Dishevelled promotes Wnt receptor degradation through recruitment of ZNRF3/RNF43 E3 ubiquitin ligases.
Tumor suppressors ZNRF3 and RNF43 inhibit Wnt signaling through promoting degradation of Wnt coreceptors Frizzled (FZD) and LRP6, and this activity is counteracted by stem cell growth factor R-spondin. The mechanism by which ZNRF3 and RNF43 recognize Wnt receptors remains unclear. Here we uncover an unexpected role of Dishevelled (DVL), ... a positive Wnt regulator, in promoting Wnt receptor degradation. DVL knockout cells have significantly increased cell surface levels of FZD and LRP6. DVL is required for ZNRF3/RNF43-mediated ubiquitination and degradation of FZD. Physical interaction with DVL is essential for the Wnt inhibitory activity of ZNRF3/RNF43. Binding of FZD through the DEP domain of DVL is required for DVL-mediated downregulation of FZD. Fusion of the DEP domain to ZNRF3/RNF43 overcomes their DVL dependency to downregulate FZD. Our study reveals DVL as a dual function adaptor to recruit negative regulators ZNRF3/RNF43 to Wnt receptors to ensure proper control of pathway activity.
Mesh Terms:
Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing, DNA-Binding Proteins, Flow Cytometry, Frizzled Receptors, HEK293 Cells, Humans, Immunoblotting, Low Density Lipoprotein Receptor-Related Protein-6, Microscopy, Fluorescence, Mutation, Oncogene Proteins, Phosphoproteins, Protein Binding, Proteolysis, RNA Interference, Receptors, Wnt, Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases, Wnt Signaling Pathway
Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing, DNA-Binding Proteins, Flow Cytometry, Frizzled Receptors, HEK293 Cells, Humans, Immunoblotting, Low Density Lipoprotein Receptor-Related Protein-6, Microscopy, Fluorescence, Mutation, Oncogene Proteins, Phosphoproteins, Protein Binding, Proteolysis, RNA Interference, Receptors, Wnt, Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases, Wnt Signaling Pathway
Mol. Cell
Date: May. 07, 2015
PubMed ID: 25891077
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