Characterization of Function of Three Domains in Dishevelled-l: DEP Domain is Responsible for Membrane Translocation of Dishevelled-1

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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.
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出处 《细胞研究:英文版》 2004年4期
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)
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