摘要
Wntsignalingplaysanimportantroleinembryogenesisandtumorgenesis.AlthoughthemechanismabouthowWntstransducetheirsignalingfromreceptorfrizzled(Fz)tocytosolhasnotbeenunderstood,dishevelled(Dvl)proteinwasconsideredastheintersectionofWntsignaltraffic.Inthisstudy,wecharacterizedthefunctionofthreedomains(DIX,PDZandDEP)ofDvl-1incanonicalWntsignaltransductionandDvl-1membranetranslocation.ItwasfoundbothDIXandDEPdomainweresufficienttoblockWnt-3a-inducedLEF-1transcriptionalactivityandfreecytosolβ-cateninaccumulation;whereasPDZdomainandafunctionalmutantformofDEPdomain(DEP-KM)hadnoeffectoncanonicalWntsignaling.Inaddition,whencotransfectedwithFz-7,DEPdomain,butnotDIX,PDZorDEP-KM,translocatedandco-localizedwithFz-7totheplasmamembrane,whichwassimilartoDvl-1.Furthermore,itwasDEPdomainthatcouldblockFz-7-inducedmembranetranslocationofDvl-1viaapossiblecompetitivemechanism.TheseresultsstronglysuggestthatDEPdomainisresponsibleforthemembranetranslocationofDvl-1proteinuponWntsignalstimulation.
出版日期
2004年04月14日(中国期刊网平台首次上网日期,不代表论文的发表时间)