Martinez-Marin Dalia, Stroman Grace C, Fulton Camryn J, Pruitt Kevin
Department of Pharmacology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States.
Front Cell Dev Biol. 2025 May 1;13:1599355. doi: 10.3389/fcell.2025.1599355. eCollection 2025.
Frizzled (FZD) receptors are a subset of G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), the largest class of human cell surface receptors and a major target of FDA-approved drugs. Activated by Wnt ligands, FZDs regulate key cellular processes such as proliferation, differentiation, and polarity, positioning them at the intersection of developmental biology and disease, including cancer. Despite their significance, FZD signaling remains incompletely understood, particularly in distinguishing receptor-specific roles across canonical and non-canonical Wnt pathways. Challenges include defining ligand-receptor specificity, elucidating signal transduction mechanisms, and understanding the influence of post translational modifications and the cellular context. Structural dynamics, receptor trafficking, and non-canonical signaling contributions also remain areas of active investigation. Recent advances in structural biology, transcriptomics, and functional genomics are beginning to address these gaps, while emerging therapeutic approaches-such as small-molecule modulators and antibodies-highlight the potential of FZDs as drug targets. This review synthesizes current insights into FZD receptor biology, examines ongoing controversies, and outlines promising directions for future research and therapeutic development.
卷曲蛋白(FZD)受体是G蛋白偶联受体(GPCR)的一个亚类,GPCR是人类细胞表面受体中最大的一类,也是美国食品药品监督管理局(FDA)批准药物的主要靶点。FZD受体由Wnt配体激活,调节细胞增殖、分化和极性等关键细胞过程,使其处于发育生物学和包括癌症在内的疾病的交叉点。尽管它们很重要,但FZD信号传导仍未被完全理解,特别是在区分经典和非经典Wnt途径中受体特异性作用方面。挑战包括定义配体-受体特异性、阐明信号转导机制以及理解翻译后修饰和细胞环境的影响。结构动力学、受体运输和非经典信号传导的贡献也仍然是活跃的研究领域。结构生物学、转录组学和功能基因组学的最新进展开始填补这些空白,而新兴的治疗方法,如小分子调节剂和抗体,突出了FZD作为药物靶点的潜力。这篇综述综合了目前对FZD受体生物学的见解,审视了当前的争议,并概述了未来研究和治疗发展的有前景的方向。
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