Direct interaction of Frizzled-1, -2, -4, and -7 with PDZ domains of PSD-95.
In Drosophila, the frizzled gene plays a critical role in the establishment of tissue polarity, but the function of the Frizzled family of proteins in mammals is largely unknown. Recent evidence suggested that Frizzleds are receptors for the Wnt family of secreted glycoproteins which are involved in cell fate determination. ... However, it is unclear how Frizzled receptors transduce Wnt signals to intracellular signaling components. Here we show that the mouse Frizzled-1, -2, -4 and -7 can bind to proteins of the PSD-95 family, which are implicated in the assembly and localization of multiprotein signaling complexes in the brain. Moreover, PSD-95 can form a ternary complex with Frizzled-2 and the adenomatous polyposis coli protein, a negative regulator of Wnt signaling, suggesting that members of the PSD-95 family may serve to recruit intracellular signaling molecules of the Wnt/Frizzled pathway into the vicinity of the receptor.
Mesh Terms:
Adenomatous Polyposis Coli Protein, Animals, Binding Sites, COS Cells, Cercopithecus aethiops, Frizzled Receptors, Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins, Membrane Proteins, Mice, Nerve Tissue Proteins, Protein Structure, Tertiary, Proteins, Receptors, Cell Surface, Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled, Receptors, Neurotransmitter
Adenomatous Polyposis Coli Protein, Animals, Binding Sites, COS Cells, Cercopithecus aethiops, Frizzled Receptors, Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins, Membrane Proteins, Mice, Nerve Tissue Proteins, Protein Structure, Tertiary, Proteins, Receptors, Cell Surface, Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled, Receptors, Neurotransmitter
FEBS Lett.
Date: Jun. 19, 2002
PubMed ID: 12067714
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