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XB-ART-46662
J Biol Chem 2013 Mar 22;28812:8289-8298. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M112.433185.
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HECT domain-containing E3 ubiquitin ligase NEDD4L negatively regulates Wnt signaling by targeting dishevelled for proteasomal degradation.

Ding Y , Zhang Y , Xu C , Tao QH , Chen YG .


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Wnt signaling plays a pivotal role in embryogenesis and tissue homeostasis. Dishevelled (Dvl) is a central mediator for both Wnt/β-catenin and Wnt/planar cell polarity pathways. NEDD4L, an E3 ubiquitin ligase, has been shown to regulate ion channel activity, cell signaling, and cell polarity. Here, we report a novel role of NEDD4L in the regulation of Wnt signaling. NEDD4L induces Dvl2 polyubiquitination and targets Dvl2 for proteasomal degradation. Interestingly, the NEDD4L-mediated ubiquitination of Dvl2 is Lys-6, Lys-27, and Lys-29 linked but not typical Lys-48-linked ubiquitination. Consistent with the role of Dvl in both Wnt/β-catenin and Wnt/planar cell polarity signaling, NEDD4L regulates the cellular β-catenin level and Rac1, RhoA, and JNK activities. We have further identified a hierarchical regulation that Wnt5a induces JNK-mediated phosphorylation of NEDD4L, which in turn promotes its ability to degrade Dvl2. Finally, we show that NEDD4L inhibits Dvl2-induced axis duplication in Xenopus embryos. Our work thus demonstrates that NEDD4L is a negative feedback regulator of Wnt signaling.

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Species referenced: Xenopus laevis
Genes referenced: ctnnb1 dvl2 mapk8 nedd4l rac1 rhoa wnt5a

References [+] :
Angers, The KLHL12-Cullin-3 ubiquitin ligase negatively regulates the Wnt-beta-catenin pathway by targeting Dishevelled for degradation. 2006, Pubmed, Xenbase