MacDonald Bryan T, Tamai Keiko, He Xi
F. M. Kirby Neurobiology Center, Children's Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Dev Cell. 2009 Jul;17(1):9-26. doi: 10.1016/j.devcel.2009.06.016.
Signaling by the Wnt family of secreted glycolipoproteins via the transcriptional coactivator beta-catenin controls embryonic development and adult homeostasis. Here we review recent progress in this so-called canonical Wnt signaling pathway. We discuss Wnt ligands, agonists, and antagonists, and their interactions with Wnt receptors. We also dissect critical events that regulate beta-catenin stability, from Wnt receptors to the cytoplasmic beta-catenin destruction complex, and nuclear machinery that mediates beta-catenin-dependent transcription. Finally, we highlight some key aspects of Wnt/beta-catenin signaling in human diseases including congenital malformations, cancer, and osteoporosis, and discuss potential therapeutic implications.
分泌型糖脂蛋白Wnt家族通过转录共激活因子β-连环蛋白进行信号传导,控制胚胎发育和成人稳态。在此,我们综述了这一所谓经典Wnt信号通路的最新进展。我们讨论了Wnt配体、激动剂和拮抗剂,以及它们与Wnt受体的相互作用。我们还剖析了从Wnt受体到细胞质β-连环蛋白破坏复合物,以及介导β-连环蛋白依赖性转录的核机制中调节β-连环蛋白稳定性的关键事件。最后,我们强调了Wnt/β-连环蛋白信号传导在人类疾病(包括先天性畸形、癌症和骨质疏松症)中的一些关键方面,并讨论了潜在的治疗意义。