Inhibition of WNT Signaling by G Protein-Coupled Receptor (GPCR) Kinase 2 (GRK2)
AUTOR(ES)
Wang, Liming
FONTE
The Endocrine Society
RESUMO
Activation of Wnt signaling pathways causes release and stabilization of the transcription regulator β-catenin from a destruction complex composed of axin and the adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) protein (canonical signaling pathway). Assembly of this complex is facilitated by a protein-protein interaction between APC and a regulator of G protein signaling (RGS) domain in axin. Because G protein-coupled receptor kinase 2 (GRK2) has a RGS domain that is closely related to the RGS domain in axin, we determined whether GRK2 regulated canonical signaling. We found that GRK2 inhibited Wnt1-induced activation of a reporter construct as well as reduced Wnt3a-dependent stabilization and nuclear translocation of β-catenin. GRK2 enzymatic activity was required for this negative regulatory effect, and depletion of endogenous GRK2 using small interfering RNA enhanced canonical signaling. GRK2-dependent inhibition of canonical signaling is relevant to osteoblast (OB) biology because overexpression of GRK2 attenuated Wnt/β-catenin signaling in calvarial OBs. Coimmunoprecipitation studies found that: 1) GRK2 bound APC; 2) The GRK2-APC interaction was promoted by GRK2 enzymatic activity; and 3) Deletion of the RGS domain in GRK2 prevented both the GRK2-APC interaction and GRK2-dependent inhibition of canonical signaling. These data suggest that: 1) GRK2 negatively regulates Wnt signaling; 2) GRK2-dependent inhibition of canonical signaling requires a protein-protein interaction between the RGS domain in GRK2 and APC; and 3) Enzymatic activity promotes the GRK2-APC interaction and is required for the negative regulatory effect on canonical signaling. We speculate that inhibiting GRK2 activity in bone-forming OBs might be a useful therapeutic strategy for increasing bone mass.
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