| Structural highlights
Function
FZD7_HUMAN Receptor for Wnt proteins. Most of frizzled receptors are coupled to the beta-catenin canonical signaling pathway, which leads to the activation of disheveled proteins, inhibition of GSK-3 kinase, nuclear accumulation of beta-catenin and activation of Wnt target genes. A second signaling pathway involving PKC and calcium fluxes has been seen for some family members, but it is not yet clear if it represents a distinct pathway or if it can be integrated in the canonical pathway, as PKC seems to be required for Wnt-mediated inactivation of GSK-3 kinase. Both pathways seem to involve interactions with G-proteins. May be involved in transduction and intercellular transmission of polarity information during tissue morphogenesis and/or in differentiated tissues.
Publication Abstract from PubMed
Regeneration of the adult intestinal epithelium is mediated by a pool of cycling stem cells, which are located at the base of the crypt, that express leucine-rich-repeat-containing G-protein-coupled receptor 5 (LGR5). The Frizzled (FZD) 7 receptor (FZD7) is enriched in LGR5(+) intestinal stem cells and plays a critical role in their self-renewal. Yet, drug discovery approaches and structural bases for targeting specific FZD isoforms remain poorly defined. FZD proteins interact with Wnt signaling proteins via, in part, a lipid-binding groove on the extracellular cysteine-rich domain (CRD) of the FZD receptor. Here we report the identification of a potent peptide that selectively binds to the FZD7 CRD at a previously uncharacterized site and alters the conformation of the CRD and the architecture of its lipid-binding groove. Treatment with the FZD7-binding peptide impaired Wnt signaling in cultured cells and stem cell function in intestinal organoids. Together, our data illustrate that targeting the lipid-binding groove holds promise as an approach for achieving isoform-selective FZD receptor inhibition.
A selective peptide inhibitor of Frizzled 7 receptors disrupts intestinal stem cells.,Nile AH, de Sousa E Melo F, Mukund S, Piskol R, Hansen S, Zhou L, Zhang Y, Fu Y, Gogol EB, Komuves LG, Modrusan Z, Angers S, Franke Y, Koth C, Fairbrother WJ, Wang W, de Sauvage FJ, Hannoush RN Nat Chem Biol. 2018 Apr 9. pii: 10.1038/s41589-018-0035-2. doi:, 10.1038/s41589-018-0035-2. PMID:29632413[1]
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References
- ↑ Nile AH, de Sousa E Melo F, Mukund S, Piskol R, Hansen S, Zhou L, Zhang Y, Fu Y, Gogol EB, Komuves LG, Modrusan Z, Angers S, Franke Y, Koth C, Fairbrother WJ, Wang W, de Sauvage FJ, Hannoush RN. A selective peptide inhibitor of Frizzled 7 receptors disrupts intestinal stem cells. Nat Chem Biol. 2018 Apr 9. pii: 10.1038/s41589-018-0035-2. doi:, 10.1038/s41589-018-0035-2. PMID:29632413 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41589-018-0035-2
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