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Ellen Youngsoo Rim1,2, Roeland Nusse1,2
1Department of Developmental Biology, Stanford University School of Medicine.
Abstract:
The Wnt signaling pathway regulates metazoan development, tissue homeostasis, and regeneration. Many outstanding questions in Wnt signal transduction revolve around the molecular events immediately following Wnt-receptor interactions. To identify binding partners of the Wnt receptor Frizzled 7 (Fzd7) upon pathway activation, we tagged Fzd7 with APEX2, an enzyme that allows biotinylation of proximal interactors with high temporal and spatial resolution. Upon confirming proper localization and signaling activity of APEX2-tagged Fzd7, we labeled proximal interactors of Fzd7 with or without Wnt3a stimulation. Mass spectrometry analysis of biotinylated interactors identified several known Wnt pathway proteins. Top interactors enriched upon Wnt treatment were involved in actin cytoskeleton regulation, vesicle trafficking, or phospholipid modification. Proteins enriched in the Wnt-activated Fzd7 interactome that are without established roles in Wnt signaling warrant further examination.
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