Neddylation is essential for β-catenin degradation in Wnt signaling pathway

Autor: Bojun Wang, Tiantian Wang, Huimin Zhu, Rong Yan, Xinru Li, Chengqian Zhang, Wanyu Tao, Xisong Ke, Piliang Hao, Yi Qu
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Cell Reports, Vol 38, Iss 12, Pp 110538- (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2211-1247
DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2022.110538
Popis: Summary: β-Catenin is a central component in the Wnt signaling pathway; its degradation has been tightly connected to ubiquitylation, but it is rarely examined by loss-of-function assays. Here we observe that endogenous β-catenin is not stabilized upon ubiquitylation depletion by a ubiquitylation inhibitor, TAK-243. We demonstrate that N-terminal phosphorylated β-catenin is quickly and strongly stabilized by a specific neddylation inhibitor, MLN4924, in all examined cell types, and that β-catenin and TCF4 interaction is strongly enhanced by inhibition of neddylation but not ubiquitylation. We also confirm that the E3 ligase β-TrCP2, but not β-TrCP1, is associated with neddylation and destruction of β-catenin. GSK3β and adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) are not required for β-catenin neddylation but essential for its subsequent degradation. Our findings not only clarify the process of β-catenin modification and degradation in the Wnt signaling pathway but also highlight the importance of reassessing previously identified ubiquitylation substrates.
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