Wnt3a stimulation elicits G-protein-coupled receptor properties of mammalian Frizzled proteins.

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Title
Wnt3a stimulation elicits G-protein-coupled receptor properties of mammalian Frizzled proteins.
Journal
Biochemical Journal
Author(s)
Koval A., Katanaev V.L.
ISSN
1470-8728 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
0264-6021
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2011
Volume
433
Number
3
Pages
435-440
Language
english
Abstract
Receptors of the Fz (Frizzled) family initiate Wnt ligand-dependent signalling controlling multiple steps in organism development and carcinogenesis. Fz proteins possess seven transmembrane domains, and their signalling depends on heterotrimeric G-proteins in various organisms; however, Fz proteins constitute a distinct group within the GPCR (G-protein-coupled receptor) superfamily, and Fz signalling can be G-protein-independent in some experimental setups, leading to concerns about the GPCR nature of these proteins. In the present study, we demonstrate that mammalian Fz proteins act as GPCRs on heterotrimeric G(o/i) proteins. Addition of the Wnt3a ligand to rat brain membranes or cultured cells elicits Fz-dependent guanine-nucleotide exchange on G(o/i) proteins. These responses were sensitive to a Wnt antagonist and to pertussis toxin, which decouples the G(o/i) proteins from their receptors through covalent modification. The results of the present study provide the long-awaited biochemical proof of the GPCR nature of Fz receptors.
Keywords
Animals, Brain, Cells, Cultured, Frizzled Receptors/metabolism, GTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, Gi-Go, Guanine Nucleotides/metabolism, Rats, Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled, Wnt Proteins/metabolism, Wnt3 Protein
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