The KLHL12–Cullin-3 ubiquitin ligase negatively regulates the Wnt–β-catenin pathway by targeting Dishevelled for degradation

S Angers, CJ Thorpe, TL Biechele, SJ Goldenberg… - Nature cell …, 2006 - nature.com
S Angers, CJ Thorpe, TL Biechele, SJ Goldenberg, N Zheng, MJ MacCoss, RT Moon
Nature cell biology, 2006nature.com
Dishevelled is a conserved protein that interprets signals received by Frizzled receptors.
Using a tandem-affinity purification strategy and mass spectrometry we have identified
proteins associated with Dishevelled, including a Cullin-3 ubiquitin ligase complex
containing the Broad Complex, Tramtrack and Bric à Brac (BTB) protein Kelch-like 12
(KLHL12). This E3 ubiquitin ligase complex is recruited to Dishevelled in a Wnt-dependent
manner that promotes its poly-ubiquitination and degradation. Functional analyses …
Abstract
Dishevelled is a conserved protein that interprets signals received by Frizzled receptors. Using a tandem-affinity purification strategy and mass spectrometry we have identified proteins associated with Dishevelled, including a Cullin-3 ubiquitin ligase complex containing the Broad Complex, Tramtrack and Bric à Brac (BTB) protein Kelch-like 12 (KLHL12). This E3 ubiquitin ligase complex is recruited to Dishevelled in a Wnt-dependent manner that promotes its poly-ubiquitination and degradation. Functional analyses demonstrate that regulation of Dishevelled by this ubiquitin ligase antagonizes the Wnt–ß-catenin pathway in cultured cells, as well as in Xenopus and zebrafish embryos. Considered with evidence that the distinct Cullin-1 based SCFβ-TrCPcomplex regulates β-catenin stability, our data on the stability of Dishevelled demonstrates that two distinct ubiquitin ligase complexes regulate the Wnt–ß-catenin pathway.
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