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XB-ART-13321
Science 1999 Mar 26;2835410:2089-91. doi: 10.1126/science.283.5410.2089.
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Regulation of beta-catenin signaling by the B56 subunit of protein phosphatase 2A.

Seeling JM , Miller JR , Gil R , Moon RT , White R , Virshup DM .


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Dysregulation of Wnt-beta-catenin signaling disrupts axis formation in vertebrate embryos and underlies multiple human malignancies. The adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) protein, axin, and glycogen synthase kinase 3beta form a Wnt-regulated signaling complex that mediates the phosphorylation-dependent degradation of beta-catenin. A protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) regulatory subunit, B56, interacted with APC in the yeast two-hybrid system. Expression of B56 reduced the abundance of beta-catenin and inhibited transcription of beta-catenin target genes in mammalian cells and Xenopus embryo explants. The B56-dependent decrease in beta-catenin was blocked by oncogenic mutations in beta-catenin or APC, and by proteasome inhibitors. B56 may direct PP2A to dephosphorylate specific components of the APC-dependent signaling complex and thereby inhibit Wnt signaling.

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Species referenced: Xenopus
Genes referenced: ptpa