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Takacs CM Baird JR Hughes EG Kent SS Benchabane H Paik R Ahmed Y 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》2008,319(5861):333-336
The evolutionarily conserved Wnt/Wingless signal transduction pathway directs cell proliferation, cell fate, and cell death during development in metazoans and is inappropriately activated in several types of cancer. The majority of colorectal carcinomas contain truncating mutations in the adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) tumor suppressor, a negative regulator of Wnt/Wingless signaling. Here, we demonstrate that Drosophila Apc homologs also have an activating role in both physiological and ectopic Wingless signaling. The Apc amino terminus is important for its activating function, whereas the beta-catenin binding sites are dispensable. Apc likely promotes Wingless transduction through down-regulation of Axin, a negative regulator of Wingless signaling. Given the evolutionary conservation of APC in Wnt signal transduction, an activating role may also be present in vertebrates with relevance to development and cancer. 相似文献
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Osterloh JM Yang J Rooney TM Fox AN Adalbert R Powell EH Sheehan AE Avery MA Hackett R Logan MA MacDonald JM Ziegenfuss JS Milde S Hou YJ Nathan C Ding A Brown RH Conforti L Coleman M Tessier-Lavigne M Züchner S Freeman MR 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》2012,337(6093):481-484
Axonal and synaptic degeneration is a hallmark of peripheral neuropathy, brain injury, and neurodegenerative disease. Axonal degeneration has been proposed to be mediated by an active autodestruction program, akin to apoptotic cell death; however, loss-of-function mutations capable of potently blocking axon self-destruction have not been described. Here, we show that loss of the Drosophila Toll receptor adaptor dSarm (sterile α/Armadillo/Toll-Interleukin receptor homology domain protein) cell-autonomously suppresses Wallerian degeneration for weeks after axotomy. Severed mouse Sarm1 null axons exhibit remarkable long-term survival both in vivo and in vitro, indicating that Sarm1 prodegenerative signaling is conserved in mammals. Our results provide direct evidence that axons actively promote their own destruction after injury and identify dSarm/Sarm1 as a member of an ancient axon death signaling pathway. 相似文献
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The Wnt-Wingless (Wg) pathway is one of a core set of evolutionarily conserved signaling pathways that regulates many aspects of metazoan development. Aberrant Wnt signaling has been linked to human disease. In the present study, we used a genomewide RNA interference (RNAi) screen in Drosophila cells to screen for regulators of the Wnt pathway. We identified 238 potential regulators, which include known pathway components, genes with functions not previously linked to this pathway, and genes with no previously assigned functions. Reciprocal-Best-Blast analyses reveal that 50% of the genes identified in the screen have human orthologs, of which approximately 18% are associated with human disease. Functional assays of selected genes from the cell-based screen in Drosophila, mammalian cells, and zebrafish embryos demonstrated that these genes have evolutionarily conserved functions in Wnt signaling. High-throughput RNAi screens in cultured cells, followed by functional analyses in model organisms, prove to be a rapid means of identifying regulators of signaling pathways implicated in development and disease. 相似文献
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Heallen T Zhang M Wang J Bonilla-Claudio M Klysik E Johnson RL Martin JF 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》2011,332(6028):458-461
Genetic regulation of mammalian heart size is poorly understood. Hippo signaling represents an organ-size control pathway in Drosophila, where it also inhibits cell proliferation and promotes apoptosis in imaginal discs. To determine whether Hippo signaling controls mammalian heart size, we inactivated Hippo pathway components in the developing mouse heart. Hippo-deficient embryos had overgrown hearts with elevated cardiomyocyte proliferation. Gene expression profiling and chromatin immunoprecipitation revealed that Hippo signaling negatively regulates a subset of Wnt target genes. Genetic interaction studies indicated that β-catenin heterozygosity suppressed the Hippo cardiomyocyte overgrowth phenotype. Furthermore, the Hippo effector Yap interacts with β-catenin on Sox2 and Snai2 genes. These data uncover a nuclear interaction between Hippo and Wnt signaling that restricts cardiomyocyte proliferation and controls heart size. 相似文献
