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XB-ART-46873
PLoS One 2013 Jan 01;84:e60865. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0060865.
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IQGAP1 functions as a modulator of dishevelled nuclear localization in Wnt signaling.

Goto T , Sato A , Shimizu M , Adachi S , Satoh K , Iemura S , Natsume T , Shibuya H .


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Dishevelled (DVL) is a central factor in the Wnt signaling pathway, which is highly conserved among various organisms. DVL plays important roles in transcriptional activation in the nucleus, but the molecular mechanisms underlying their nuclear localization remain unclear. In the present study, we identified IQGAP1 as a regulator of DVL function. In Xenopus embryos, depletion of IQGAP1 reduced Wnt-induced nuclear accumulation of DVL, and expression of Wnt target genes during early embryogenesis. The domains in DVL and IQGAP1 that mediated their interaction are also required for their nuclear localization. Endogenous expression of Wnt target genes was reduced by depletion of IQGAP1 during early embryogenesis, but notably not by depletion of other IQGAP family genes. Moreover, expression of Wnt target genes caused by depletion of endogenous IQGAP1 could be rescued by expression of wild-type IQGAP1, but not IQGAP1 deleting DVL binding region. These results provide the first evidence that IQGAP1 functions as a modulator in the canonical Wnt signaling pathway.

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Species referenced: Xenopus
Genes referenced: dvl2 fzd7 iqgap1 iqgap2 myc odc1 sia1 wnt3a wnt8a
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Axelrod, Differential recruitment of Dishevelled provides signaling specificity in the planar cell polarity and Wingless signaling pathways. 1998, Pubmed, Xenbase