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Turashvili G, Bouchal J, Burkadze G, Kolar Z. Wnt Signaling Pathway in Mammary Gland Development and Carcinogenesis. Pathobiology 2007; 73:213-23. [PMID: 17314492 DOI: 10.1159/000098207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 149] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2006] [Accepted: 10/03/2006] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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The signaling pathway mediated by Wingless-type (Wnt) proteins is highly conserved in evolution. This pivotal pathway is known to regulate cell fate decisions, cell proliferation, morphology, migration, apoptosis, differentiation and stem cell self-renewal. It currently includes the canonical or Wnt/beta-catenin pathway in which Wnt proteins bind to 'frizzled' receptors, which leads to downstream activation of gene transcription by beta-catenin. Second, the noncanonical or beta-catenin-independent pathways are now known to be mediated by three possible mechanisms: (1) the Wnt/Ca(2+) pathway, (2) the Wnt/G protein signaling pathway, and (3) the Wnt/PCP or planar cell polarity pathway. Wnt signaling is implicated at several stages of mammary gland growth and differentiation, and possibly in the involution of mammary gland following lactation. Recent evidence suggests the role of Wnt signaling in human breast cancer involves elevated levels of nuclear and/or cytoplasmic beta-catenin using immunohistochemistry, overexpression or downregulation of specific Wnt proteins, overexpression of CKII and sFRP4, downregulation of WIF-1 and sFRP1, as well as amplification of DVL-1. Further research is required to determine how Wnt signaling is involved in the development of different histological types of breast cancer and whether it promotes the viability of cancer stem cells or not.
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- Gulisa Turashvili
- Laboratory of Molecular Pathology, Institute of Pathology, Palacky University, Olomouc, Czech Republic.
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Masckauchán TNH, Kitajewski J. Wnt/Frizzled signaling in the vasculature: new angiogenic factors in sight. Physiology (Bethesda) 2007; 21:181-8. [PMID: 16714476 DOI: 10.1152/physiol.00058.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Wnt growth factors function via Frizzled receptors to affect cellular proliferation, differentiation, apoptosis, and migration. Wnt/Frizzled signaling is now linked to human hereditary disorders with retinal vascular defects, implicating Wnts as angiogenic factors. Here, we discuss Wnts and a novel Frizzled ligand, Norrin, in physiological and pathological angiogenesis.
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- T Néstor H Masckauchán
- Department of Pathology, OB/GYN and Institute of Cancer Genetics, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
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Chien AJ, Moon RT. WNTS and WNT receptors as therapeutic tools and targets in human disease processes. FRONT BIOSCI-LANDMRK 2007; 12:448-57. [PMID: 17127309 PMCID: PMC3132106 DOI: 10.2741/2074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The body of scientific literature linking Wnts and Wnt-associated proteins to human disease processes continues to grow in parallel with new discoveries from basic science laboratories that further characterize the elaborate cellular events following the binding of Wnts to their receptors. While Wnt-mediated signaling has long been known to play a major role in human carcinogenesis, accumulating evidence indicates that Wnts are also important mediators of inflammation and recovery from injury. The binding of secreted Wnt ligands to their receptors offers an attractive and accessible target for therapeutic regulation of these signaling pathways. Several promising preliminary studies have already addressed potential avenues for the manipulation of Wnt signaling in disease processes. This review will focus on disease processes involving the regulation of Wnt signaling at the level of Wnt binding to its target receptors. Wnt proteins, Wnt receptors, and secreted Wnt inhibitors are attractive as potential therapeutic agents and targets due to their extracellular location. In addition, since Wnt signaling results in a diverse array of downstream intracellular events, many of which are not fully understood, the targeting of this pathway at the most upstream site of pathway activation also provides a strategic advantage for therapy. As the list of Wnt-related diseases continues to grow, advances in our understanding of the biochemical and molecular mechanisms underlying Wnt signaling may ultimately translate into innovative ways to treat Wnt-related disease processes in patients.
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- Andy J. Chien
- Department of Medicine, Division of Dermatology, University of Washington
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- Department of Pharmacology and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Seattle WA, 98195
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Minneman KP. Heterodimerization and surface localization of G protein coupled receptors. Biochem Pharmacol 2006; 73:1043-50. [PMID: 17011524 PMCID: PMC1876675 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2006.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2006] [Revised: 08/30/2006] [Accepted: 09/01/2006] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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G protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) are one of the largest human gene families, and are targets for many important therapeutic drugs. Over the last few years, there has been a major paradigm shift in our understanding of how these receptors function. Formerly, GPCRs were thought to exist as monomers that, upon agonist occupation, activated a heterotrimeric G protein to alter the concentrations of specific second messengers. Until recently, this relatively linear cascade has been the standard paradigm for signaling by these molecules. However, it is now clear that this model is not adequate to explain many aspects of GPCR function. We now know that many, if not most, GPCRs form homo- and/or hetero-oligomeric complexes and interact directly with intracellular proteins in addition to G proteins. It now appears that many GPCRs may not function independently, but might more accurately be described as subunits of large multi-protein signaling complexes. These observations raise many important new questions; some of which include: (1) how many functionally and pharmacologically distinct receptor subtypes exist in vivo? (2) Which GPCRs physically associate, and in what stochiometries? (3) What are the roles of individual subunits in binding ligand and activating responses? (4) Are the pharmacological or signaling properties of GPCR heterodimers different from monomers? Since these receptors are the targets for a large number of clinically useful compounds, such information is likely to be of direct therapeutic importance, both in understanding how existing drugs work, but also in discovering novel compounds to treat disease.
