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ArticleCommunications biology2022

Functional role of the Frizzled linker domain in the Wnt signaling pathway.

Seung-Bum Ko, Emiko Mihara, Yedarm Park, Kyeonghwan Roh, Chanhee Kang, Junichi Takagi, Injin Bang, Hee-Jung Choi

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Article in Communications biology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 4 countries.

Seung-Bum KoDepartment of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea.
Emiko MiharaLaboratory for Protein Synthesis and Expression, Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-9127-8643
Yedarm ParkDepartment of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea.
Kyeonghwan RohDepartment of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea.
Chanhee KangDepartment of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-4350-5706
Junichi TakagiLaboratory for Protein Synthesis and Expression, Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-1219-475X
Injin BangDepartment of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea. injin.bang@nyulangone.org.ORCID 0000-0003-0247-6056
Hee-Jung ChoiDepartment of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea. choihj@snu.ac.kr.ORCID 0000-0002-1167-1526
Seoul National University · KRProtein Research Foundation · JP

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Wnt signaling pathway plays a critical role in the developmental and physiological processes of metazoans. We previously reported that the Frizzled4 (FZD4) linker domain plays an important role in Norrin binding and signaling. However, the question remains whether the FZD linker contributes to Wnt signaling in general. Here, we show that the FZD linker is involved in Wnt binding and affects downstream Wnt signaling. A FZD4 chimera, in which the linker was swapped with that of the non-canonical receptor FZD6, impairs the binding with WNT3A and suppresses the recruitment of LRP6 and Disheveled, resulting in reduced canonical signaling. A similar effect was observed for non-canonical signaling. A FZD6 chimera containing the FZD1 linker showed reduced WNT5A binding and impaired signaling in ERK, JNK, and AKT mediated pathways. Altogether, our results suggest that the FZD linker plays an important role in specific Wnt binding and intracellular Wnt signaling.

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Frizzled ReceptorsWnt Signaling PathwayCarrier ProteinsProtein DomainsWnt ProteinsCarrier ProteinsFrizzled ReceptorsWnt Proteins

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PMID35513706
PMCPMC9072438
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