Wnt7b通过与Fzd1、Fzd10和LRP5相互作用,激活上皮细胞和血管平滑肌细胞中的经典信号通路。
Wnt7b activates canonical signaling in epithelial and vascular smooth muscle cells through interactions with Fzd1, Fzd10, and LRP5.
作者信息
Wang Zhishan, Shu Weiguo, Lu Min Min, Morrisey Edward E
机构信息
Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 956 BRB II/III, 421 Curie Blvd., Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
出版信息
Mol Cell Biol. 2005 Jun;25(12):5022-30. doi: 10.1128/MCB.25.12.5022-5030.2005.
Wnt7b is a Wnt ligand that has been demonstrated to play critical roles in several developmental processes, including lung airway and vascular development and chorion-allantois fusion during placental development. Wnt signaling involves the binding of Wnt ligands to cell surface receptors of the frizzled family and coreceptors of the LRP5/6 family. However, little is known of the ligand-receptor specificity exhibited by different Wnts, Fzds, and LRPs in Wnt signaling. Expression analysis of Fzds and LRP5/6 in the developing lung and vasculature showed that Fzd1, -4, -7, and -10 and LRP5/6 are expressed in tissue-specific patterns during lung development. Fzd1, -4, and -7 are expressed primarily in the developing lung mesenchyme, and Fzd10 is expressed in airway epithelium. LRP5 and LRP6 are expressed in airway epithelium during lung development, whereas LRP5 but not LRP6 expression is observed in the muscular component of large blood vessels, including the aorta. Cell transfection studies demonstrate that Wnt7b can activate the canonical Wnt pathway but not the noncanonical Wnt pathway in a cell-specific manner. Biochemical analysis demonstrates that Wnt7b can bind to Fzd1 and -10 on the cell surface and cooperatively activate canonical Wnt signaling with these receptors in the presence of LRP5. Together, these data demonstrate that Wnt7b signals through Fzd1 and -10 and LRP5 and implicate these Wnt coreceptors in the regulation of lung airway and vascular development.
Wnt7b是一种Wnt配体,已被证明在多个发育过程中发挥关键作用,包括肺气道和血管发育以及胎盘发育过程中的绒毛膜-尿囊融合。Wnt信号传导涉及Wnt配体与卷曲蛋白家族的细胞表面受体以及LRP5/6家族的共受体结合。然而,对于不同的Wnt、Fzd和LRP在Wnt信号传导中表现出的配体-受体特异性知之甚少。对发育中的肺和血管中Fzd和LRP5/6的表达分析表明,Fzd1、-4、-7和-10以及LRP5/6在肺发育过程中以组织特异性模式表达。Fzd1、-4和-7主要在发育中的肺间充质中表达,而Fzd10在气道上皮中表达。LRP5和LRP6在肺发育过程中在气道上皮中表达,而在包括主动脉在内的大血管的肌肉成分中观察到LRP5而非LRP6的表达。细胞转染研究表明,Wnt7b可以以细胞特异性方式激活经典Wnt途径,但不能激活非经典Wnt途径。生化分析表明,Wnt7b可以与细胞表面的Fzd1和-10结合,并在存在LRP5的情况下与这些受体协同激活经典Wnt信号传导。总之,这些数据表明Wnt7b通过Fzd1和-10以及LRP5发出信号,并暗示这些Wnt共受体参与肺气道和血管发育的调节。