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Inhibition of WNT signaling by G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) kinase 2 (GRK2).


ABSTRACT: Activation of Wnt signaling pathways causes release and stabilization of the transcription regulator beta-catenin from a destruction complex composed of axin and the adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) protein (canonical signaling pathway). Assembly of this complex is facilitated by a protein-protein interaction between APC and a regulator of G protein signaling (RGS) domain in axin. Because G protein-coupled receptor kinase 2 (GRK2) has a RGS domain that is closely related to the RGS domain in axin, we determined whether GRK2 regulated canonical signaling. We found that GRK2 inhibited Wnt1-induced activation of a reporter construct as well as reduced Wnt3a-dependent stabilization and nuclear translocation of beta-catenin. GRK2 enzymatic activity was required for this negative regulatory effect, and depletion of endogenous GRK2 using small interfering RNA enhanced canonical signaling. GRK2-dependent inhibition of canonical signaling is relevant to osteoblast (OB) biology because overexpression of GRK2 attenuated Wnt/beta-catenin signaling in calvarial OBs. Coimmunoprecipitation studies found that: 1) GRK2 bound APC; 2) The GRK2-APC interaction was promoted by GRK2 enzymatic activity; and 3) Deletion of the RGS domain in GRK2 prevented both the GRK2-APC interaction and GRK2-dependent inhibition of canonical signaling. These data suggest that: 1) GRK2 negatively regulates Wnt signaling; 2) GRK2-dependent inhibition of canonical signaling requires a protein-protein interaction between the RGS domain in GRK2 and APC; and 3) Enzymatic activity promotes the GRK2-APC interaction and is required for the negative regulatory effect on canonical signaling. We speculate that inhibiting GRK2 activity in bone-forming OBs might be a useful therapeutic strategy for increasing bone mass.

SUBMITTER: Wang L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2737558 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Inhibition of WNT signaling by G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) kinase 2 (GRK2).

Wang Liming L   Gesty-Palmer Diane D   Fields Timothy A TA   Spurney Robert F RF  

Molecular endocrinology (Baltimore, Md.) 20090625 9


Activation of Wnt signaling pathways causes release and stabilization of the transcription regulator beta-catenin from a destruction complex composed of axin and the adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) protein (canonical signaling pathway). Assembly of this complex is facilitated by a protein-protein interaction between APC and a regulator of G protein signaling (RGS) domain in axin. Because G protein-coupled receptor kinase 2 (GRK2) has a RGS domain that is closely related to the RGS domain in axi  ...[more]

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