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- Kenneth P Minneman
- Department of Pharmacology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
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Abu-Elmagd M, Garcia-Morales C, Wheeler GN. Frizzled7 mediates canonical Wnt signaling in neural crest induction. Dev Biol 2006; 298:285-98. [PMID: 16928367 DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2006.06.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2006] [Revised: 06/21/2006] [Accepted: 06/22/2006] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The neural crest is a multipotent cell population that migrates from the dorsal edge of the neural tube to various parts of the embryo where it differentiates into a remarkable variety of different cell types. Initial induction of neural crest is mediated by a combination of BMP, Wnt, FGF, Retinoic acid and Notch/Delta signaling. The two-signal model for neural crest induction suggests that BMP signaling induces the competence to become neural crest. The second signal involves Wnt acting through the canonical pathway and leads to expression of neural crest markers such as slug. Wnt signals from the neural plate, non-neural ectoderm and paraxial mesoderm have all been suggested to play a role in neural crest induction. We show that Xenopus frizzled7 (Xfz7) is expressed in the dorsal ectoderm including early neural crest progenitors and is a key mediator of the Wnt inductive signal. We demonstrate that Xfz7 expression is induced in response to a BMP antagonist, noggin, and that Xfz7 can induce neural crest specific genes in noggin-treated ectodermal explants (animal caps). Morpholino-mediated or dominant negative inhibition of Xfz7 inhibits Wnt induced Xslug expression in the animal cap assay and in the whole embryo leading to a loss of neural crest derived pigment cells. Full-length Xfz7 rescues the morpholino-induced phenotype, as does activated beta-catenin, suggesting that Xfz7 is signaling through the canonical pathway. We therefore demonstrate that Xfz7 is regulated by BMP antagonism and is required for neural crest induction by Wnt in the developing vertebrate embryo.
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- Muhammad Abu-Elmagd
- School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK
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Milligan G. G-protein-coupled receptor heterodimers: pharmacology, function and relevance to drug discovery. Drug Discov Today 2006; 11:541-9. [PMID: 16713906 DOI: 10.1016/j.drudis.2006.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2006] [Revised: 03/08/2006] [Accepted: 04/04/2006] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The growing recognition that members of the rhodopsin-like family A G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) exist and function as dimers or higher-order oligomers, and that GPCR hetero-dimers and -oligomers are present in physiological tissues, offers novel opportunities for drug discovery. Differential pharmacology, function and regulation of GPCR hetero-dimers and -oligomers suggest means to selectively target GPCRs in different tissues and hint that the mechanism of function of several pharmacological agents might be different in vivo than anticipated from simple ligand-screening programmes that rely on heterologous expression of a single GPCR.
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- Graeme Milligan
- Molecular Pharmacology Group, Division of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute of Biomedical and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, Scotland, UK.
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Apaja PM, Tuusa JT, Pietilä EM, Rajaniemi HJ, Petäjä-Repo UE. Luteinizing hormone receptor ectodomain splice variant misroutes the full-length receptor into a subcompartment of the endoplasmic reticulum. Mol Biol Cell 2006; 17:2243-55. [PMID: 16495341 PMCID: PMC1446094 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e05-09-0875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2005] [Revised: 02/06/2006] [Accepted: 02/13/2006] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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The luteinizing hormone receptor (LHR) is a G protein-coupled receptor that is expressed in multiple RNA messenger forms. The common rat ectodomain splice variant is expressed concomitantly with the full-length LHR in tissues and is a truncated transcript corresponding to the partial ectodomain with a unique C-terminal end. Here we demonstrate that the variant alters the behavior of the full-length receptor by misrouting it away from the normal secretory pathway in human embryonic kidney 293 cells. The variant was expressed as two soluble forms of M(r) 52,000 and M(r) 54,000, but although the protein contains a cleavable signal sequence, no secretion to the medium was observed. Only a very small fraction of the protein was able to gain hormone-binding ability, suggesting that it is retained in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) by its quality control due to misfolding. This was supported by the finding that the variant was found to interact with calnexin and calreticulin and accumulated together with these ER chaperones in a specialized juxtanuclear subcompartment of the ER. Only proteasomal blockade with lactacystin led to accumulation of the variant in the cytosol. Importantly, coexpression of the variant with the full-length LHR resulted in reduction in the number of receptors that were capable of hormone binding and were expressed at the cell surface and in targeting of immature receptors to the juxtanuclear ER subcompartment. Thus, the variant mediated misrouting of the newly synthesized full-length LHRs may provide a way to regulate the number of cell surface receptors.
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- Pirjo M Apaja
- Biocenter Oulu, University of Oulu, FI-90014 Oulu, Finland
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Mikels AJ, Nusse R. Purified Wnt5a protein activates or inhibits beta-catenin-TCF signaling depending on receptor context. PLoS Biol 2006; 4:e115. [PMID: 16602827 PMCID: PMC1420652 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0040115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 972] [Impact Index Per Article: 54.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2005] [Accepted: 02/10/2006] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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The Wnts comprise a large class of secreted proteins that control essential developmental processes such as embryonic patterning, cell growth, migration, and differentiation. In the most well-understood “canonical” Wnt signaling pathway, Wnt binding to Frizzled receptors induces β-catenin protein stabilization and entry into the nucleus, where it complexes with T-cell factor/lymphoid enhancer factor transcription factors to affect the transcription of target genes. In addition to the canonical pathway, evidence for several other Wnt signaling pathways has accumulated, in particular for Wnt5a, which has therefore been classified as a noncanonical Wnt family member. To study the alternative mechanisms by which Wnt proteins signal, we purified the Wnt5a protein to homogeneity. We find that purified Wnt5a inhibits Wnt3a protein–induced canonical Wnt signaling in a dose-dependent manner, not by influencing β-catenin levels but by downregulating β-catenin–induced reporter gene expression. The Wnt5a signal is mediated by the orphan tyrosine kinase Ror2, is pertussis toxin insensitive, and does not influence cellular calcium levels. We show that in addition to its inhibitory function, Wnt5a can also activate β-catenin signaling in the presence of the appropriate Frizzled receptor, Frizzled 4. Thus, this study shows for the first time that a single Wnt ligand can initiate discrete signaling pathways through the activation of two distinct receptors. Based on these and additional observations, we propose a model wherein receptor context dictates Wnt signaling output. In this model, signaling by different Wnt family members is not intrinsically regulated by the Wnt proteins themselves but by receptor availability. Understanding signaling by Wnt proteins has been hampered by a history of conflicting data. The authors reconcile previous findings concerning Wnt signaling by using purified Wnt5a to probe the signaling pathways it activates.
