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XB-ART-43862
EMBO Rep 2011 Sep 30;1210:1055-61. doi: 10.1038/embor.2011.175.
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LGR4 and LGR5 are R-spondin receptors mediating Wnt/β-catenin and Wnt/PCP signalling.

Glinka A , Dolde C , Kirsch N , Huang YL , Kazanskaya O , Ingelfinger D , Boutros M , Cruciat CM , Niehrs C .


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R-spondins are secreted Wnt signalling agonists, which regulate embryonic patterning and stem cell proliferation, but whose mechanism of action is poorly understood. Here we show that R-spondins bind to the orphan G-protein-coupled receptors LGR4 and LGR5 by their Furin domains. Gain- and loss-of-function experiments in mammalian cells and Xenopus embryos indicate that LGR4 and LGR5 promote R-spondin-mediated Wnt/β-catenin and Wnt/PCP signalling. R-spondin-triggered β-catenin signalling requires Clathrin, while Wnt3a-mediated β-catenin signalling requires Caveolin-mediated endocytosis, suggesting that internalization has a mechanistic role in R-spondin signalling.

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Species referenced: Xenopus
Genes referenced: cltc ctnnb1 furin lgr4 lgr5 wnt3a
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Aoki, R-spondin3 is required for mouse placental development. 2007, Pubmed