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Dishevelled 2 recruits beta-arrestin 2 to mediate Wnt5A-stimulated endocytosis of Frizzled 4 总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1
Chen W ten Berge D Brown J Ahn S Hu LA Miller WE Caron MG Barak LS Nusse R Lefkowitz RJ 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》2003,301(5638):1391-1394
Wnt proteins, regulators of development in many organisms, bind to seven transmembrane-spanning (7TMS) receptors called frizzleds, thereby recruiting the cytoplasmic molecule dishevelled (Dvl) to the plasma membrane.Frizzled-mediated endocytosis of Wg (a Drosophila Wnt protein) and lysosomal degradation may regulate the formation of morphogen gradients. Endocytosis of Frizzled 4 (Fz4) in human embryonic kidney 293 cells was dependent on added Wnt5A protein and was accomplished by the multifunctional adaptor protein beta-arrestin 2 (betaarr2), which was recruited to Fz4 by binding to phosphorylated Dvl2. These findings provide a previously unrecognized mechanism for receptor recruitment of beta-arrestin and demonstrate that Dvl plays an important role in the endocytosis of frizzled, as well as in promoting signaling. 相似文献
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A homolog of the armadillo protein in Drosophila (plakoglobin) associated with E-cadherin 总被引：70，自引：0，他引：70
Three cytoplasmic proteins, called catenins, bind to the cytoplasmic tail of the epithelial cell-cell adhesion molecule E-cadherin. The complementary DNA sequence was determined for the 92-kilodalton beta catenin of Xenopus laevis. The sequence is homologous to mammalian plakoglobin, a protein of desmosomal and zonula adherens cell junctions, and to the plakoglobin homolog in Drosophila melanogaster, the product of the segment polarity gene armadillo. A monoclonal antibody to bovine plakoglobin recognizes the analogous beta catenin in the Madin-Darby canine kidney (MDCK) cell line. Armadillo plakoglobin may link E-cadherin to the underlying actin cytoskeleton at cell-cell junctions; the E-cadherin-catenin protein complex may also participate in the transmission of developmental information. 相似文献
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Inhibition of adipogenesis by Wnt signaling 总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1
Ross SE Hemati N Longo KA Bennett CN Lucas PC Erickson RL MacDougald OA 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》2000,289(5481):950-953
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Mani A Radhakrishnan J Wang H Mani A Mani MA Nelson-Williams C Carew KS Mane S Najmabadi H Wu D Lifton RP 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》2007,315(5816):1278-1282
Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the leading cause of death worldwide and is commonly caused by a constellation of risk factors called the metabolic syndrome. We characterized a family with autosomal dominant early CAD, features of the metabolic syndrome (hyperlipidemia, hypertension, and diabetes), and osteoporosis. These traits showed genetic linkage to a short segment of chromosome 12p, in which we identified a missense mutation in LRP6, which encodes a co-receptor in the Wnt signaling pathway. The mutation, which substitutes cysteine for arginine at a highly conserved residue of an epidermal growth factor-like domain, impairs Wnt signaling in vitro. These results link a single gene defect in Wnt signaling to CAD and multiple cardiovascular risk factors. 相似文献
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山羊早期胎儿组织TET1与Wnt通路基因的表达变化及其相关性 总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2