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- Amanda J Mikels
- 1Department of Developmental Biology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, United States of America
- 2Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, United States of America
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- 1Department of Developmental Biology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, United States of America
- 2Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, United States of America
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Pukrop T, Klemm F, Hagemann T, Gradl D, Schulz M, Siemes S, Trümper L, Binder C. Wnt 5a signaling is critical for macrophage-induced invasion of breast cancer cell lines. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2006; 103:5454-9. [PMID: 16569699 PMCID: PMC1459376 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0509703103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 271] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Interactions between neoplastic and stromal cells contribute to tumor progression. Wnt genes, involved in cell migration and often deregulated in cancers, are attractive candidates to regulate these effects. We have recently shown that coculture of breast cancer cells with macrophages enhances invasiveness via matrix metalloproteases and TNF-alpha. Here we demonstrate that coculture of MCF-7 cells and macrophages leads to up-regulation of Wnt 5a in the latter. This was accompanied by activation of AP-1/c-Jun in MCF-7. Recombinant Wnt 5a mimicked the coculture effect. Wnt 5a was also detectable in tumor-associated macrophages in primary breast cancers. Experiments with agonists and antagonists of Wnt signaling revealed that a functional canonical pathway in the tumor cells was a necessary prerequisite; however, noncanonical signaling via Wnt 5a and the Jun-N-terminal kinase pathway was critical for invasiveness. It was also responsible for induction of matrix metalloprotease-7, known to release TNF-alpha. All these effects could be antagonized by dickkopf-1. Our results indicate that Wnt 5a is essential for macrophage-induced invasiveness, because it regulates tumor cell migration as well as proteolytic activity of the macrophages. The function of Wnt 5a as either a suppressor or promoter of malignant progression seems to be modulated by intercellular interactions. Wnt 5a detection in tumor-associated macrophages in breast cancer biopsies supports the assumption that similar events play a role in vivo.
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- T. Pukrop
- *Department of Haematology/Oncology, Georg-August University, 37099 Göttingen, Germany
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- *Department of Haematology/Oncology, Georg-August University, 37099 Göttingen, Germany
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- *Department of Haematology/Oncology, Georg-August University, 37099 Göttingen, Germany
- Cancer Research UK, Translational Oncology Laboratory, Queen Mary’s School of Medicine and Dentistry, London EC1M 6BQ, United Kingdom; and
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- Institute of Zoology, University of Karlsruhe, 76128 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- *Department of Haematology/Oncology, Georg-August University, 37099 Göttingen, Germany
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- *Department of Haematology/Oncology, Georg-August University, 37099 Göttingen, Germany
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- *Department of Haematology/Oncology, Georg-August University, 37099 Göttingen, Germany
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- *Department of Haematology/Oncology, Georg-August University, 37099 Göttingen, Germany
- To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail:
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Angers S, Thorpe CJ, Biechele TL, Goldenberg SJ, Zheng N, MacCoss MJ, Moon RT. The KLHL12-Cullin-3 ubiquitin ligase negatively regulates the Wnt-beta-catenin pathway by targeting Dishevelled for degradation. Nat Cell Biol 2006; 8:348-57. [PMID: 16547521 DOI: 10.1038/ncb1381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 302] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2006] [Accepted: 02/23/2006] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Dishevelled is a conserved protein that interprets signals received by Frizzled receptors. Using a tandem-affinity purification strategy and mass spectrometry we have identified proteins associated with Dishevelled, including a Cullin-3 ubiquitin ligase complex containing the Broad Complex, Tramtrack and Bric à Brac (BTB) protein Kelch-like 12 (KLHL12). This E3 ubiquitin ligase complex is recruited to Dishevelled in a Wnt-dependent manner that promotes its poly-ubiquitination and degradation. Functional analyses demonstrate that regulation of Dishevelled by this ubiquitin ligase antagonizes the Wnt-beta-catenin pathway in cultured cells, as well as in Xenopus and zebrafish embryos. Considered with evidence that the distinct Cullin-1 based SCF(beta-TrCP)complex regulates beta-catenin stability, our data on the stability of Dishevelled demonstrates that two distinct ubiquitin ligase complexes regulate the Wnt-beta-catenin pathway.
