期刊
CELLULAR SIGNALLING
卷 40, 期 -, 页码 30-43出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2017.08.008
关键词
Wnt; beta-catenin; LRP5/6; Axin; Development; Stem cell; Cancer
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资金
- CAPES
- CNPq [462073/2014-9]
- FAPERJ [E-26/202.964/2015]
Wnt signaling refers to a conserved signaling pathway, widely studied due to its roles in cellular communication, cell fate decisions, development and cancer. However, the exact mechanism underlying inhibition of the GSK phosphorylation towards beta-catenin and activation of the pathway after biding of Wnt ligand to its cognate receptors at the plasma membrane remains unclear. Wnt target genes are widely spread over several animal phyla. They participate in a plethora of functions during the development of an organism, from axial specification, gastrulation and organogenesis all the way to regeneration and repair in adults. Temporal and spatial oncogenetic re-activation of Wnt signaling almost certainly leads to cancer. Wnt signaling components have been extensively studied as possible targets in anti-cancer therapies. In this review we will discuss one of the most intriguing questions in this field, that is how beta catenin, a major component in this pathway, escapes the destruction complex, gets stabilized in the cytosol and it is translocated to the nucleus where it acts as a co-transcription factor. Four major models have evolved during the past 20 years. We dissected each of them along with current views and future perspectives on this pathway. This review will focus on the molecular mechanisms by which Wnt proteins modulate beta-catenin cytoplasmic levels and the relevance of this pathway for the development and cancer.
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