XB-ART-35984
Science
2007 May 18;3165827:1043-6. doi: 10.1126/science/1141515.
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Wilms tumor suppressor WTX negatively regulates WNT/beta-catenin signaling.
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Aberrant WNT signal transduction is involved in many diseases. In colorectal cancer and melanoma, mutational disruption of proteins involved in the degradation of beta-catenin, the key effector of the WNT signaling pathway, results in stabilization of beta-catenin and, in turn, activation of transcription. We have used tandem-affinity protein purification and mass spectrometry to define the protein interaction network of the beta-catenin destruction complex. This assay revealed that WTX, a protein encoded by a gene mutated in Wilms tumors, forms a complex with beta-catenin, AXIN1, beta-TrCP2 (beta-transducin repeat-containing protein 2), and APC (adenomatous polyposis coli). Functional analyses in cultured cells, Xenopus, and zebrafish demonstrate that WTX promotes beta-catenin ubiquitination and degradation, which antagonize WNT/beta-catenin signaling. These data provide a possible mechanistic explanation for the tumor suppressor activity of WTX.
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Species referenced: Xenopus
Genes referenced: axin1 gnat1
References :
Nusse,
Cancer. Converging on beta-catenin in Wilms tumor.
2007, Pubmed