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- Stephane Angers
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Washington School of Medicine, Box 357370, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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Goin JC, Nathanson NM. Quantitative Analysis of Muscarinic Acetylcholine Receptor Homo- and Heterodimerization in Live Cells. J Biol Chem 2006; 281:5416-25. [PMID: 16368694 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m507476200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Although previous pharmacological and biochemical data support the notion that muscarinic acetylcholine receptors (mAChR) form homo- and heterodimers, the existence of mAChR oligomers in live cells is still a matter of controversy. Here we used bioluminescence resonance energy transfer to demonstrate that M(1), M(2), and M(3) mAChR can form constitutive homo- and heterodimers in living HEK 293 cells. Quantitative bioluminescence resonance energy transfer analysis has revealed that the cell receptor population in cells expressing a single subtype of M(1), M(2), or M(3) mAChR is predominantly composed of high affinity homodimers. Saturation curve analysis of cells expressing two receptor subtypes demonstrates the existence of high affinity M(1)/M(2), M(2)/M(3), and M(1)/M(3) mAChR heterodimers, although the relative affinity values were slightly lower than those for mAChR homodimers. Short term agonist treatment did not modify the oligomeric status of homo- and heterodimers. When expressed in JEG-3 cells, the M(2) receptor exhibits much higher susceptibility than the M(3) receptor to agonist-induced down-regulation. Coexpression of M(3) mAChR with increasing amounts of the M(2) subtype in JEG-3 cells resulted in an increased agonist-induced down-regulation of M(3), suggesting a novel role of heterodimerization in the mechanism of mAChR long term regulation.
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- Juan C Goin
- Centro de Estudios Farmacológicos y Botánicos, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Buenos Aires 1414, Argentina
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Nagayama S, Fukukawa C, Katagiri T, Okamoto T, Aoyama T, Oyaizu N, Imamura M, Toguchida J, Nakamura Y. Therapeutic potential of antibodies against FZD 10, a cell-surface protein, for synovial sarcomas. Oncogene 2005; 24:6201-12. [PMID: 16007199 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1208780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Genome-wide expression profiling revealed overexpression of the gene encoding frizzled homologue 10 (FZD 10), a cell-surface receptor for molecules in the Wnt pathway, as a potential contributor to synovial sarcomas (SS). Northern blotting and immunohistochemical staining confirmed that expression levels of FZD 10 were very high in nearly all SS tumors and cell lines examined but absent in most normal organs or in some cancers arising in other tissues. Treatment of human SS cells with small-interfering RNA (siRNA) to FZD 10 decreased the amount of its product and suppressed growth of SS cells. Moreover, a polyclonal antibody specifically recognizing the extracellular domain (ECD) of FZD 10 was markedly effective in mediating ADCC against FZD 10-overexpressing synovial sarcoma cells in vitro. Injection of the antibody into SS xenografts in nude mice attenuated tumor growth, and TUNEL assays revealed clusters of apoptotic cells in antibody-treated xenografts. Taken together, these findings suggest that a humanized antibody against FZD 10 might be a promising treatment for patients with tumors that overexpress FZD 10; minimal or no adverse reactions would be expected because FZD 10 protein is not abundant in vital organs.
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MESH Headings
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- Antibodies/chemistry
- Antibodies/immunology
- Antibodies/therapeutic use
- Biopolymers
- Cell Line, Tumor
- DNA
- Epitopes/chemistry
- Frizzled Receptors
- Humans
- Immunohistochemistry
- Mice
- Mice, Nude
- Molecular Sequence Data
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- RNA, Small Interfering
- Receptors, Cell Surface/genetics
- Receptors, Cell Surface/immunology
- Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Sarcoma, Synovial/metabolism
- Sarcoma, Synovial/therapy
- Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
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- Satoshi Nagayama
- Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Human Genome Center, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 108-8639, Japan
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Hague C, Lee SE, Chen Z, Prinster SC, Hall RA, Minneman KP. Heterodimers of alpha1B- and alpha1D-adrenergic receptors form a single functional entity. Mol Pharmacol 2005; 69:45-55. [PMID: 16195468 DOI: 10.1124/mol.105.014985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Heterologous expression of alpha(1D)-adrenergic receptors (alpha(1D)-ARs) in most cell types results in intracellular retention and little or no functionality. We showed previously that heterodimerization with alpha(1B)-ARs promotes surface localization of alpha(1D)-ARs. Here, we report that the alpha(1B)-/alpha(1D)-AR interaction has significant effects on the pharmacology and signaling of the receptors, in addition to the effects on trafficking described previously. Upon coexpression of alpha(1B)-ARs and epitope-tagged alpha(1D)-ARs in both human embryonic kidney 293 and DDT(1)MF-2 cells, alpha(1D)-AR binding sites were not detectable with the alpha(1D)-AR selective antagonist 8-[2-(4-(2-methoxyphenyl)piperazin-1-yl)ethyl]-8-azaspiro[4,5]decane-7,9-dione (BMY 7378), despite the ability to detect alpha(1D)-AR protein using confocal microscopy, immunoprecipitation, and a luminometer cell-surface assay. However, the alpha(1B)-AR-selective mutant F18A conotoxin showed a striking biphasic inhibition in alpha(1B)/alpha(1D)-AR-expressing cells, revealing that alpha(1D)-ARs were expressed but did not bind BMY 7378 with high affinity. Studies of norepinephrine-stimulated inositol phosphate formation showed that maximal responses were greatest in alpha(1B)/alpha(1D)-AR-coexpressing cells. Stable coexpression of an uncoupled mutant alpha(1B)-AR (Delta12) with alpha(1D)-ARs resulted in increased responses to norepinephrine. However, Schild plots for inhibition of norepinephrine-stimulated inositol phosphate formation showed a single low-affinity site for BMY 7378. Thus, our findings suggest that alpha(1B)/alpha(1D)-AR heterodimers form a single functional entity with enhanced functional activity relative to either subtype alone and a novel pharmacological profile. These data may help to explain why alpha(1D)-ARs are often pharmacologically undetectable in native tissues when they are coexpressed with alpha(1B)-ARs.
