Inappropriate activation of the Wnt pathway has been observed in manycancers2,3.Notably,truncatingmutationsofthetumoursuppressor APC are the most prevalent genetic alterations in colorectal carcinomas4-6. (plasignaling.com)
Beta-catenin pathway4
Vertebrate Wnt pathways can be functionally separated into two classes, the canonical Wnt/beta-catenin pathway and the non-canonical Wnt/Ca 2+ pathway. (biomedcentral.com)
Many downstream target genes of the Wnt/beta-catenin pathway have been identified. (biomedcentral.com)
Many downstream gene targets of the canonical Wnt/beta-catenin pathway have been identified http://www.stke.org . (biomedcentral.com)
Wnts in this functional class activate the canonical Wnt/beta-catenin pathway (Wnt-1, -3A, and -8). (biomedcentral.com)
Protein12
Administration of CCN1 protein or soluble JAG1 induced cholangiocyte proliferation in mice, which was blocked by inhibitors of NF-κB or NOTCH signaling. (jci.org)
Recombinant human r-spondin 1 LR5 protein is engineered to act as a high affinity ligand for the LGR5 receptor. (qkine.com)
This engineered protein, R-spondin 1 LR5, activates wnt signalling only in the LGR5+ stem cell population. (qkine.com)
Purified recombinant protein (1 µg) was resolved using 15% w/v SDS-PAGE in reduced (+β-mercaptothanol, R) and non-reduced conditions (NR) and stained with Coomassie Brilliant Blue R250. (qkine.com)
We further wanted to ascertain whether this protein interaction was direct using recombinant versions of purified b-catenin and WT1 protein but failed to detect any association ( Online Supplementary Figure S1B, C ). This suggested that perhaps the interaction is mediated through a post-translational modification, common partners such as WTX, 8 or cellular structures like DNA, given their well-documented roles in transcription. (haematologica.org)
In addition, we found that bone morphogenetic protein (Bmp) and Wnt/β-catenin signaling in the cartilage may both mediate the effect of upregulated Ihh signaling in promoting chondrocyte hypertrophy. (silverchair.com)
Thus, our study provides new mechanistic insights into the regulation of axin protein homeostasis and presents new avenues for targeted Wnt pathway therapies. (plasignaling.com)
Thus, it is likely that axin protein levels need to be tightly regulated to ensure proper Wnt pathway signalling. (plasignaling.com)
In fact, Wnt signallingitselfregulatesthelevelofaxinatseveralsteps,with AXIN2 being a major transcriptional target of the b-catenin-T-cell factor (TCF) com- plexandWntsignallingpromotingthedegradationofaxin12,13.However, the molecular mechanisms that regulate protein homeostasis of destruc- tion complex components and complex assembly remain elusive. (plasignaling.com)
Our study uncovers a new mechanism that controls axin protein stability and Wnt pathway signalling, and its therapeutic exploitation holds promise for treating Wnt-pathway- dependent cancers. (plasignaling.com)
Background: This gene encodes a small, monomeric, predominantly unstructured protein that functions as a positive regulator of the Wnt/beta-catenin signaling pathway. (icbinhibitor.com)
This unexpected finding suggests that by preserving the expression of RAGE protein (in a dominant-negative form), Ager AHA/AHA mouse might represent a cleaner genetic model to study physiological roles of RAGE in vivo compared to Ager −/− mice. (elifesciences.org)
Transfected with Wnt-r1
HEK293T cells transfected with Wnt-responsive firefly luciferase reporter TOP-FLASH are treated with increasing concentration of Qk031 R-spondin 1 LR5 (diluted in DMEM with 0.5 % of FCS), in the presence of Wnt-conditioned media (1:8 dilution), in triplicate. (qkine.com)
Pathway13
The Wnt signal transduction pathway is important in a wide variety of developmental processes as well as in the genesis of human cancer. (biomedcentral.com)
It is important to emphasize that whether Wnts activate distinct responses and likely pathways is context-dependent, and thus in other contexts a given Wnt may activate another pathway. (biomedcentral.com)
Interestingly, Wnt-5a may couple to either pathway depending on which frizzled receptor is present. (biomedcentral.com)
The stability of the Wnt pathway transcription factor b-catenin is tightly regulated by the multi-subunit destruction complex. (plasignaling.com)
