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Dishevelled: at the crossroads of divergent intracellular signaling pathways

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Boutros, Michael, Mlodzik, Marek·1999·Mechanisms of Development

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During the development of multicellular organisms the formation of complex patterns relies on specific cell-cell signaling events. For tissues to become spatially organized and cells to become committed to specialized fates it is absolutely crucial for proper development that the underlying signaling systems receive and route information correctly. Recently, a wealth of genetic and biochemical experimental data has been collected about prevalent evolutionary conserved signaling families, such as the Wnts, Dpp/BMPs, and Hedgehogs, in flies, worms, and vertebrates. Paradoxically, members of a particular signaling family often have receptors with similar biochemical binding properties, though they activate different intracellular pathways in vivo and can be phenotypically distinguished. How are their specific biological responses then generated? With respect to signaling specificity in Wnt pathways, Dishevelled is an intriguing protein; in Drosophila melanogaster it is required in two distinct signaling pathways, that share Frizzled receptors of similar structure, but have distinct intracellular signaling routes. Recent results suggest that Dishevelled is a multifunctional protein at the crossroads of divergent Wnt/Fz pathways. Dishevelled appears to be a key factor in Wnt signaling to read' signals coming from the plasma membrane and route them into the correct intracellular pathways.

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  1. Li, L., Yuan, H., Xie, W., Mao, J., Caruso, A.M., McMahon, A., Sussman, D.J., Wu, D., 1999. Dishevelled proteins lead to two signalling path- ways. Regulations of LEF-1 and c-Jun N-terminal kinase in mammalian cells. J. Biol. Chem. 274 (1), 129±134.

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Authors
Boutros, M., & Mlodzik, M.
Affiliations
European Molecular Biology Laboratory (DE)
Corresponding author
Mlodzik, Marek
Venue
Mechanisms of Development
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
1999-05
Volume
83
Issue
1-2
Pages
27-37
ISSN
0925-4773 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2084060837
Cited by
275
References
66
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FWCI
1.76
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • Mechanisms of Development (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds
  • Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes
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
Dishevelled, Wnt signaling, Frizzled receptors, Drosophila melanogaster, signaling specificity, intracellular signaling, Hedgehog signaling, cell-to-cell communication, developmental patterning
MeSH terms
Dishevelled Proteins, Amino Acid Sequence, Animals, Drosophila, Membrane Proteins, Models, Genetic, Molecular Sequence Data, Phosphoproteins, Proto-Oncogene Proteins, Xenopus, Signal Transduction, Sequence Homology, Amino Acid, Drosophila Proteins, Zebrafish Proteins, Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled, Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing, Wnt Proteins, Wnt1 Protein, Frizzled Receptors, Mice

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