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- Chris Hague
- Department of Pharmacology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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Calebiro D, de Filippis T, Lucchi S, Covino C, Panigone S, Beck-Peccoz P, Dunlap D, Persani L. Intracellular entrapment of wild-type TSH receptor by oligomerization with mutants linked to dominant TSH resistance. Hum Mol Genet 2005; 14:2991-3002. [PMID: 16135555 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddi329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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TSH resistance is one of the causes of congenital hypothyroidism with thyroid gland in situ. We recently identified families with dominant transmission of partial TSH resistance due to heterozygous inactivating mutations in TSH receptor (TSHR) gene. Although we documented a poor routing of TSHR mutants to the cell membrane, the mechanism responsible for dominant inheritance of partial TSH resistance remained unexplained. We therefore co-transfected Cos-7 cells with wild-type TSHR and mutant receptors found in these patients. A variable impairment of cAMP response to bTSH stimulation was observed, suggesting that inactive TSHR mutants can exert a dominant negative effect on wild-type TSHR. We then generated chimeric constructs of wild-type or inactive TSHR mutants fused to different reporters. By fluorescence microscopy and immunoblotting, we documented an intracellular entrapment, mainly in the endoplasmic reticulum, and reduced maturation of wild-type TSHR in the presence of inactive TSHR mutants. Finally, fluorescence resonance energy transfer and co-immunoprecipitation experiments were performed to study the molecular interactions between wild-type and mutant TSHRs. The results are in agreement with the presence of oligomers formed by wild-type and mutant receptors in the endoplasmic reticulum. Such physical interaction represents the molecular basis for the dominant negative effect of inactive TSHR mutants. These findings provide an explanation for the dominant transmission of partial TSH resistance. This is the first report linking dominant negative mutations of a G protein-coupled receptor to an abnormal endocrine phenotype in heterozygous patients.
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Vincan E, Darcy PK, Smyth MJ, Thompson EW, Thomas RJS, Phillips WA, Ramsay RG. Frizzled-7 receptor ectodomain expression in a colon cancer cell line induces morphological change and attenuates tumor growth. Differentiation 2005; 73:142-53. [PMID: 15901282 DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-0436.2005.00015.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Frizzled (FZD) receptors have a conserved N-terminal extracellular cysteine-rich domain that interacts with Wnts and co-expression of the receptor ectodomain can antagonize FZD-mediated signalling. Using the ectodomain as an antagonist we have modulated endogenous FZD7 signalling in the moderately differentiated colon adenocarcinoma cell line, SK-CO-1. Unlike the parental cell line, which grows as tightly associated adherent cell clusters, the FZD7 ectodomain expressing cells display a spread out morphology and grow as a monolayer in tissue culture. This transition in morphology was associated with decreased levels of plasma membrane-associated E-cadherin and beta-catenin, localized increased levels of vimentin and redistribution of alpha6 integrin to cellular processes in the FZD7 ectodomain expressing cells. The morphological and phenotype changes induced by FZD7 ectodomain expression in SK-CO-1 cells is thus consistent with the cells undergoing an epithelial-to-mesenchymal-like transition. Furthermore, initiation of tumor formation in a xenograft tumor growth assay was attenuated in the FZD7 ectodomain expressing cells. Our results indicate a pivotal role for endogenous FZD7 in morphology transitions that are associated with colon tumor initiation and progression.
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- Elizabeth Vincan
- Research Division, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, 1 St. Andrew's Place, East Melbourne, Vic. 3002, Australia.
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Prinster SC, Hague C, Hall RA. Heterodimerization of G Protein-Coupled Receptors: Specificity and Functional Significance. Pharmacol Rev 2005; 57:289-98. [PMID: 16109836 DOI: 10.1124/pr.57.3.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 302] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are cell surface receptors that mediate physiological responses to a diverse array of stimuli. GPCRs have traditionally been thought to act as monomers, but recent evidence suggests that GPCRs may form dimers (or higher-order oligomers) as part of their normal trafficking and function. In fact, certain GPCRs seem to have a strict requirement for heterodimerization to attain proper surface expression and functional activity. Even those GPCRs that do not absolutely require heterodimerization may still specifically associate with other GPCR subtypes, sometimes resulting in dramatic effects on receptor pharmacology, signaling, and/or internalization. Understanding the specificity and functional significance of GPCR heterodimerization is of tremendous clinical importance since GPCRs are the molecular targets for numerous therapeutic drugs.
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- Steven C Prinster
- Department of Pharmacology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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Qin M, Hayashi H, Oshima K, Tahira T, Hayashi K, Kondo H. Complexity of the genotype-phenotype correlation in familial exudative vitreoretinopathy with mutations in theLRP5and/orFZD4genes. Hum Mutat 2005; 26:104-12. [PMID: 15981244 DOI: 10.1002/humu.20191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Familial exudative vitreoretinopathy (FEVR) is a hereditary blinding disorder that features defects in retinal vascular development. The mutations in the genes encoding the Wnt receptor pair, frizzled 4 (FZD4) and low-density-lipoprotein receptor-related protein 5 (LRP5), have been shown to cause FEVR. In this study we screened 56 unrelated patients with FEVR (31 familial and 25 simplex cases) for possible mutations in LRP5 and FZD4. Six novel mutations in either LRP5 or FZD4 were identified in six familial cases. Four novel mutations in LRP5 and one known mutation in FZD4 were detected in three simplex cases, and two of these patients carried compound heterozygous mutations in LRP5. Remarkably, c.1330C>T [p.R444C] in LRP5 was found in the family in which c.1250G>A [p.R417Q] in FZD4 had previously been identified. The phenotype of these patients suggested a synergistic effect of the two mutations in the independent FEVR-causing genes. We also demonstrated that reduced bone density is a common feature in patients with FEVR who harbor LRP5 mutations. The profile of the mutations obtained in the current study further illustrates the complexity of the disease and provides a better understanding of the spectrum, frequencies, and genotype-phenotype correlation.