【目的】通过检测TET1和Wnt信号通路相关基因以及DKK家族基因在山羊胎儿发育早期的表达变化,分析TET1与Wnt通路基因的相关性,为TET1调控山羊胎儿发育研究提供理论依据。【方法】选取12只健康大足黑山羊母羊,自然发情后与同一只种公羊自然交配。采用剖腹产手术的方法,分别获得妊娠20、25、30、60和90d的胎儿,对胎儿的生长指标(体重、体长)进行统计,并采集了60和90d胎儿的组织器官样品(心、肝、肺、肾、脑、皮肤),通过Real-time PCR(RT-PCR)检测各样品中TET1基因,DKK家族基因(DKK1、DKK2、DKK3)和Wnt家族基因(Wnt2、Wnt2b、Wnt4、Wnt5a、Wnt5b、Wnt7b、Wnt16)的相对表达量。利用SPSS软件分析山羊胎儿发育早期不同阶段TET1与WNT信号通路相关基因相关性以及基因表达显著性(P0.05)。【结果】山羊妊娠早期胎儿生长在60d后有显著变化。荧光定量检测结果表明,TET1基因表达随妊娠天数的增加呈上升趋势。Wnt家族基因在山羊胎儿发育中都检测到表达(Wnt2,-2b,-4,-5a,-5b,-7b,-16)。其中,Wnt2和Wnt7b表达量随胎儿发育逐渐增高;Wnt2b、Wnt5a、Wnt5b、Wnt7b在妊娠30 d时有显著高表达(P0.05);Wnt4在胎儿发育20 d时表达显著(P0.05);Wnt16基因在妊娠25 d有显著高表达(P0.05)。DKK家族基因表达检测结果显示,DKK1在胎儿发育早期阶段都有表达,DKK2/3在妊娠初期表达量较低,后期表达增高。通过组织中基因表达检测显示,TET1在90d胎儿肝、肺、肾和脑中的表达水平相比于60d胎儿组织升高,肝中表达量显著(P0.05)。Wnt家族基因Wnt2在组织器官中有相对活跃的表达,妊娠90d胎儿肺中表达量极显著(P0.01);Wnt16基因在胎儿皮肤组织中表达显著(P0.05),且维持在一个较高的水平;Wnt5a和Wnt7b在肾中表达显著(P0.05),其他Wnt基因在组织中都有表达。相关性分析显示,胎儿生长指标(体重、体长)变化与TET1的表达呈极显著正相关(P0.01);TET1在胎儿发育早期的表达与Wnt2、Wnt7b、Wnt16呈现正相关,与Wnt2b、Wnt4、Wnt5a、Wnt5b呈负相关,其中与Wnt5b呈显著负相关(P0.05),与Wnt7b呈极显著正相关(P0.01)。Wnt通路基因之间也有相互关系,Wnt2与Wnt4呈极显著负相关(P0.01)。Wnt2与Wnt7b,Wnt2b与Wnt5a、Wnt5b,Wnt5a与Wnt5b呈极显著正相关(P0.01)。Wnt4与Wnt5a呈显著正相关(P0.05)。【结论】获得了TET1与Wnt基因在山羊胎儿发育早期的表达模式,并进行了相关性分析,填补了这些基因在山羊方面的研究空白;TET1与Wnt基因对山羊胎儿早期的发育和组织的形成是一个动态的调控变化过程;TET1基因表达与部分Wnt基因呈现显著正相关,部分呈现显著负相关;Wnt通路基因之间表达量呈现一定的相关性。这些数据为TET1与Wnt分子调控山羊早期胎儿发育的机制深入研究提供了参考。 相似文献
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Extension of life-span by loss of CHICO, a Drosophila insulin receptor substrate protein 总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1
Clancy DJ Gems D Harshman LG Oldham S Stocker H Hafen E Leevers SJ Partridge L 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》2001,292(5514):104-106
The Drosophila melanogaster gene chico encodes an insulin receptor substrate that functions in an insulin/insulin-like growth factor (IGF) signaling pathway. In the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans, insulin/IGF signaling regulates adult longevity. We found that mutation of chico extends fruit fly median life-span by up to 48% in homozygotes and 36% in heterozygotes. Extension of life-span was not a result of impaired oogenesis in chico females, nor was it consistently correlated with increased stress resistance. The dwarf phenotype of chico homozygotes was also unnecessary for extension of life-span. The role of insulin/IGF signaling in regulating animal aging is therefore evolutionarily conserved. 相似文献
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Coudreuse DY Roël G Betist MC Destrée O Korswagen HC 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》2006,312(5775):921-924
Wnt proteins function as morphogens that can form long-range concentration gradients to pattern developing tissues. Here, we show that the retromer, a multiprotein complex involved in intracellular protein trafficking, is required for long-range signaling of the Caenorhabditis elegans Wnt ortholog EGL-20. The retromer functions in EGL-20-producing cells to allow the formation of an EGL-20 gradient along the anteroposterior axis. This function is evolutionarily conserved, because Wnt target gene expression is also impaired in the absence of the retromer complex in vertebrates. These results demonstrate that the ability of Wnt to regulate long-range patterning events is dependent on a critical and conserved function of the retromer complex within Wnt-producing cells. 相似文献
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How stem cells are recruited to and maintained in their niches is crucial to understanding their regulation and use in regenerative medicine. Here, we demonstrate that DE-cadherin-mediated cell adhesion is required for anchoring germline stem cells (GSCs) in their niches in the Drosophila ovary. Two major components of this adhesion process, DE-cadherin and Armadillo/beta-catenin, accumulate at high levels in the junctions between GSCs and cap cells, one of the niche components. Removal of these proteins from GSCs results in stem cell loss. Furthermore, DE-cadherin is required for recruiting GSCs to their niche. Our study demonstrates that anchorage of GSCs in their niche by DE-cadherin-mediated adhesion is important for stem cell maintenance and function. 相似文献
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Lee HY Kléber M Hari L Brault V Suter U Taketo MM Kemler R Sommer L 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》2004,303(5660):1020-1023