Deregulated Wnt pathway activity has been implicated in many cancers, making this pathway an attractive target for anticancer therapies. (plasignaling.com)
However, the development of targeted Wnt pathway inhibitors has been hampered by the limited number of pathway components that are amenable to small molecule inhibition. (plasignaling.com)
In the absence of Wnt pathway activation, cytosolic b-catenin is constitutively phos- phorylated and targeted for degradation. (plasignaling.com)
On Wnt stimulation the b-catenin destruction complex dissociates, leading to the accumulation of nuclear b-catenin and transcription of Wnt pathway-responsive genes. (plasignaling.com)
In this study we used chemical-genetic and -proteomic approaches to search for novel modulators of the Wnt signalling pathway. (plasignaling.com)
XAV939 inhibits Wnt signalling by increasing axin levels XAV939 was identified as a small molecule inhibitor of the Wnt/b- catenin pathway from a high-throughput screen using a Wnt- responsive Super-Topflash (STF) luciferase reporter assay in HEK293 cells (Fig. 1a). (plasignaling.com)
Ligand1
The standard model of Wnt signaling specifies that after receipt of a Wnt ligand at the membranous receptor complex, downstream mediators inhibit a cytoplasmic destruction complex, allowing β-catenin to accumulate in the cytosol and nucleus and co-activate Wnt target genes. (silverchair.com)
Catalog5
Recombinant Human Wnt-3a (Catalog # 5036-WN) induces alkaline phosphatase production by the MC3T3-E1 mouse preosteoblast cell line. (novusbio.com)
HEK293 human embryonic kidney cell line transfected with mouse Lgr5/GPR49 and eGFP was stained with and either (A) Rat Anti-Mouse Lgr5/GPR49 Monoclonal Antibody (Catalog # MAB8240) or (B) Rat IgG 2B Isotype Control (Catalog # MAB0061 ) followed by Allophycocyanin-conjugated Anti-Rat IgG Secondary Antibody (Catalog # F0113 ). (rndsystems.com)
Lgr5/GPR49 was detected in immersion fixed HEK293 human embryonic kidney cell line transfected with GFP (green) tagged mouse LGR5 using Rat Anti-Mouse Lgr5/GPR49 Monoclonal Antibody (Catalog # MAB8240) at 10 µg/mL for 3 hours at room temperature. (rndsystems.com)
Lgr5/GPR49 was detected in immersion fixed MYC tagged mouse transfectants using Rat Anti-Mouse Lgr5/GPR49 Monoclonal Antibody (Catalog # MAB8240). (rndsystems.com)
Rat Anti-Mouse Lgr5/GPR49 Monoclonal Antibody (Catalog # MAB8240) induces TOPflash activity in the HEK293 human embryonic kidney cell line stably expressing LGR5 in the presence of Wnt-3a, but in the absence of R-Spondins. (rndsystems.com)
YAP siRNA and ranibizumab, a VEGF monoclonal antibody, were injected intravitreally in CNV mice. (molvis.org)
Ranibizumab (RBZ, trade name Lucentis) is a recombinant humanized monoclonal antibody. (molvis.org)
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Genes2
Using DNA microarray analysis, we identified several genes that are regulated by Wnt-5a and Rfz-2 as well as by Wnt-1. (biomedcentral.com)
We then focused on two genes previously linked to various cancers, mesothelin and stromelysin-1, which are respectively up-regulated by Wnt-1 and Wnt-5a in C57mg cells. (biomedcentral.com)
Lgr56
Lgr5 homologues associate with Wnt receptors and mediate R-spondin signalling. (qkine.com)
Lgr5/GPR49 in Mouse Cells Transfected with Mouse Lgr5/GPR49. (rndsystems.com)
Inhibitor1
a GSK3b inhibitor), and naturally activated (with recom-binant rWNT3A) Wnt signaling conditions ( Figure 1C ). (haematologica.org)
Reporter assay1
R-spondin 1 enhances Wnt signalling in TOP-Flash reporter assay. (qkine.com)
Downstream1
A key feature of the Wnt path- way is the regulated proteolysis of the downstream effector b-catenin by the b-catenin destruction complex. (plasignaling.com)
Induce1
Measured by its ability to induce alkaline phosphatase production by MC3T3‑E1 mouse preosteoblast cells. (novusbio.com)
Receptors1
Vertebrate Wnts signal through frizzled receptors that in some experimental contexts (e.g., without co-expressing LRP5/6) preferentially activate the Wnt/beta-catenin or Wnt/Ca 2+ pathways [ 5 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
Human2
Culture and establishment of self-renewing human and mouse adult liver and pancreas 3D organoids and their genetic manipulation. (qkine.com)
Knockout mice implicate ROR alpha as being essential in the development of the cerebellum. (novusbio.com)