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- Minghui Qin
- Division of Genome Analysis, Research Center for Genetic Information, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Santuccione A, Sytnyk V, Leshchyns'ka I, Schachner M. Prion protein recruits its neuronal receptor NCAM to lipid rafts to activate p59fyn and to enhance neurite outgrowth. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 169:341-54. [PMID: 15851519 PMCID: PMC2171870 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200409127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 320] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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In spite of advances in understanding the role of the cellular prion protein (PrP) in neural cell interactions, the mechanisms of PrP function remain poorly characterized. We show that PrP interacts directly with the neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM) and associates with NCAM at the neuronal cell surface. Both cis and trans interactions between NCAM at the neuronal surface and PrP promote recruitment of NCAM to lipid rafts and thereby regulate activation of fyn kinase, an enzyme involved in NCAM-mediated signaling. Cis and trans interactions between NCAM and PrP promote neurite outgrowth. When these interactions are disrupted in NCAM-deficient and PrP-deficient neurons or by PrP antibodies, NCAM/PrP-dependent neurite outgrowth is arrested, indicating that PrP is involved in nervous system development cooperating with NCAM as a signaling receptor.
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MacDonald MLE, Goldberg YP, Macfarlane J, Samuels ME, Trese MT, Shastry BS. Genetic variants of frizzled-4 gene in familial exudative vitreoretinopathy and advanced retinopathy of prematurity. Clin Genet 2005; 67:363-6. [PMID: 15733276 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.2005.00408.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Zhou F, Filipeanu CM, Duvernay MT, Wu G. Cell-surface targeting of alpha2-adrenergic receptors -- inhibition by a transport deficient mutant through dimerization. Cell Signal 2005; 18:318-27. [PMID: 15961277 PMCID: PMC2718052 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2005.05.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2005] [Revised: 05/04/2005] [Accepted: 05/04/2005] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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We previously demonstrated that the alpha2B-adrenergic receptor mutant, in which the F(x)6IL motif in the membrane-proximal carboxyl terminus were mutated to alanines (alpha2B-ARm), is deficient in export from the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). In this report, we determined if alpha2B-ARm could modulate transport from the ER to the cell surface and signaling of its wild-type counterpart. Transient expression of alpha2B-ARm in HEK293T cells markedly inhibited cell-surface expression of wild-type alpha2B-AR, as measured by radioligand binding. Subcellular localization demonstrated that alpha2B-ARm trapped alpha2B-AR in the ER. The alpha2B-AR was shown to form homodimers and heterodimers with alpha2B-ARm as measured by co-immunoprecipitation of the receptors tagged with green fluorescent protein and hemagglutinin epitopes. In addition to alpha2B-AR, the transport of alpha2A-AR and alpha2C-AR to the cell surface was also inhibited by alpha2B-ARm. Furthermore, transient expression of alpha2B-ARm significantly reduced cell-surface expression of endogenous alpha2-AR in NG108-15 and HT29 cells. Consistent with its effect on alpha2-AR cell-surface expression, alpha2B-ARm attenuated alpha2A-AR- and alpha2B-AR-mediated ERK1/2 activation. These data demonstrated that the ER-retained mutant alpha2B-ARm conferred a dominant negative effect on the cell-surface expression of wild-type alpha2-AR, which is likely mediated through heterodimerization. These data indicate a crucial role of ER export in the regulation of cell-surface targeting and signaling of G protein-coupled receptors.
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- Corresponding author. Tel.: +1 504 568 2236; fax: +1 504 568 2361. E-mail address: (G. Wu)
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Receptors, hormones, enzymes, ion channels, and structural components of the cell are created by the act of protein synthesis. Synthesis alone is insufficient for proper function, of course; for a cell to operate effectively, its components must be correctly compartmentalized. The mechanism by which proteins maintain the fidelity of localization warrants attention in light of the large number of different molecules that must be routed to distinct subcellular loci, the potential for error, and resultant disease. This review summarizes diseases known to have etiologies based on defective protein folding or failure of the cell's quality control apparatus and presents approaches for therapeutic intervention.
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- Cecilia Castro-Fernández
- Oregon National Primate Research Center/Oregon Health and Science University, 505 NW 185th Avenue, Beaverton, Oregon 97006, USA
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Allen RC, Russell SR, Streb LM, Alsheikheh A, Stone EM. Phenotypic heterogeneity associated with a novel mutation (Gly112Glu) in the Norrie disease protein. Eye (Lond) 2005; 20:234-41. [PMID: 15776010 DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6701840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To determine the molecular pathology and clinical severity of two pedigrees with a history of early retinal detachment and peripheral retinal vascular abnormalities. DESIGN Longitudinal cohort study. METHODS A longitudinal clinical study and DNA analysis was performed on 49 family members of two pedigrees. RESULTS Nine individuals were found to be hemizygous for a mutation at codon 112 (Gly112Glu) of the Norrie disease protein (NDP) in one pedigree. Significant phenotypic heterogeneity was found. The proband presented with a unilateral subtotal retinal detachment at the age of 3 years, and subsequently developed a slowly progressive tractional retinal detachment involving the macula in the contralateral eye at the age of 4 years. One individual had only mild peripheral retinal pigmentary changes with normal vision at the age of 79 years. The remaining seven individuals had varying degrees of peripheral retinal vascular abnormalities and anterior segment findings. Seven affected members of a second pedigree affected by a previously reported mutation, Arg74Cys, also demonstrated wide ocular phenotypic variation. CONCLUSION A novel mutation (Gly112Glu), which represents the most carboxy located, NDP mutation reported, results in significant phenotypic heterogeneity. These data support the contention that the spectrum of ocular disease severity associated with these NDP mutations is broad. Use of terms that characterize this entity by phenotypic appearance, such as familial exudative vitreoretinopathy, do not adequately communicate the potential spectrum of severity of this disorder to affected or carrier family members.
