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ArticleScientific reports2021

Rspo2 inhibits TCF3 phosphorylation to antagonize Wnt signaling during vertebrate anteroposterior axis specification.

Alice H Reis, Sergei Y Sokol

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Article in Scientific reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Alice H ReisDepartment of Cell, Developmental and Regenerative Biology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, USA. alice.reis@mssm.edu.
Sergei Y SokolDepartment of Cell, Developmental and Regenerative Biology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, USA. sergei.sokol@mssm.edu.
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai · US

Funding

Extracellular regulation of Xenopus developmentR01HD092990 · NICHD · ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI · PI Sergei Sokol · 2018 to 2026
$3.2M
NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD092990
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Wnt pathway activates target genes by controlling the β-catenin-T-cell factor (TCF) transcriptional complex during embryonic development and cancer. This pathway can be potentiated by R-spondins, a family of proteins that bind RNF43/ZNRF3 E3 ubiquitin ligases and LGR4/5 receptors to prevent Frizzled degradation. Here we demonstrate that, during Xenopus anteroposterior axis specification, Rspo2 functions as a Wnt antagonist, both morphologically and at the level of gene targets and pathway mediators. Unexpectedly, the binding to RNF43/ZNRF3 and LGR4/5 was not required for the Wnt inhibitory activity. Moreover, Rspo2 did not influence Dishevelled phosphorylation in response to Wnt ligands, suggesting that Frizzled activity is not affected. Further analysis indicated that the Wnt antagonism is due to the inhibitory effect of Rspo2 on TCF3/TCF7L1 phosphorylation that normally leads to target gene activation. Consistent with this mechanism, Rspo2 anteriorizing activity has been rescued in TCF3-depleted embryos. These observations suggest that Rspo2 is a context-specific regulator of TCF3 phosphorylation and Wnt signaling.

Indexed as

AnimalsBody PatterningEmbryonic DevelopmentEmbryo, NonmammalianGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGenes, ReporterHeadIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsPhosphorylationProtein Processing, Post-TranslationalTranscription Factor 3Wnt Signaling PathwayXenopus laevisXenopus ProteinsIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsRspo2 protein, XenopusTcf3 protein, XenopusTranscription Factor 3Xenopus Proteins

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PMID34183732
PMCPMC8239024
OpenAlexW3174428511

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