Abstract
It has been shown that inhibition of GTPase-activating protein of ADP-ribosylation factor (Arf), ArfGAP, with a small molecule (QS11) results in synergistic activation of Wnt/β-catenin signaling. However, the role of Arf in Wnt/β-catenin signaling has not yet been elucidated. Here, we show that activation of Arf is essential for Wnt/β-catenin signaling. The level of the active form of Arf (Arf-GTP) transiently increased in the presence of Wnt, and this induction event was abrogated by blocking the interaction between Wnt and Frizzled (Fzd). In addition, knockdown of Fzds, Dvls or LRP6 blocked the Wnt-mediated activation of Arf. Consistently, depletion of Arf led to inhibition of Wnt-mediated membrane PtdIns (4,5)P 2 (phosphatidylinositol 4, 5-bisphosphate) synthesis and LRP6 phosphorylation. Overall, our data suggest that transient activation of Arf modulates LRP6 phosphorylation for the transduction of Wnt/β-catenin signaling.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 3390-3396 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Oncogene |
Volume | 32 |
Issue number | 28 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2013 Jul 11 |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supported by grants from the National Research Foundation of Korea funded by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (2006-2004046 and 2012R1A2A2A01012472 to E-HJ; 2010-0029206 to I-SK; 2011-0003980 to S-YK). WK, TK, and MK were supported by the Brain Korea 21 program.
Keywords
- ADP-ribosylation factor (Arf)
- LRP6
- Phosphatidylinositol 4,5 bisphosphate (PtdIns (4,5)P)
- Signal transduction
- Wnt
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Molecular Biology
- Genetics
- Cancer Research