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- R C Allen
- Molecular Ophthalmology Laboratory, Center for Macular Degeneration, The University of Iowa Carver School of Medicine, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
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In this issue of Cell, Yamamoto et al. (2005) describe a novel molecule, Shisa, which functions in the endoplastic reticulum (ER) to prevent maturation of Frizzled (Fz) serpentine receptors and fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR). Shisa thus antagonizes Wnt and FGF signaling cell-autonomously, thereby promoting anterior patterning in Xenopus.
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- Xi He
- Division of Neuroscience, Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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Bulenger S, Marullo S, Bouvier M. Emerging role of homo- and heterodimerization in G-protein-coupled receptor biosynthesis and maturation. Trends Pharmacol Sci 2005; 26:131-7. [PMID: 15749158 DOI: 10.1016/j.tips.2005.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 372] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The idea that G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) can function as dimers is now generally accepted. Although an increasing amount of data suggests that dimers represent the basic signaling unit for most, if not all, members of this receptor family, GPCR dimerization might also be necessary to pass quality-control checkpoints of the biosynthetic pathway of GPCRs. To date, this hypothesis has been demonstrated unambiguously only for a small number of receptors that must form heterodimers to be exported properly to the plasma membrane (referred to as obligatory heterodimers). However, increasing evidence suggests that homodimerization might have a similar role in the receptor maturation process for many GPCRs.
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- Sébastien Bulenger
- Cell Biology Department, Institut Cochin, 27 rue du Fg St Jacques, 75014 Paris, France
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Cong F, Schweizer L, Varmus H. Wnt signals across the plasma membrane to activate the beta-catenin pathway by forming oligomers containing its receptors, Frizzled and LRP. Development 2004; 131:5103-15. [PMID: 15459103 DOI: 10.1242/dev.01318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 263] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Wnt-induced signaling via beta-catenin plays crucial roles in animal development and tumorigenesis. Both a seven-transmembrane protein in the Frizzled family and a single transmembrane protein in the LRP family (LDL-receptor-related protein 5/6 or Arrow) are essential for efficiently transducing a signal from Wnt, an extracellular ligand, to an intracellular pathway that stabilizes beta-catenin by interfering with its rate of destruction. However, the molecular mechanism by which these two types of membrane receptors synergize to transmit the Wnt signal is not known. We have used mutant and chimeric forms of Frizzled, LRP and Wnt proteins, small inhibitory RNAs, and assays for beta-catenin-mediated signaling and protein localization in Drosophila S2 cells and mammalian 293 cells to study transmission of a Wnt signal across the plasma membrane. Our findings are consistent with a mechanism by which Wnt protein binds to the extracellular domains of both LRP and Frizzled receptors, forming membrane-associated hetero-oligomers that interact with both Disheveled (via the intracellular portions of Frizzled) and Axin (via the intracellular domain of LRP). This model takes into account several observations reported here: the identification of intracellular residues of Frizzled required for beta-catenin signaling and for recruitment of Dvl to the plasma membrane; evidence that Wnt3A binds to the ectodomains of LRP and Frizzled; and demonstrations that a requirement for Wnt ligand can be abrogated by chimeric receptors that allow formation of Frizzled-LRP hetero-oligomers. In addition, the beta-catenin signaling mediated by ectopic expression of LRP is not dependent on Disheveled or Wnt, but can also be augmented by oligomerization of LRP receptors.
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- Feng Cong
- Cancer Biology and Genetics Program, Sloan-Kettering Institute, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10021, USA.
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Hansen JL, Sheikh SP. Functional consequences of 7TM receptor dimerization. Eur J Pharm Sci 2004; 23:301-17. [PMID: 15567283 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejps.2004.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2004] [Accepted: 08/11/2004] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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7TM receptors work as signaling platforms that activate multiple signalling systems at the intracellular face of the plasma membrane. It is an emerging concept that 7TM receptors form homo- and hetero-dimers or -oligomers in vitro and in vivo. Numerous studies suggest dimerization is important for receptor function including agonist/antagonist affinity, efficacy, trafficking, and specificity of signal transduction, yet it remains unknown whether dimerization is a prerequisite for 7TM receptor signaling. The current review provides an overview of the biochemical support for 7TM homodimerization, followed by a discussion of the characteristics of homodimerization, with focus on dimer organization, and the functional consequences of dimerization. Heterodimerization will not generally be discussed in this review although we have included a few examples to illustrate specific points, and a table that summarises the current literature on this subject.
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- Jakob Lerche Hansen
- Laboratory of Molecular Cardiology, The Heart Centre and Copenhagen Heart Arrhythmia Research Centre (CHARC), Copenhagen University Hospital, Faculty of Health, University of Copenhagen, 20 Juliane Mariesvej, Denmark.
