title: Signaling specificity by Frizzled receptors in Drosophila.
abstract: Wnt-Frizzled (Fz) signaling pathways play recurring important roles during the development and homeostasis of vertebrates and invertebrates. Fz receptors can signal through beta-catenin-dependent and -independent pathways. In Drosophila, Fz and Fz2 are redundant receptors for Wg. In addition, Fz conveys signals through a distinct pathway to organize planar polarization of epithelial structures. We demonstrate that the cytoplasmic sequences of Fz2 and Fz preferentially activate the beta-catenin and planar polarity cascade, respectively. Both receptors activate either pathway, but with different efficiencies. Intrinsic differences in signaling efficiency in closely related receptors might be a general mechanism for generating signaling specificity in vivo.
authors.affiliation: European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Developmental Biology Programme, Meyerhofstrasse 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Boutros
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mihaly
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bouwmeester
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mlodzik
mesh_terms: D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing; D000818:Animals; D051186:Armadillo Domain Proteins; D019521:Body Patterning; D003598:Cytoskeletal Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D000072261:Dishevelled Proteins; D004330:Drosophila / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D029721:Drosophila Proteins; D005123:Eye / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism; D051157:Frizzled Receptors; D019476:Insect Proteins; D007814:Larva / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism; D008024:Ligands; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D009154:Mutation; D010641:Phenotype; D010750:Phosphoproteins / Q000378:metabolism; D017956:Photoreceptor Cells, Invertebrate / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D043562:Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled; D017981:Receptors, Neurotransmitter / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D015398:Signal Transduction; D015534:Trans-Activators; D014157:Transcription Factors; D014921:Wings, Animal / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism; D051153:Wnt Proteins; D051155:Wnt1 Protein; D014981:Xenopus; D029867:Xenopus Proteins; D029961:Zebrafish Proteins; D051176:beta Catenin
chemical_list: C495305:ARM protein, Drosophila; D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing; D051186:Armadillo Domain Proteins; C495266:CTNNB1 protein, Xenopus; D003598:Cytoskeletal Proteins; D000072261:Dishevelled Proteins; D029721:Drosophila Proteins; D051157:Frizzled Receptors; D019476:Insect Proteins; D008024:Ligands; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D010750:Phosphoproteins; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D043562:Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled; D017981:Receptors, Neurotransmitter; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D015534:Trans-Activators; D014157:Transcription Factors; D051153:Wnt Proteins; D051155:Wnt1 Protein; D029867:Xenopus Proteins; D029961:Zebrafish Proteins; D051176:beta Catenin; C058784:fz protein, Drosophila; C101703:fz2 protein, Drosophila; C074622:wg protein, Drosophila