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ArticleNature communications2025

Wnt signalosome assembly is governed by conformational flexibility of Axin and by the AP2 clathrin adaptor.

Melissa V Gammons, Elsa Franco-Echevarría, Tie-Mei Li, Trevor J Rutherford, Miha Renko, Christopher Batters, Mariann Bienz

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Melissa V Gammons *MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Francis Crick Avenue Cambridge, Cambridge, UK. mg2128@cam.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9661-9331
Elsa Franco-Echevarría *MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Francis Crick Avenue Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Tie-Mei Li *MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Francis Crick Avenue Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Trevor J RutherfordMRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Francis Crick Avenue Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7294-1668
Miha RenkoMRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Francis Crick Avenue Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Christopher BattersMRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Francis Crick Avenue Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0007-4555-7901
Mariann BienzMRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Francis Crick Avenue Cambridge, Cambridge, UK. mb2@mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7170-8706

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Cancer Research UK (CRUK) C7379/A24639RCUK | Medical Research Council (MRC) U105192713Wellcome TrustWellcome Trust (Wellcome) 226525/Z/22/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Wnt signal transduction relies on the direct inhibition of GSK3 by phosphorylated PPPSPxS motifs within the cytoplasmic tail of the LRP6 co-receptor. How GSK3 is recruited to LRP6 remains unclear. Here, we use nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy to identify the membrane-proximal PPPSPxS motif and its flanking sequences as the primary binding site for both Axin and GSK3, and an intrinsically disordered segment of Axin as its LRP6-interacting region (LIR). Co-immunoprecipitation and CRISPR-engineered mutations in endogenous Axin indicate that its docking at LRP6 is antagonized by a phospho-dependent foldback within LIR and by a PRTxR motif that allows Axin and GSK3 to form a multi-pronged interaction which favors their detachment from LRP6. Crucially, signaling by LRP6 also depends on its binding to the AP2 clathrin adaptor. We propose that the Wnt-driven clustering of LRP6 within clathrin-coated locales allows the Axin-GSK complex to dock at adjacent LRP6 molecules, while also exposing it to co-targeted kinases that change its activity in Wnt signal transduction.

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Adaptor Protein Complex 2Axin ProteinLow Density Lipoprotein Receptor-Related Protein-6Wnt Signaling PathwayBinding SitesGlycogen Synthase Kinase 3HEK293 CellsHumansPhosphorylationProtein BindingProtein ConformationAdaptor Protein Complex 2Axin ProteinGlycogen Synthase Kinase 3Low Density Lipoprotein Receptor-Related Protein-6LRP6 protein, human

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PMCPMC12095580

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