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Ding Q, Gros R, Chorazyczewski J, Ferguson SSG, Feldman RD. Isoform-Specific Regulation of Adenylyl Cyclase Function by Disruption of Membrane Trafficking. Mol Pharmacol 2004; 67:564-71. [PMID: 15547246 DOI: 10.1124/mol.104.006817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Oligomerization plays an important role in endoplasmic reticulum processing and membrane insertion (and ultimately in regulation of function) of a number of transmembrane spanning proteins. Furthermore, it is known that adenylyl cyclases (ACs), critical regulators of cellular functions, associate into higher order (dimeric) forms. However, the importance of these higher order aggregates in regulating adenylyl cyclase activity or trafficking to the cell membrane is unclear. Therefore, we examined the potential role of oligomerization in the membrane trafficking of adenylyl cyclase. For this purpose, the ability of full-length adenylyl cyclase and various truncation mutants to self-assemble and to be targeted to the cell membrane was assessed. A truncation mutant comprised of the initial six transmembrane spanning domains and half of the C1 catalytic domain coimmunoprecipitated with full-length AC VI. Using both biotinylation assays and assessment of enzyme distribution using sucrose density gradients, we demonstrate that expression of this mutant in human embryonic kidney 293 cells impaired the ability of AC VI to traffic to the plasma membrane. Furthermore, mutant expression resulted in a significant reduction in adenylyl cyclase activity. The decrease in AC VI membrane expression was not caused by alterations in enzyme transcription. The effect of the mutant was specific for the AC V and VI isoforms and expression of the transmembrane M1 domain but not the C1a domain was required for the mutant to affect adenylyl cyclase activity. In aggregate, these data suggest that alterations in the ability of adenylyl cyclases to form higher order forms regulate both enzyme trafficking and enzyme activity.
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- Qingming Ding
- Robarts Research Institute, 100 Perth Dr., London, ON, Canada N6A 5K8
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Moon RT, Kohn AD, De Ferrari GV, Kaykas A. WNT and beta-catenin signalling: diseases and therapies. Nat Rev Genet 2004; 5:691-701. [PMID: 15372092 DOI: 10.1038/nrg1427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1412] [Impact Index Per Article: 70.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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WNT signalling has been studied primarily in developing embryos, in which cells respond to WNTs in a context-dependent manner through changes in survival and proliferation, cell fate and movement. But WNTs also have important functions in adults, and aberrant signalling by WNT pathways is linked to a range of diseases, most notably cancer. What is the full range of diseases that involve WNT pathways? Can inhibition of WNT signalling form the basis of an effective therapy for some cancers? Could activation of WNT signalling provide new therapies for other clinical conditions? Finally, on the basis of recent experiments, might WNTs normally participate in self-renewal, proliferation or differentiation of stem cells? If so, altering WNT signalling might be beneficial to the use of stem cells for therapeutic means.
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- Randall T Moon
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Pharmacology, and the Center for Developmental Biology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA.
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Salahpour A, Angers S, Mercier JF, Lagacé M, Marullo S, Bouvier M. Homodimerization of the β2-Adrenergic Receptor as a Prerequisite for Cell Surface Targeting. J Biol Chem 2004; 279:33390-7. [PMID: 15155738 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m403363200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 248] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Although homodimerization has been demonstrated for a large number of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), no general role has been attributed to this process. Because it is known that oligomerization plays a key role in the quality control and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) export of many proteins, we sought to determine if homodimerization could play such a role in GPCR biogenesis. Using the beta2-adrenergic receptor (beta2AR) as a model, cell fractionation studies revealed that receptor homodimerization is an event occurring as early as the ER. Supporting the hypothesis that receptor homodimerization is involved in ER processing, beta2AR mutants lacking an ER-export motif or harboring a heterologous ER-retention signal dimerized with the wild-type receptor and inhibited its trafficking to the cell surface. Finally, in addition to inhibiting receptor dimerization, disruption of the putative dimerization motif, 276GXXXGXXXL284, prevented normal trafficking of the receptor to the plasma membrane. Taken together, these data indicate that beta2AR homodimerization plays an important role in ER export and cell surface targeting.
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- Ali Salahpour
- Department of Biochemistry and Groupe de Recherche sur le Système Nerveux Autonome, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Quebec H3C 3J7, Canada
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Kaykas A, Moon RT. A plasmid-based system for expressing small interfering RNA libraries in mammalian cells. BMC Cell Biol 2004; 5:16. [PMID: 15119963 PMCID: PMC416474 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2121-5-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2004] [Accepted: 04/30/2004] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Background RNA interference (RNAi) is an evolutionarily conserved process that functions to inhibit gene expression. The use of RNAi in mammals as a tool to study gene function has rapidly developed in the last couple of years since the discovery that the function-inhibiting units of RNAi are short 21–25 nt double-stranded RNAs (siRNAs) derived from their longer template. The use of siRNAs allows for gene-specific knock-down without induction of the non-specific interferon response in mammalian cells. Multiple systems have been developed to introduce siRNAs into mammals. One of the most appealing of these techniques is the use of vectors containing polymerase III promoters to drive expression of hairpin siRNAs. However, there are multiple limitations to using hairpin siRNA vectors including the observation that some are unstable in bacteria and are difficult to sequence. Results To circumvent the limitation of hairpin siRNA vectors we have developed a convergent opposing siRNA expression system called pHippy. We have generated pHippy vectors or expression cassettes that knock down the expression of both reporter and endogenous genes. As a proof of principle that pHippy can be used to generate random siRNA libraries, we generated a small siRNA library against PGL3 luciferase and demonstrated that we could recover functional siRNAs that knock down PGL3 luciferase. Conclusions siRNA is a powerful tool to study gene function. We have developed a new vector with opposing convergent promoters for the expression of siRNAs, which can be used to knock down endogenous genes in a high throughput manner or to perform functional screening with random or cDNA-derived siRNA libraries.
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- Ajamete Kaykas
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Pharmacology, and Center for Developmental Biology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Pharmacology, and Center for Developmental Biology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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