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Modulation of the microtubule cytoskeleton: a role for a divergent canonical Wnt pathway

Salinas, Patricia C.·2007·Trends in Cell Biology

Abstract

Wnts are signalling molecules implicated in normal development and in disease. Although Wnts can signal through three pathways, the canonical or beta-catenin pathway has been particularly studied because of its crucial role in embryonic patterning and cancer. It is well accepted that canonical Wnt signalling regulates gene expression by modulating the levels of beta-catenin, a co-activator of Tcf/Lef transcription factors. However, a divergent canonical Wnt pathway directly regulates the microtubule cytoskeleton. Interestingly, many components of the pathway are associated with the cytoskeleton and can act locally. Here I discuss recent evidence supporting a direct role for canonical Wnt signalling in microtubule regulation, and how this function sheds a new light into the mechanisms that regulate cell-fate determination and polarization.

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  • During neuronal migration and synaptogenesis, Wnt signaling regulates the microtubule cytoskeleton and this pathway relies on the activity of GSK3 and Dsh.

    “During neuronal migration and synaptogenesis, Wnt signaling has been shown to regulate the microtubule cytoskeleton and this pathway relies on the activity of GSK3 and Dsh.102,103”

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Authors
Salinas, P. C.
Affiliations
University College London (GB)
Corresponding author
Salinas, Patricia C.
Venue
Trends in Cell Biology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2007-07
Volume
17
Issue
7
Pages
333-342
ISSN
0962-8924 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2064060475
Cited by
100
References
71
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FWCI
0.59
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
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  • Trends in Cell Biology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Wellcome Trust (063842)
  • Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BB/E016006/1, C14770)
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 › Cell Biology › Microtubule and mitosis dynamics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation
Keywords
Wnt/β-catenin signaling, microtubule cytoskeleton, β-catenin, TCF/LEF transcription factors, cell polarity, cell fate determination, cytoskeleton regulation
MeSH terms
Animals, Axons, Cell Division, Cytoskeletal Proteins, Cytoskeleton, Drosophila, Epithelium, Microtubules, Mitosis, Spindle Apparatus, Models, Biological, Signal Transduction, Cell Lineage, Wnt Proteins

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