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- Title
beta-Arrestins - scaffolds and signalling elements essential for WNT/Frizzled signalling pathways?
- Authors
Schulte, Gunnar; Schambony, Alexandra; Bryja, Vítezslav
- Abstract
beta-arrestins were originally identified as negative regulators of G protein-coupled receptor signalling. Recent studies have revealed that beta-arrestins serve as intracellular scaffolds and signalling intermediates. Their diverse functions in intracellular signalling pathways provide mechanisms for achieving signal specificity that might be attacked for pharmacological intervention. Here, we summarize the importance of beta-arrestin function for WNT [wingless (from Drosophila) and the oncogene int-1]/Frizzled (FZD) signalling. WNTs are secreted lipoglycoproteins that act through the seven transmembrane-spanning receptors of the FZD family. It recently became evident that beta-arrestins are required for cellular communication by means of WNTs and FZDs both in cellular systems and in vivo. Although the overall importance of arrestin for WNT/FZD signalling remains obscure, interaction with the central phosphoprotein Dishevelled and the endocytic machinery implicates beta-arrestin as a determinant of WNT signalling specificity, a mediator of WNT/FZD desensitization and a regulator of signalling compartmentation.
- Publication
British journal of pharmacology, 2010, Vol 159, Issue 5, p1051
- ISSN
1476-5381
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1476-5381.2009.00466.x