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    FEBS Lett. 2011 Oct 3;585(19):3120-5. Epub 2011 Sep 5.

    Mesd is a general inhibitor of different Wnt ligands in Wnt/LRP signaling and inhibits PC-3 tumor growth in vivo.

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    Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Drug Discovery Division, Southern Research Institute, Birmingham, AL 35255, United States.

    Abstract

    Mesd is a specialized chaperone for Wnt co-receptor low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein-5 (LRP5) and LRP6, which contain four β-propeller/epidermal growth factor modules, named E1 to E4 from N- to C-terminal, in their extracellular domains. Herein, we demonstrated that recombinant Mesd protein is a general Wnt inhibitor that blocks Wnt/β-catenin signaling induced not only by LRP6 E1-E2-binding Wnts but also by LRP6 E3-E4-binding Wnts. We also found that Mesd suppressed Wnt/β-catenin signaling induced by Wnt1 in prostate cancer PC-3 cells, and inhibited tumor growth in PC-3 xenograft model. Our results indicate that Mesd is a universal inhibitor of Wnt/LRP signaling on the cell surface.

    Copyright © 2011 Federation of European Biochemical Societies. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

    PMID:
    21907199
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
    PMCID:
    PMC3183310
    [Available on 2012/10/3]

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