This paper explores the role of heparan sulfate in the oligomerization of RAGE and the role of oligomerization in vivo function using mouse knockout models. (elifesciences.org)
The authors report that knock-in mice, with RAGE is mutated at sites responsible for heparan sulfate binding and oligomerization, phenocopy RAGE knockout mice. (elifesciences.org)
Cells8
Cells were stained using an anti-Mouse HRP-conjugated secondary antibody (brown). (rndsystems.com)
Supporting differences in Wnt signaling, gain of function of Wnt-1 in C57mg mouse mammary epithelial cells leads to their morphological transformation while loss of function of Wnt-5a leads to the same transformation. (biomedcentral.com)
To test the hypothesis that a specific cell line can respond to distinct Wnts with different patterns of gene expression, we over-expressed Wnt-5a and Rfz-2 in C57mg mammary epithelial cells and compared this cell line to C57mg cells over-expressing Wnt-1. (biomedcentral.com)
the first being a class that transforms C57mg mouse mammary epithelial cells and also promotes duplication of the dorso-ventral axis when over-expressed in Xenopus embryos. (biomedcentral.com)
1 Wnt/b-catenin is also known to drive the emergence and maintenance of leukemia stem cells in AML. (haematologica.org)
As shown in Figure 1F-H, the b-catenin:WT1 interaction remained in K562, HEL and KG-1 cells under both basal (DMSO) and stimulated (CHIR99021) Wnt signaling. (haematologica.org)
XAV939 strongly inhibited Wnt3a-stimu- lated STF activity in HEK293 cells, but did not affect CRE, NF-kB or TGF-b luciferase reporters (Fig. 1b). (plasignaling.com)
XAV939 treatment blocked Wnt3a- induced accumulation of b-catenin in HEK293 cells (Fig. 1c), indicating that the compound modulates Wnt signalling upstream of b-catenin. (plasignaling.com)
Bone1
Remarkably, Ager AHA/AHA mice phenocopied Ager −/− mice in two different pathophysiological processes, namely bone remodeling and neutrophil-mediated liver injury, which demonstrates that HS-induced RAGE oligomerization is essential for RAGE signaling. (elifesciences.org)
To understand the physiological significance of HS-induced RAGE oligomerization in vivo, we generated RAGE knock-in mice ( Ager AHA/AHA ) by introducing point mutations to specifically disrupt HS-RAGE interaction. (elifesciences.org)
Target1
One such molecular target of considerable interest given its frequent dysregulation in AML is Wnt/b-catenin signaling. (haematologica.org)
Site1
Wnt-3a is one of 19 vertebrate members of the Wingless-type MMTV integration site (Wnt) family of highly conserved cysteine-rich secreted glycoproteins important for normal developmental processes (1). (novusbio.com)
Treatment2
Knock-in mice expressing a CCN1 mutant that is unable to bind α v β 5 /α v β 3 were impaired in ductular reaction, leading to massive hepatic necrosis and mortality after bile duct ligation (BDL), whereas treatment of these mice with soluble JAG1 rescued ductular reaction and reduced hepatic necrosis and mortality. (jci.org)
Unexpectedly, shortly after Wnt treatment, we detected the dephosphorylated form of β-catenin at the plasma membrane, where it displayed a discontinuous punctate labeling. (silverchair.com)
Expression1
Proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) expression in CNV mice without or with YAP siRNA intravitreal injection and the colocalization of PCNA and CD31 were measured with western blotting and immunofluorescent double staining, respectively. (molvis.org)
Analysis1
Finally, we have performed RNA-seq analysis of neutrophils and lungs and found that while Ager −/− mice had a broad alteration of transcriptome in both tissues compared to wild-type mice, the changes of transcriptome in Ager AHA/AHA mice were much more restricted. (elifesciences.org)
Complex1
The principal constituents of the b-catenin destruction complex are adenomatous polyposis coli (APC), axin and glycogen synthase kinase 3a/b (GSK3a/b). (plasignaling.com)
Models1
We find that a structurally rigid IgG4H and CD28TM domain brings the two D4 fragments in proximity, driving CAR dimerization and leading to enhanced T-cell signaling and tumor regression in pancreatic cancer models with low antigen density in female mice. (nature.com)
Study1
In the study, a mouse CNV model was generated by laser photocoagulation. (molvis.org)