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Protein tyrosine kinase 7 has a conserved role in Wnt/?-catenin canonical signalling.

ABSTRACT: The receptor protein tyrosine kinase 7 (PTK7) was recently shown to participate in noncanonical Wnt/planar cell polarity signalling during mouse and frog embryonic development. In this study, we report that PTK7 interacts with ?-catenin in a yeast two-hybrid assay and mammalian cells. PTK7-deficient cells exhibit weakened ?-catenin/T-cell factor transcriptional activity on Wnt3a stimulation. Furthermore, Xenopus PTK7 is required for the formation of Spemann's organizer and for Siamois promoter activation, events that require ?-catenin transcriptional activity. Using epistatic assays, we demonstrate that PTK7 functions upstream from glycogen synthase kinase 3. Taken together, our data reveal a new and conserved role for PTK7 in the Wnt canonical signalling pathway.

SUBMITTER: Puppo F

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3024124 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Protein tyrosine kinase 7 has a conserved role in Wnt/β-catenin canonical signalling.

Puppo Francesca F Thomé Virginie V Lhoumeau Anne-Catherine AC Cibois Marie M Gangar Akanksha A Lembo Frédérique F Belotti Edwige E Marchetto Sylvie S Lécine Patrick P Prébet Thomas T Sebbagh Michael M Shin Won-Sik WS Lee Seung-Taek ST Kodjabachian Laurent L Borg Jean-Paul JP

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The receptor protein tyrosine kinase 7 (PTK7) was recently shown to participate in noncanonical Wnt/planar cell polarity signalling during mouse and frog embryonic development. In this study, we report that PTK7 interacts with β-catenin in a yeast two-hybrid assay and mammalian cells. PTK7-deficient cells exhibit weakened β-catenin/T-cell factor transcriptional activity on Wnt3a stimulation. Furthermore, Xenopus PTK7 is required for the formation of Spemann's organizer and for Siamois promoter a ...[more]

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Protein tyrosine kinase 7 has a conserved role in Wnt/?-catenin canonical signalling.

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Protein tyrosine kinase 7 has a conserved role in Wnt/β-catenin canonical signalling.

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