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XB-ART-9855
Mol Cell Biol 2001 Jan 01;211:330-42. doi: 10.1128/MCB.21.1.330-342.2001.
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Inhibition of the Wnt signaling pathway by Idax, a novel Dvl-binding protein.

Hino S , Kishida S , Michiue T , Fukui A , Sakamoto I , Takada S , Asashima M , Kikuchi A .


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In attempting to clarify the roles of Dvl in the Wnt signaling pathway, we identified a novel protein which binds to the PDZ domain of Dvl and named it Idax (for inhibition of the Dvl and Axin complex). Idax and Axin competed with each other for the binding to Dvl. Immunocytochemical analyses showed that Idax was localized to the same place as Dvl in cells and that expression of Axin inhibited the colocalization of Dvl and Idax. Further, Wnt-induced accumulation of beta-catenin and activation of T-cell factor in mammalian cells were suppressed by expression of Idax. Expression of Idax in Xenopus embryos induced ventralization with a reduction in the expression of siamois, a Wnt-inducible gene. Idax inhibited Wnt- and Dvl- but not beta-catenin-induced axis duplication. It is known that Dvl is a positive regulator in the Wnt signaling pathway and that the PDZ domain is important for this activity. Therefore, these results suggest that Idax functions as a negative regulator of the Wnt signaling pathway by directly binding to the PDZ domain of Dvl.

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Species referenced: Xenopus
Genes referenced: ctnnb1 cxxc4 dvl1 dvl2 gsk3b sia1 wnt8a

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