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    J Biol Chem. 2004 Nov 19;279(47):49188-98. Epub 2004 Sep 7.

    Adenomatous polyposis coli is down-regulated by the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway in a process facilitated by Axin.

    Choi J, Park SY, Costantini F, Jho EH, Joo CK.

    Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, The Catholic University of Korea, 505 Banpo-dong, Seocho-ku, Seoul, 137-701, Korea.

    Adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) protein and Axin form a complex that mediates the down-regulation of beta-catenin, a key effector of Wnt signaling. Truncation mutations in APC are responsible for familial and sporadic colorectal tumors due to failure in the down-regulation of beta-catenin. While the regulation of beta-catenin by APC has been extensively studied, the regulation of APC itself has received little attention. Here we show that the level of APC is down-regulated by the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway and that Wnt signaling inhibits the process. The domain responsible for the down-regulation and direct ubiquitination was identified. We also show an unexpected role for Axin in facilitating the ubiquitination-proteasome-mediated down-regulation of APC through the oligomerization of Axin. Our results suggest a new mechanism for the regulation of APC by Axin and Wnt signaling.

    PMID: 15355978 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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