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ArticleGenes & development2017

The SIAH E3 ubiquitin ligases promote Wnt/β-catenin signaling through mediating Wnt-induced Axin degradation.

Lei Ji, Bo Jiang, Xiaomo Jiang, Olga Charlat, Amy Chen, Craig Mickanin, Andreas Bauer, Wenqing Xu, Xiaoxue Yan, Feng Cong

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Article in Genes & development, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 52 papers.

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10 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Lei JiChemical Biology and Therapeutics, Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA.
Bo JiangNational Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.
Xiaomo JiangChemical Biology and Therapeutics, Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA.
Olga CharlatChemical Biology and Therapeutics, Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA.
Amy ChenChemical Biology and Therapeutics, Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA.
Craig MickaninChemical Biology and Therapeutics, Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA.
Andreas BauerChemical Biology and Therapeutics, Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA.
Wenqing XuDepartment of Biological Structure, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA.
Xiaoxue YanNational Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.
Feng CongChemical Biology and Therapeutics, Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA.
Institute of Biophysics · CNUniversity of Washington · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway plays essential roles in embryonic development and adult tissue homeostasis. Axin is a concentration-limiting factor responsible for the formation of the β-catenin destruction complex. Wnt signaling itself promotes the degradation of Axin. However, the underlying molecular mechanism and biological relevance of this targeting of Axin have not been elucidated. Here, we identify SIAH1/2 (SIAH) as the E3 ligase mediating Wnt-induced Axin degradation. SIAH proteins promote the ubiquitination and proteasomal degradation of Axin through interacting with a VxP motif in the GSK3-binding domain of Axin, and this function of SIAH is counteracted by GSK3 binding to Axin. Structural analysis reveals that the Axin segment responsible for SIAH binding is also involved in GSK3 binding but adopts distinct conformations in Axin/SIAH and Axin/GSK3 complexes. Knockout of SIAH1 blocks Wnt-induced Axin ubiquitination and attenuates Wnt-induced β-catenin stabilization. Our data suggest that Wnt-induced dissociation of the Axin/GSK3 complex allows SIAH to interact with Axin not associated with GSK3 and promote its degradation and that SIAH-mediated Axin degradation represents an important feed-forward mechanism to achieve sustained Wnt/β-catenin signaling.

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Signal TransductionAmino Acid SequenceAxin Proteinbeta CateninBone NeoplasmsGene Expression RegulationHEK293 CellsHumansNuclear ProteinsOsteosarcomaProtein ConformationProteolysisSequence HomologySeven in Absentia ProteinsTumor Cells, CulturedUbiquitinAxin Proteinbeta CateninNuclear ProteinsSeven in Absentia ProteinsUbiquitinUbiquitin-Protein LigasesWnt ProteinsAxinSIAHWnt

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