Wnt signaling has recently emerged as a key factor in controlling stem cell expansion. In contrast, we show here that Wnt/beta-catenin signal activation in emigrating neural crest stem cells (NCSCs) has little effect on the population size and instead regulates fate decisions. Sustained beta-catenin activity in neural crest cells promotes the formation of sensory neural cells in vivo at the expense of virtually all other neural crest derivatives. Moreover, Wnt1 is able to instruct early NCSCs (eNCSCs) to adopt a sensory neuronal fate in a beta-catenin-dependent manner. Thus, the role of Wnt/beta-catenin in stem cells is cell-type dependent. 相似文献
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鱼类侧线系统源自胚胎期的侧线基板,侧线基板的特化受到多种信号的综合作用。利用转基因斑马鱼hsp:wnt8a-egfp和hsp:dkk1-egfp,增强或抑制Wnt信号,通过YO-PRO-1染色和毛细胞计数,研究斑马鱼中Wnt信号对侧线系统发育的影响。热激诱导Dkk1过表达后,斑马鱼侧线系统的神经丘不能形成。碱性磷酸酶染色和整体原位杂交结果表明:Wnt信号是神经丘毛细胞前体细胞以及侧线基板标记基因Eya1和Six2b表达所必需的。综上结果:Wnt信号可能通过调控侧线基板形成影响斑马鱼的侧线发育。 相似文献
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基于新疆褐牛产奶和繁殖性状全基因组关联分析研究结果,对候选基因进行生物信息学功能分析,进一步筛选出与新疆褐牛产奶和繁殖性状显著相关的关键基因。根据关联分析结果中显著单核苷酸多肽位点的物理位置共找到55个候选基因,其中49个基因可在数据库中检索到相应功能注释信息。GO分类结果显示,这些基因涉及代谢、转录等30个GO条目;KEGG代谢通路富集分析结果显示,候选基因富集于7个通路中,其中基因数最多的是Wnt信号通路和钙黏素信号通路。通过查阅各候选基因相关研究进展和相关基因的生物学功能、生理生化分析,发现对产奶性状候选基因中的CDH2、GABRG2和繁殖性状候选基因中的EPRS基因可进行下一步的基因功能研究。 相似文献
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Pan W Choi SC Wang H Qin Y Volpicelli-Daley L Swan L Lucast L Khoo C Zhang X Li L Abrams CS Sokol SY Wu D 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》2008,321(5894):1350-1353
The canonical Wnt-beta-catenin signaling pathway is initiated by inducing phosphorylation of one of the Wnt receptors, low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 6 (LRP6), at threonine residue 1479 (Thr1479) and serine residue 1490 (Ser1490). By screening a human kinase small interfering RNA library, we identified phosphatidylinositol 4-kinase type II alpha and phosphatidylinositol-4-phosphate 5-kinase type I (PIP5KI) as required for Wnt3a-induced LRP6 phosphorylation at Ser1490 in mammalian cells and confirmed that these kinases are important for Wnt signaling in Xenopus embryos. Wnt3a stimulates the formation of phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphates [PtdIns (4,5)P2] through frizzled and dishevelled, the latter of which directly interacted with and activated PIP5KI. In turn, PtdIns (4,5)P2 regulated phosphorylation of LRP6 at Thr1479 and Ser1490. Therefore, our study reveals a signaling mechanism for Wnt to regulate LRP6 phosphorylation. 相似文献
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Polarized notum activation at wounds inhibits Wnt function to promote planarian head regeneration 总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2
Regeneration requires initiation of programs tailored to the identity of missing parts. Head-versus-tail regeneration in planarians presents a paradigm for study of this phenomenon. After injury, Wnt signaling promotes tail regeneration. We report that wounding elicits expression of the Wnt inhibitor notum preferentially at anterior-facing wounds. This expression asymmetry occurs at essentially any wound, even if the anterior pole is intact. Inhibition of notum with RNA interference (RNAi) causes regeneration of an anterior-facing tail instead of a head, and double-RNAi experiments indicate that notum inhibits Wnt signaling to promote head regeneration. notum expression is itself controlled by Wnt signaling, suggesting that regulation of feedback inhibition controls the binary head-tail regeneration outcome. We conclude that local detection of wound orientation with respect to tissue axes results in distinct signaling environments that initiate appropriate regeneration responses. 相似文献
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Convergence of Wnt, beta-catenin, and cadherin pathways 总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1
The specification and proper arrangements of new cell types during tissue differentiation require the coordinated regulation of gene expression and precise interactions between neighboring cells. Of the many growth factors involved in these events, Wnts are particularly interesting regulators, because a key component of their signaling pathway, beta-catenin, also functions as a component of the cadherin complex, which controls cell-cell adhesion and influences cell migration. Here, we assemble evidence of possible interrelations between Wnt and other growth factor signaling, beta-catenin functions, and cadherin-mediated adhesion. 相似文献