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R-Spondin2 Is a Secreted Activator of Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling and Is Required for Xenopus Myogenesis

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Kazanskaya, Olga, Glinka, Andrei, del Barco Barrantes, Ivan, Stannek, Peter, Niehrs, Christof, Wu, Wei·2004·Developmental Cell

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We have carried out a small pool expression screen for modulators of the Wnt/beta-catenin pathway and identified Xenopus R-spondin2 (Rspo2) as a secreted activator of this cascade. Rspo2 is coexpressed with and positively regulated by Wnt signals and synergizes with Wnts to activate beta-catenin. Analyses of functional interaction with components of the Wnt/beta-catenin pathway suggest that Rspo2 functions extracellularly at the level of receptor ligand interaction. In addition to activating the Wnt/beta-catenin pathway, Rspo2 overexpression blocks Activin, Nodal, and BMP4 signaling in Xenopus, raising the possibility that it may negatively regulate the TGF-beta pathway. Antisense Morpholino experiments in Xenopus embryos and RNAi experiments in HeLa cells reveal that Rspo2 is required for Wnt/beta-catenin signaling. In Xenopus embryos depleted of Rspo2, the muscle markers myoD and myf5 fail to be activated and later muscle development is impaired. Thus, Rspo2 functions in a positive feedback loop to stimulate the Wnt/beta-catenin cascade.

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  • Norrin and R-Spondin2 can bind to the LRP5/6 receptor and may activate Wnt signaling independent of a Wnt ligand.

    “An interesting recent finding is the identification of factors including Norrin23 and R-Spondin2,24 which can bind to the LRP5/6 receptor and may activate Wnt signaling independent of a Wnt ligand.”

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Authors
Kazanskaya, O., Glinka, A., del Barco Barrantes, I., Stannek, P., Niehrs, C., & Wu, W.
Affiliations
German Cancer Research Center (DE)
Corresponding author
Niehrs, Christof
Venue
Developmental Cell
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2004-10
Volume
7
Issue
4
Pages
525-534
ISSN
1534-5807 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2018602900
Cited by
431
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46
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FWCI
4.14
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Developmental Cell (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Hedgehog Signaling Pathway Studies
Keywords
RSPO2, Wnt/β-catenin signaling, myogenesis, Xenopus, activin signaling, Nodal signaling, BMP4 signaling, TGF-beta signaling, MyoD, Myf5, positive feedback loop, ligand-receptor interactions
MeSH terms
Animals, Cell Line, Cytoskeletal Proteins, HeLa Cells, Humans, Immunohistochemistry, Luciferases, Microinjections, Molecular Sequence Data, Neoplasm Proteins, Proto-Oncogene Proteins, Recombinant Proteins, RNA, Xenopus, Blotting, Western, Signal Transduction, Trans-Activators, Extracellular Matrix Proteins, In Situ Hybridization, Genes, Reporter, Muscle Development, Xenopus Proteins, RNA, Small Interfering, Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins, Culture Techniques, Wnt Proteins, beta Catenin

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