Negative regulation of TIMP1 is mediated by transcription factor TWIST1". International Journal of Oncology. 35 (1): 181–6. doi:10.3892/ijo_00000327. PMID 19513566.
  21. ^ a b Hamamori Y, Sartorelli V, Ogryzko V, Puri PL, Wu HY, Wang JY, Nakatani Y, Kedes L (Feb 1999). "Regulation of histone acetyltransferases p300 and PCAF by the bHLH protein twist and adenoviral oncoprotein E1A". Cell. 96 (3): 405–13. doi:10.1016/S0092-8674(00)80553-X. PMID 10025406. S2CID 15808193.
  22. ^ El Ghouzzi V, Legeai-Mallet L, Aresta S, Benoist C, Munnich A, de Gunzburg J, Bonaventure J (Mar 2000). "Saethre-Chotzen mutations cause TWIST protein degradation or impaired nuclear location". Human Molecular Genetics. 9 (5): 813–9. doi:10.1093/hmg/9.5.813. PMID 10749989.

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